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Senior Writer @NRO. Reaganite, Catholic, Mets fan, ex-lawyer. Opinions 100% my own, but you can share them. Not the Cardinals broadcaster.

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    Dan McLaughlin‏Verified account @baseballcrank 22 Jul 2019

    Dan McLaughlin Retweeted Baseball by BSmile

    Johnson's delivery always amazes me. You can see why hitters had so much trouble picking the ball up, but it's much harder to see how he managed to be the hardest-throwing pitcher in the game *and* throw nearly 6,000 innings.https://twitter.com/BSmile/status/1153292515338063872 …

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    Baseball by BSmile @BSmile
    Today In 1923: Washington Senators fireballer Walter Johnson becomes the first pitcher in major league history to record 3,000 strikeouts! #MLB #Legend pic.twitter.com/k2JVQVNqtT
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      2. Dan McLaughlin‏Verified account @baseballcrank 22 Jul 2019

        Measured by Wins Above Replacement, the 17 best players over their best 10-year stretches. Grover Cleveland Alexander makes the list despite missing nearly all of 1918 fighting in World War I. Stan Musial & Ted Williams just miss due to World War II.pic.twitter.com/gyZIAPemen

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      3. Dan McLaughlin‏Verified account @baseballcrank 22 Jul 2019

        Measured by Wins Above Replacement, the 19 best players over their best 10-season stretches, letting Williams, Musial & Alexander use a wider window to offset wartime absences. (I give Alexander his 0.4 WAR from 3 appearances in 1918; it doesn't change his rank on the list).pic.twitter.com/Zf22t5vES1

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      4. Dan McLaughlin‏Verified account @baseballcrank 22 Jul 2019

        If you want to know how much money some of those guys would make today for that kind of performance, consider that Pujols & A-Rod are the *last* two names on the chart. Instead, Kid Nichols was working as an elevator operator when he was 79.

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      1. Fredau1986‏ @nordau1986 22 Jul 2019
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        I wonder what speed the hardest thrower in the game topped out at in those days.

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      1. Nels‏ @debitking 22 Jul 2019
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        You never see a sidearm pitcher any more.

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      1. David Bogle‏ @davidbogle1 22 Jul 2019
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        Ever heard of the Sri Lankan cricketer, Lasith Malinga? Roundarm bowler.https://youtu.be/0JhV47OoHeg 

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      1. Danny Z‏ @Danny_Z17 22 Jul 2019
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        Pitchers are so weak now. I find it a huge turn off to watch baseball.

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      1. TR‏ @Reece_17 22 Jul 2019
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        How hard was he really throwing? Low 90’s?

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      1. The Captain's Blog‏ @williamnyy23 22 Jul 2019
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        Johnson's side arm, wrist snap motion probably made it easier to throw so many innings. All of the stress was in his left knee. That's where it would seem he would be prone to injury.

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      1. Al Kara‏ @AlviousGoCats 22 Jul 2019
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        Supposedly his fastball averaged about 88 mph, topping out around 91.

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