This is cool - very rare film footage of 1924 World Series

[packs]

That was amazing. Man, I know in all the books everyone said Walter had some easy gas. Seeing him take that slow wind up and whip his arm, it's hard to believe he's throwing high 90s heat!

[joed25]

Awesome

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by joed25

Awesome

+1 Thanks Richard!

[Mark17]

Originally Posted by packs

That was amazing. Man, I know in all the books everyone said Walter had some easy gas. Seeing him take that slow wind up and whip his arm, it's hard to believe he's throwing high 90s heat!

What has always amazed me about Walter's speed is that his windup leaves him pushing back against the pitching rubber. I've never seen any other pitcher throw like that - they all propel themselves towards the plate when they throw, with their back foot lifting off the rubber.

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by packs

That was amazing. Man, I know in all the books everyone said Walter had some easy gas. Seeing him take that slow wind up and whip his arm, it's hard to believe he's throwing high 90s heat!

You can bet, with absolute certainty that WaJo had a fastball well into the 100+ MPH range. He didn't really have a great # 2 pitch and struck out 3,508 batters. He might have had one of the greatest fastballs of all time, even with that easy motion...

[packs]

No doubt in my mind. I just meant with how easy he moves you'd think he was just lobbing it in. Truly incredible footage and really interesting to see. Wish I could hear the zip.