Tuesday, November 09, 2010

The Big Whack

Absolutely, positively,
the longest home run ever
A slugger named Smith will step to the plate one warm day during a game at Coors Field in mile-high downtown Denver. Smith, who will stand 6 foot 8 and weigh 247 pounds, will be facing a rookie flamethrower fresh out of the bullpen. On the fifth pitch of the at-bat, the rookie will tilt back and unleash a 111-mph fastball over the heart of the plate.  ... The sound of impact as a bat moving at 127 mph will be like nothing anyone in the ballpark has ever heard. 

The ball will leave the face of the bat at 194 mph and soar upward at a 35-degree angle. Backspin will cause it to rise sharply at first, and it will still be heading upward when it rises above roof level.

When the ball finally lands, 9.3 seconds after Smith hits it, it will strike a patch of dirt outside the stadium and leave a sharp indentation. After the game, measurements will be taken that show the ball traveled exactly

  1. 591 feet from home plate?
  2. 748 feet from home plate?
  3. 822 feet from home plate?
Boned Jello
11/09/2010 12:30:00 PM 5 Comments

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Anonymous said...

Coors Field is in the middle of a concrete desert-no dirt. But there sure are a lot of cars. Oh wait, it's 400 years in the future...hmmm-windshields?

The longest homer I ever saw was on TV when Andres Galarraga hit one into the upper deck in Miami-over 500 ft. Man it was fun watching the Rockies with him, Bichette, Walker, Burks and Vinnie. Man what power.
MM

11/9/10, 3:41 PM
Chuck Martel said...

I guessed 591.

11/9/10, 3:57 PM
Anonymous said...

MM,
Dante Bichette, Larry Walker,Andres Galaraga, Burkes and Castilla..."The Blake Street Bombers"!

Those were the days before the League required "acclimated" balls. Still those feller had killer bats!

--sniff--

thanks for reminding me.

-Sven in Colorado

11/9/10, 9:40 PM
Skip said...

Watched Big Red [juiced] hit one on tv 541 measured.

11/10/10, 2:07 AM
Snackeater said...

I don't know about the trajectory at Coors Field, but in the absence of air resistance, a projectile with an initial velocity of 284.5 ft/sec (194 mph) and angular projection of 35° would have a time of flight of 10.15 sec and a range of 2365 ft.

11/10/10, 10:45 PM

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