Originally Posted By: Sol Duc
Ted Williams claimed to read the logo on the ball before making contact with his bat,maybe a knuckle ball. smile Both probably just urban legends....entertaining though.


I don't know about his reading the logo, but I did read that he claimed to see the ball make contact with his bat. No doubt he had excellent eye sight; he was a pilot in WWII, but seeing the moment of bat and ball contact seems crazy to me. That 92 mph fastball is traveling at about 135 fps. It takes well under one second for the ball to leave the pitcher's arm and reach the plate. The batter has maybe one-half second to decide to swing or not swing at the pitch. Seeing the ball make contact with the bat - damn, that's quick.