When Aroldis Chapman began warming up in the bullpen for his first major league appearance in 2010, fans in the outfield seats at Great American Ball Park stormed the area around the Reds’ bullpen just to get a glimpse of what a 100-mph fastball looked like.
The novelty of triple digits is long gone.
It is an everyday occurrence. Not a day has gone by this season without someone throwing 100 mph.