If you’ve ever thought that you could hit major league pitching, think again.
Perhaps the only decent feature of ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball broadcasts is the ump cam, which brings viewers a behind-the-plate view of the game that allows them to get a sense of what it would be like to stand in the batter’s box against a big leaguer.
ESPN went to the behind-the-plate angle after Dodgers starter Bobby Miller froze Giancarlo Stanton with a 100 mph fastball at the knees in Sunday night’s game, and the view shows just how challenging it is for even the best hitters to catch up with a pitch like that.
