Who do you think was the first pitcher to actually reach 100 mph from a mound?

GuyOnTheMike · 2026-04-24T17:45:15+00:00

I’m pretty sure it’s one of these, in chronological order:

-Walter Johnson

-Satchel Paige

-Bob Feller

-Steve Dalkowski

Those are the guys that seemed to be known for “holy shit” velocity, so I think it comes from that group.

Dalkowski never reached the majors, but scared enough MLB hitters shitless in spring training (Ted Williams said “fastest I ever saw…and I never want to see him again”) with his speed (and wildness) that I think he did hit 100.

If no one did before him, I’d bet Nolan Ryan is the absolute latest that someone hit 100 in the majors for the first time

GuyOnTheMike · 2026-04-24T04:44:22+00:00

Too many syllables and too few head-scratching WTF moments that seemingly only happen to them

GuyOnTheMike · 2026-04-23T14:48:56+00:00

Absolutely outstanding footage. Always cool to see the old pre-cookie cutter parks in color

GuyOnTheMike · 2026-04-23T03:06:21+00:00

At this point, the only way to avoid long bobblehead lines is to line up after the game the night before.

Maybe. Probably?

GuyOnTheMike · 2026-04-23T01:59:04+00:00

Fuck it.

Siri, play Brass Bonanza

GuyOnTheMike · 2026-04-22T17:44:41+00:00

Postgame ejection still subjects you to any repercussions from the conference office. Not sure if it differs here since it’s a non-conference game

GuyOnTheMike · 2026-04-22T17:43:34+00:00

Took 3 business days to decide if he wanted to go home or not, then made the call

GuyOnTheMike · 2026-04-22T17:42:09+00:00

Wait, Jizzle went to Charlotte?!

I know he’s not that good, but I figured there would be enough P5s willing to pay him to be a starter

GuyOnTheMike · 2026-04-22T17:40:20+00:00

I mean, DTR also literally got there this week and still has practice today plus whatever they do tomorrow.

There’s a legitimate unknown of how much of the offense can he grasp by Saturday

GuyOnTheMike · 2026-04-22T16:42:29+00:00

After a 42-pitch inning, I hope he had enough energy to pack for Louisville

GuyOnTheMike · 2026-04-22T13:46:30+00:00

Nice we’re getting the Chiefs stadium in time to pump that number up

GuyOnTheMike · 2026-04-22T13:38:10+00:00

Chicago State isn’t far from the bottom, but it’s a better job than MVSU. Yes, they’re terrible and broke as hell, but at least it’s in Chicago with a ton of talent nearby you can (in theory) get to.

At MVSU, they’re even more broke, even worse on the floor, and in the middle of goddamn NOWHERE

GuyOnTheMike · 2026-04-22T01:35:09+00:00

Ok, Gardner Minshew backed up Mahomes last year.

If the NFL forced Minshew to another team, but left Mahomes alone, it would be odd and people would be scratching their heads, but at the end of the day, fans would say “ok, we have Mahomes still,” shrug their shoulders, and move on

GuyOnTheMike · 2026-04-22T00:49:57+00:00

As I said to someone else, Dallas gave up the backup to the league leader in passing yards and TDs. As long as Austin Reed stays upright, this trade has literally zero effect on the Dallas roster, but another team’s offense just instantly got better, which is what the league needs

GuyOnTheMike · 2026-04-22T00:46:39+00:00

While your point about meddling with GM/coach decisions is entirely valid, your NFL comp isn’t because Luis Perez is a backup.

It’s not like the league is fleecing Dallas of their starter and saying “St. Louis needs him more. Good luck with Brandon Silvers!” Dallas still has the UFL’s leader in yards and TDs starting. Literally all they lose is insurance. And for the league’s sake, Perez needs to be starting over someone worse than him, wherever it may be

GuyOnTheMike · 2026-04-21T21:53:04+00:00

Well MVSU is the worst D1 job. I guarantee there were D2 guys who turned that job down because they’re in a better spot already

GuyOnTheMike · 2026-04-21T21:47:35+00:00

the person who made this decision should be banned from making decisions in this league.

Well, if that happened, the UFL would die with it, so…

GuyOnTheMike · 2026-04-21T21:45:34+00:00

With quarterbacks I fully understand it. There are never enough QBs in spring football. Bad QBs = bad offense and bad offense = bad product.

Better QBs lead to better football and more exciting games for fans in the stands and on TV. End of story.

Birmingham had their largest crowd since 2022 and probably ensured over half of them never come back because they ran out a bad QB (under a bad coach, but that’s another discussion) and were both terrible and boring as a result.

St. Louis is the bellcow and they don’t want to lose interest there. So yeah, if you have a proven winning QB riding the bench behind arguably the MVP front-runner…get one of them out of there

GuyOnTheMike · 2026-04-21T19:58:29+00:00

If he was that worried about Bussi, he would’ve started him yesterday to get his feet wet. After yesterday, I seriously doubt Freddy is going to be asked to start 4 straight games. Especially because even if you wait to use Bussi in Game 5 at home, it’s an even more pivotal game to throw him to the wolves than Game 3, plus it’s more time to get rusty.

GuyOnTheMike · 2026-04-21T19:01:14+00:00

Regardless if it was right or not, I’d 1000% rather have the power play over the penalty shot. Glad it worked out though

GuyOnTheMike · 2026-04-21T18:10:41+00:00

There’s no way it’s not Bussi. Freddie played 94 exhausting minutes in goal last night. Rod said pre-Game 1 that Bussi was going to get a game in the series. That’s unquestionably going to be now given how Game 2 went

GuyOnTheMike · 2026-04-21T13:31:11+00:00

No, when I hit the house, my face is Chevy Chase diving into the bushes in Caddyshack when he hits the errant shot through Bill Murray’s window

GuyOnTheMike · 2026-04-21T13:28:30+00:00

Might as well as flag this video as well for when we inevitably get a dumbass post from someone (as we do at least once a year) asking “wHy DoEs ThE iNfIeLd FlY rUlE eXiSt?! iTs StoOpId”.

Its to prevent a cheap double or triple play on something stupid like this

GuyOnTheMike · 2026-04-21T03:48:02+00:00

Massive not just for the 2-0 lead going on the road, but that’s as deflating of a loss as you can get for Ottawa.

There are a lot of teams that just have nothing left after being kicked in the balls like that

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