Jennie Finch Strikes Out Albert Pujols

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[@jerrybrownell3633]

Jenny can strike me out anytime.

[@beakt]

She does look great in those shorts.

[@haydenhodges34]

Yeah, we'd all probably strike out with Jenny.

[@panama1942]

Peter Morgan Maybe you losers would

[@jackdull5699]

Jennie is beautiful, athletic and has a deadly softball pitch with a cannon for an arm!!! You go girl 💪

[@ATalkingBadger]

@@panama1942 you sound insecure

[@bowlnow824]

you got to have respect for Albert. He showed respect for her and didn't whine or cry about it. Jenny is cute as well

[@Foo3112]

bowl now Not for nothing but I’m sure this was a charity event and any player who would cry or whine about getting struck out by her would look like a complete ass.

[@mdarrenu]

in retrospect striking out pujols isnt so hard

[@wandcamilo3989]

that was so fake dude dont u see his laugh. he swung at every pitch

[@therealistlfk]

Lol i like how its 'show respect for Pujols / praise Finch's looks' when really it should be 'respect Finch's game'

[@donovanwilliams29]

What is Pujols doing Obviously not paying attention, can't believe he swings at a pitch that's going over the catchers head when catcher is already standing fully upright

[@JammastaJ23]

There's no shame in that... it's a totally different arm angle and as a baseball player when you've never seen the angle and the spin it's very difficult to hit. No one's fastball is good enough to actually rise in baseball, not the case in the softball. Also this is like one of the greatest softball pitchers of all time.

[@TheTomseaver4189]

It’s not a case of the fastball being good enough, it’s the arm slot it’s thrown from. That’s basic physics lol

[@douglasrau5094]

That must be so bizarre for a major leaguer, to see a ball rise. When a ball is thrown from an overhand position, that’s physically impossible. Some major league pitchers make it look like it’s rising but it’s an optical illusion. But thrown from an underhand position, yeah, it’s possible.

[@erichvonmanstein6876]

A 12-6 curve rises before it falls. Sorry kid, try again.

[@kevinwalsh4652]

Pedro Martinez had a riser, also insane curve and changeup

[@esgreen0000]

@@erichvonmanstein6876are you serious or are you just playing retard?

[@tilikumskirata9849]

That rise ball was beautiful.

[@Love.Lylah1]

very

[@alyssagarrett6921]

laughing at all the people who say this is on purpose. true that softball players probably wouldn't hit baseballs either; the pitches are completely different and you have to change the direction of your usual swing. finch was pitching balls, because they're rise balls. their point is to look like a strike and then get out of range. because of physics, baseball players have never seen a rise ball. don't feel bad. 😂 less reaction time too probably caught him off guard.

[@MST3Killa]

Really? because Barry Bonds was tapping her pitches away with half swings like they were nothing.

[@alyssagarrett6921]

Yeah I saw that video and thought it was funny. all he was doing was bunting, literally the easiest hit to put down.

[@MST3Killa]

he was sort of bunting, he was just poking at the balls one handed but he sure made contact easy enough. It's really just a recalibration of where the release point and flight pattern of the ball is. Anyone who legitimately thinks that major league batters simply "can't" hit fp softball pitches is just ignorant. Will they hit EVERY pitch... no. But neither do softball batters. Baseball players aren't hitting baseballs at 1.000. Only thing that I see as being a vast difference is the power needed to hit the home runs. Busch stadium is something like 335 ft to the poles and 400 to center. MLB parks have a minimum distance of 250 feet. meanwhile, fp softball for women is a maximum of 250 feet with most parks averaging out to 220. Obviously a softball does not travel as far or as fast as a baseball off the bat, but... I have to believe that MLB hitters can put it 250 feet with some level of consistency.

[@eatme6063]

Spinny no speed isn’t a problem for him, it’s just that it’s a different arm angle than he’s used to and the pitches were rising

[@brittrugg2676]

Wrong. I’ve hit baseballs

[@kevinward1942]

jeez people it was just a fun game with different people. relax and enjoy it.

[@wilrobles9824]

The rise ball. Looks like a strike at first, rises out of the strike zone.

[@Lostbeams]

Meant to be like that, I’m learning one right now👍

[@haydenhodges34]

Yeah, I think all of us guys would probably strike out with Jenny.

[@donovanwilliams29]

Speak for yourself hombre. Most of the rest of us is making some form of contact with a softball

[@haydenhodges34]

@@donovanwilliams29 Ha! Did you reply to my joke with a joke? 😉

[@manuelcanelo6670]

That's crazy. That's prime Pujols, one of the best (if not the best) hitters of all time.

[@mpireone]

A little embarrassed but he took it on the chin like a champ

[@bskee001]

Anyone can strike out, but what she did in this video is still very impressive and incredibly difficult to do. And considering a softball is approximately 3 inches larger in circumference than a baseball, hence, there's more area to hit, makes it even that much more impressive. Whatever your thoughts are, you can't deny both Finch and Pujols are incredible athletes!

[@lockandloadlikehell]

She's an incredible athlete *compared to OTHER females* He's just an incredible athlete Let's not be silly

[@Guywithair2]

​@@lockandloadlikehell she struck out Barry bonds as well.

[@kestermyronsoldmcmanager1273]

@@Guywithair2 the fact that you believe it was legit is fucking hilarious 😂

[@Guero619]

@@Guywithair2you can tell they don’t know how to time it, same with softball players, Albert pujols started to load when she pitched and they are only 40 feet away there was literally no possibility that he would get a hit like that

[@JonathanCastillo-wg7yk]

According to ESPN sports science, an MLB hitter has (about) 20% less time to react to this pitch in spite of the slower speed because of the shorter distance from Jenny to home plate. But when it comes down to it, he's just not used to it. Pujols is used to hitting 90ish mph fastballs from 60'6" away. He practices that. A lot.

[@rachellee1385]

A 60 mph softball pitch is equivalent to a 90 mph baseball pitch

[@peterjohnson2066]

Honestly it's not the speed. It's the release point. He's a pro baseball players and he's used to over hand, 3/4, side arms, submarines even. But softball pitchers have this pitch that rises. That's what fucked him up.

[@lockandloadlikehell]

@@rachellee1385 lol yes ofx it is lol That's why there's not a female on earth who can even play D3 ball NVM D2 D1 or Pro Because they can pitch 90 mph fastballs accurately or at all Wheh did this fantasy happen?

[@wnymule]

Hitting a Baseball from 60 feet 6 inches is a lot different than trying to hit a softball from 46 feet...

[@KeySolace]

wnymule Thank you! Let any MLB pitcher throw from 46ft and he's gonna have No-No's every start. This video is not about technique, skill, or degree of difficulty, its about the rules of their respective games.

[@mckenzieyarbrough1932]

Yeah because softball players have less time to react

[@fnd237]

+wnymule Obviously.

[@fnd237]

The main theme of the video, and the thing that makes it interesting, is the counter intuitive reality that a weaker, lighter woman can overpower a bigger, stronger man. Also highlights how specialized athletic acumen is. Have you ever seen some of these football or basketball players throw out the first pitch at a ballgame?

[@haleyprochazka331]

+dnnyshdy not true actually

[@evanpeterson2795]

PEOPLE. Stop comparing softball to baseball. They are two completely different rules sports. Softball is mostly a pitchers game, unlike baseball. So stop making excuses why pujols struck out. We know jenny finch has been the best pitcher in the last decade, but still stop comparing the two.

[@xpressvasoftball]

Finch isn't even close to being the best pitcher. Fastpitch softball has come a long way since she was pitching.

[@zoe-id9cb]

Thats a tad bit offensive, softball has many more components than just pitching.

[@enriqueponce1064]

why not comparing they both use a bat, they both pitch they both have bases isn't like comparing softball baseball to basketball, soccer, football

[@GingerJesus28]

She just threw a bunch of rise balls, pujols has never seen that before. If he had seen more than 3 or 4 softball pitches in his life, he would just learn to take a riser and then smash whatever pitch she throwws thats in the zone.

[@fnd237]

GingerJesus28 I give Pujols credit for trying, but it would take him many plate appearances to learn how to hit a softball. The point of the video is that hitting a softball is every bit as had as hitting a baseball, and girls softball deserves respect from all sportsmen.

[@johnburt7935]

fnd237 The fact that softball (or for that matter, professional women's basketball) gets the short end of the stick puts the lie to the comfortable notion that the popularity of major league sports rests on the talents of the players and the amount of effort they put into developing them.

[@stevewilliams9306]

GingerJesus28 lol..... he's one of the highest paid '' sluggers '' in major league baseball .... and he couldn't hit a woman throwing a softball at him . I don't care , getting paid that much .... he should be able to hit every pitch she throws !! she kicked his ass !!! ... looks good on him ... and anyone that thinks baseball is a faster game .

[@critter2]

fnd237 but its a baseball

[@critter2]

Steve Williams you know being paid means nothing... and you can't hit every baseball in every game as a home run or getting on base... stop overreacting. i am sure if albert face her he could foul off... i would like to see her pitch a softball instead baseball

[@fullbaum7670]

I mean, he swung at 3 pitches at his head in a row😂 gave it to her

[@rileynivey]

It was a rise ball

[@lsterred1410]

He didn’t give it to her. It’s a rise ball. When the ball is released it’s in the zone but rises. If you watch a ride ball, it will be a ball just about everytime.

[@haka1999]

Totally gave it to her. He was swinging at anything

[@The1enigmatic1]

We a 77mph softball equals to a 108mph baseball. You can't fight gravity on a swing so a rise ball is impossible to hit.

[@lolxgang]

I have never seen a softball thrown 77

[@The1enigmatic1]

Well its been thrown over a 100 mph by a player in the 80s

[@allywiegand6383]

Monica Abbott

[@gali605]

+Enigma Sumerian Due to the closer distance to the plate, there isn't enough time to react. Therefore she is almost unhittable and you have a broken game.

[@The1enigmatic1]

So that's the excuse that it's closer to the plate? The speed is much less than a baseball and the ball is twice as large. Admit the truth that it's harder to hit. Check out the numerous trials and videos on it.

[@alexlee5973]

obviously she was setting him up. she was throwing rise balls and he was swinging at them. I don't think she intended for him to swing at those pitches but he did anyways. he was never going to hit that ball because a lot of baseball players like swinging for the moon and they have an uppercut swing. you can't hit a rise ball if you swing upwards. the best you can do is foul it off.

[@irondonkey5623]

yea man 40 fucking feet almost as long as there bases

[@TheGoldcountry]

Pujols has a classic swing. He sometimes "swings for the fences" but an uppercut swinger (say, a classic like Reggie Jackson) gets homeruns, but also lots of Ks. Pujols could destroy her if he wanted to.

[@careerkillersgaming5893]

Barry bonds took her deep tho

[@antrcapo]

Thats because Barry is probably the greatest hitter of all time

[@TheMrgonzalo05]

A few guys have took her deep but off the field.

[@timstephens5893]

@@antrcapo with them steroids of course lol.

[@martytu20]

@@antrcapo He did take the clear deep.

[@revestego3019]

He’s a baseball player he’s not used to people throwing the ball head height and calling them good pitches. Let’s see her pitch it in the actual strike zone and see if Albert Pujols doesn’t destroy the ball

[@dallaswinston330]

Mans doesn’t know what a rise ball is. If you watched and listened a rise ball looks like it would be in the strike, but it goes barely above at the end. It’s an illusion. He thought he had to swing. Mind games are a big part of any sports.

[@jeffm3163]

God she is gorgeous and a talent. That’s why I started watching the college softball championships.

[@DavidGee51]

Pujols pretty much struck out on purpose. Finch didn't throw one strike and Pujols just swung for shits and giggles. And there is no second side to that story.

[@charlishinstine7012]

dude ever her of riseballs, it comes as strike so the batter swings. yet at the last moment it goes high/rises. learn softball.

[@DavidGee51]

charli shinstine I know you really want badly to believe that, but those pitches were so far over his head that it's obvious he wasn't trying. Also, I'm rated Major-Plus, so I think I know a little more about the game than you do.

[@shukiwan9892]

+David Gee he has a point. Jennie's risers have that effect on a batter. It appears as a strike but only goes above the batter 3-4 feet before it reaches home plate. If you're rated major plus, it clearly isn't the same about your intelligence

[@DavidGee51]

Shukiwan No, it doesn't. I've faced a few of these pitchers and it's not like you want to believe it is. This argument is stupid because you have no experience in this subject but I do.

[@tomatoface12]

Pujols doesn't have any (or little) experience with softball either. Did you see where he swung on the second strike? He was expecting the ball to be much lower than where it really was. You don't need expertise to see that; you need eyes.

[@mamabird2790]

I can imagine the ball coming from such a close distance is a very big difference for them. Edit to add that the pitches are coming for a much closer distance and the ball is much larger. A big difference than what they are conditioned for. I played softball for over 10 years and when going to the batting cages, I had a TERRIBLE time with hitting a baseball. It was so different.

[@robindavisjr4109]

The craziest part of the video is Pujols is swinging metal

[@footballtalk2019]

To be fair, he could have left all those pitches for balls but he was tryna be nice

[@NoOne-jr7qp]

No he wasn’t, its called a rising pitch the ball goes up so it looks like its coming in as a strike but its almost always a ball.

[@saharamojave]

He swung at 3 pitches that were out of the strike zone at eye level. He was trolling. I bet he'd only be impressed if she managed to get lateral movement and aim that thing with the same velocity around his knees.

[@dasdrifter12]

It's called a rise ball bud. Those pitches are belt-high meatballs until they break.

[@marclevine3139]

Softball comes at you totally different. I'm old and crippled now but there was a time I was a pretty good hitter. In a batting cage I had no problem with 90+ speed fastballs and that was when I was in my 50's. Only once I tried fastpitch underhand in a cage. Baseball the balls coming down. Fast softball it's going up. I never got near it. It would have taken a lot of practice.

[@erichvonmanstein6876]

Keep telling stories fella, you're funny.

[@jefffloyd3480]

Smokin Beautiful Lady Incredible Pitcher Whoop Whoop

[@siobhan6657]

I don't get why people are clicking on these videos just to spread hate about softball players and THR FRICKING REASON SOFTBALL PLAYERS ARENT HITTING BASEBALLS IS BECAUSE THE DIRECTORS OF THESE KNOW THAT SOFTBALL PLAYERS CAN HIT BASEBALLS HUH DID THAT EVER CROSS YOUR MINDS…

[@paintedheart6016]

I love seeing all the triggered baseball players in the comments.

[@gadesgades2832]

Painted Heart I'm not triggered

[@gadesgades2832]

Painted Heart your triggered

[@seriliz00]

GadesGades *you're

[@jadminajj4092]

Painted Heart i’d strike you out

[@freckledheart91]

Barry bonds vs Finch

[@chrispalin4043]

Eddie Feigner, the greatest ever men's softball pitcher, once struck out 6 hall of famers in a row, in an exhibition. One of them was Willie Mays. As I said, they're just much harder to hit than Baseball pitchers. Mainly because they're pitching from 38 feet and not 60+

[@emilyruiz8130]

*43

[@erichvonmanstein6876]

It aint 38 feet and thats a man idiot

[@mrbrainnyc258]

Like the great Eddie Feigner who struck out five HOF major leaguers in a row. Feigner was the great granddaddy of fast pitch softball. He barnstormed across America for decades with his four man team "The King and his Court." On February 18, 1967, Feigner appeared in a celebrity charity softball game against numerous MLB players and proceeded to strike out Willie Mays, Willie McCovey, Brooks Robinson, Roberto Clemente, Maury Wills, and Harmon Killebrew.....all in a row."

[@squierjoshyt]

There's no way Pujols was trying here. No helmet, and he's only 45 feet away from her. A line drive would kill her. He had no intention of making contact.

[@obamarocks2320]

that is indeed the distance from the mound in fastpitch softball lmao

[@bumsergeant]

Josh Richards well a line drive has the same chance of killing a man. But yeah if he chose not to swing at the high pitches he wouldve hit a bomb

[@bridgetteahl3734]

a 70mph softball to his head would’ve killed him too, it’s a shame you can’t give girls credit I guess your precious ego is just too fragile

[@Korijenkins1414]

If Stanton survived a nearly 100 mph fastball to the face, I'm sure Pujols would survive a 70 mph softball.

[@GSignz]

Chase Gensler/Miller/Parisi I believe the pitch that hit Stanton was 87 mph

[@CognizantCheddar]

Struck out Mike Piazza in three pitches right after this. Then Brian Giles. Giles said the pitches "rise and cut at the same time," and it was baffling. Iirc, no one even got a piece of the ball.

[@djbeezy]

And this proves what exactly? That Major League hitters can't hit the best softball player in the world? Ummm no, it proves that if given the time they would crush her.

[@fnd237]

+wash beezy And what evidence do you have for that? We don't know know that. But we have something concrete here, on video. Proven. Your contention is mere supposition.

[@djbeezy]

fnd237 How? The baseball players were not taking this seriously at all and pretty much just being gentlemen.

[@christian4u69]

It's easy to laugh when the softball pitching distance is only 46' rather than the 60' 6" for MLB pitchers. I SERIOUSLY doubt she would have the same success pitching from the 60' 6" distance.

[@bridgetteahl3734]

Chris Bowman and I doubt any baseball player would have ANY success whatsoever pitching underhand, let alone from 60.5 ft

[@christian4u69]

Bridget Teahl That's your opinion, and you're entitled to it, as l am to mine.

[@hhocking]

You're an idiot. Of course she wouldn't have the same success. Softball pitches are slower. That's why it's closer. It's about the same reaction time as baseball.

[@emilyruiz8130]

lmao wanna bet

[@user-bm2ni2tw5h]

well obviously she wouldn't have success it would be like telling a baseball pitcher to do a softball pitch. its not meant for it 60.5 feet away.

[@oofahman]

Way to go, Jennie!

[@danawilkes8322]

This is very similar to the "submarine pitch", and was very effective when used. Nowadays, it is rarely used anymore. Sad that baseball is not what it used to be. It is over scienced now...

[@clutchcalebshorts]

I will say that softball is hard but i do agree that baseball is harder. The thing about all players is that they train to hit a different ball. Softball players train to hit a ball from this many feet and at an upward angle at this speed and a different ball. It’s the opposite for baseball. They both train for different things so.

[@wgb8210]

Standing less than 40 feet away, a line drive up the middle off Albert's bat could have killed Jennie. This was more dangerous than it appeared, and everyone should be grateful that Albert had not yet learned how to hit her softball pitch -- which he could learn pretty quickly if he cared to.

[@jamespope929]

wgb8210 he wasn’t trying to hit the ball I hope you know, he would’ve killed her

[@johnkidd1226]

I played competitive fastball into my 40's. Never saw a pitcher take a line drive to the face. They are always prepared for that, same as a hardball pitcher. Why would yo suggest she wear a mask, noone else does beyond the catcher.

[@Covert_Smalls]

@@johnkidd1226 The majority of college softball pitchers wear masks, and the exit velocity from Pujols would be much faster than anything she's ever seen

[@joeannadominguez3992]

oh shut the heck up!!!! and she woulda field the ball if it came back at her.. she played usa ball.. she’s not some lightweight.. professional softball players smack the ball just as hard.. he’s humbled and go be humbled with him..

[@bettycrocker3425]

Dam. Bring her in for a relief pitcher in mlb

[@ronjaime3493]

She's throwing so fast and the mound is also closer so the timing is so off for the MLB player

[@MoonJung82]

I look forward to women being more able to compete with the men, but Pujols didn't appear to take it that seriously. You can say he's playing it that way after getting wrecked (in the interview), or that he didn't want to bully a woman.

[@SubscribersWithaFewVideos]

2 different sports. Idk what you’re trying to say

[@cass8303]

This guys a good sport😂

[@marksimpson5767]

Let's see if a fast pitch softball hitter can hit 98 mph or 100 mph hardball?

[@dougbieck2478]

Jenny Finch is my favorite athlete.

[@dannynone2784]

I would love to see the best female softball hitters go up against major league pitchers.

[@rell9755]

baseball is the only sport where a women can compete with professional males

[@dannynone2784]

@@rell9755 And yet no females play in the majors- and none ever will.

[@rell9755]

Still embarrassing, you never see wnba players beat nba players at there own game

[@joesettling1545]

Jenny has an awesome rising pitch

[@tubedude54]

Why do people feel this is a fair way to judge baseball players against a softball pitcher? Have her stand 60.5 feet away and then pitch to them...

[@dorfmanjones]

None of those pitches were in the strike zone but no one has time to decide whether to swing. She's what, 40 feet away?

[@mikeholton9876]

she's 43 ft away, and women's softball players bat against her from that same distance.

[@Mullay2]

Years ago on Wide World of Sports I saw the pitcher from the Queen and Her Court just fan Willie Mays. He could not believe it!

[@bballrocks7768]

A baseball star facing a pitcher he has never faced before this is no fair

[@emilyruiz8130]

awwww no fair that she struck him out fair and square :(

[@chrispalin4043]

She's pitching from only 38 feet. And the ball crosses the plate at a similar speed to a 95mph baseball pitch 👍 That's because baseball pitches lose a ton of speed from 60 feet, whereas her 38 feet pitches lose much less. That's why they're almost impossible to hit. She's basically throwing 95mph riseballs from 38 feet. Softball is a much lower scoring game, in general, because the pitchers are so hard to hit.

[@snwia9i281]

*46ft

[@michaelarrington8529]

She was pitching closer then where she usually pitch from slick lol if you didn't notice

[@jasonvillegas3776]

Respect to Pujols. Batting towards an underhand pitcher. To be honest. Is really awkward. So its a shame he has to give away accolades. Dont get me wrong shes good. But if he acctually worked in that arena im sure he would have no problems smacking it out the park.

[@dineenlafferty79]

B- E-A- utiful

[@cauiscool92]

All these salty baseball players just let the girls hav it for once...

[@emmaparker3866]

Yesss

[@davidowens5898]

Except for the second throw, EVERY pitch was well above the strike zone. He swung anyway, made himself look bad. Not to say she doesn't throw some serious heat. That's fo' sho'.........If major league pitchers were permitted to throw underhand? Hitters would be doomed to averages below 200. Pitcher's careers would last well into their 50's.......

[@erichvonmanstein6876]

What? No, they wouldn't "be doomed" kid

[@richarddrum9970]

She actually walked him since he was swinging at pitches over his head. Cute kid, but pitcher? Only in softball games.

[@michaelgottlieb8043]

Only reason he swinging at pitches over his head is because the ball rises. Same as swinging at a breaking ball out of the strike zone because you think it’s a strike.

[@skeezix8156]

I thought if you swing and miss it’s a strike?

[@emilyruiz8130]

lets see you call her a cute kid when she strikes you out- and if he swings its a strike lmao

[@winangels2375]

Jennie is awesome, but c'mon. If Albert isn't even wearing a helmet, he wasn't really trying. If anything, this is dangerous. The next pitcher will get drilled and killed pulling this stunt...

[@Anthony-df4bs]

the wind up, the distance, the ball...of course he struck out but go ahead and give more than 5 pitches and we'll see the outcome then.

[@emilyruiz8130]

lol ur talking but have u ever struck him out before

[@Anthony-df4bs]

@@emilyruiz8130 Stop, nobody cares about softball.

[@emilyruiz8130]

@@Anthony-df4bs lol ok sorry if i hurt your fragile masculinity ;)

[@Anthony-df4bs]

@@emilyruiz8130 Imagine thinking your comment was that good that you hurt someone’s ego LOL. Now, really, go away. Nobody gives a shit about softball.

[@emilyruiz8130]

@@Anthony-df4bs honestly bro the fact that you think i tried like i-

[@wswillett]

World record speed for a softball...NOT owned by Finch BTW....77.....MLB....105....let's see her hit that

[@emilyruiz8130]

lets see! should we see if you could hit that?

[@titansful]

its so funny to hear men try to make excusses when a woman beats them at something. there is always a good reason why. the reason is she struck the guy out. baseball pitchers throw high strikes too.

[@etfkilerzz7988]

no excuses its just funny that a baseball player in the little league world series would have a better chance then any mlb player

[@TheGoldcountry]

What excuses? Pujols would literally kill her if he hit a line drive back at her. Just two weeks ago, a pitcher went to the hospital from a line drive to his skull.

[@titansful]

+TheGoldcountry she doesn't have to worry because he can't hit her pitching

[@smellyfly9469]

It's funny that woman think that he's was actually trying lul if you've even watched baseball b4

[@IsiahMcGowan]

If she was 60 ft back that would be a 40mph Ball lmao little league pitchers throw faster than y’all females

[@bausmane]

Just a few things: • Pujols is the oldest 23yr old in MLB history. • He probably looks young for his actual age here. • 0:55 Finch’s a girl but vision loss normal at his age.

[@tonyreynolds5112]

Ain't a horse that caint be rode... ain't a man that caint be throwed.

[@idocare6538]

Is it harder to go from a longer distance baseball mound to plate than a short one. It looks like because softball is so much shorter, the ball trajectory and difficulty can escalate much quicker. I know nothing about baseball so this is just a question to understand the difference. I would think both take a while to get used to in a different way.

[@tonyanthonyfowler]

Awesome

[@524uncfan]

All of the pitches were out of the strike zone lol

[@truthxposed8975]

No they werent. She was throwing low-RISE fast balls. They look like they are coming in at your knees, then rise. It's the exact opposite of a curve ball in baseballs. A curve balls drops...in softball, they rise because one is thrown underhanded and the other is thrown overhanded. She had one of the highest climbing low-rise pitches I've ever seen in softball. The damn thing looks like it's coming at your knees in the strike zone then it just rises like it's climbing a hill. The ball ends up chest or eyelevel when it finally comes in. Shit is insane when you're one in the batters box.

[@524uncfan]

@@truthxposed8975 I just got Xposed! I still think they are balls but I don’t know shit about softball so I’ll be quiet

[@Onlyrealmusic4life]

Pujols was stepping so late he never even had a chance. Ball was at the plate by the time his foot landed.

[@roberttooth360]

Jenny is awesome but go back to 60feet 6inches and see if that rise is as effective.

[@johnkidd1226]

Eddie Feigner used to pitch from second base in exhibitions and still strike out some of the best hitters.

[@wilrobles9824]

Albert: Wait till next year.

[@JohnDoe-xu2vx]

Love the Jeff Beck song in background

[@unknownperson2422]

Jennie Finch Throws a ball 60 ft. At 80 mph. On a 90 foot diamond the ball goes 100 mph, but you have 30 extra feet to guage the speed. On a 60 foot diamond a 80 mph ball is more like 120 on a 90 foot diamond. This is stupid.

[@elzurdico851]

one accidental line drive to her head, and lights out jennie

[@bridgetteahl3734]

Elzurdico same thing would happen to him though since he wasn’t wearing a helmet

[@TheGoldcountry]

I like the video, but in reality, does anyone think that if Pujols wanted to, he could launch one of those? It's a low slow fastball, I've seen him knock faster ones into the seats many times.

[@Elizabeth-hp1hr]

She's pitches over 70 mph underhand and she's at 43 feet away from the home plate. That's equivalent to over 95 mph baseball overhand pitching. Maybe use your head before talking. Plus her riseball is one of her best pitches. Most of her strikeouts come from her riseball because people can't lay off it. It looks like a strike because it starts off at strike level but jumps like 3 feet high in a split second. She's that good.

[@TheGoldcountry]

"Maybe use your head before talking.?" Liz, I like Jennie Finch, but Pujols has made a career out of hitting 95 MPH fastballs. Sorry, once he changed his timing, her pitches would be bouncing off centerfield (if not going over.)

[@futuregohan4837]

Did You Not See Vladimir Guerrero Hit Finch's Pitch Out Of The Park If Guerrero Can Do It There's No Reason Pujols Could

[@Goldmoo2]

Maybe with practice he could. But in this certain situation, no he could not.

[@xpressvasoftball]

You are talking about a slow pitch softball game there skippy.

[@neilreid9005]

Respectfully asked- was that 60 feet from the mound to home plate? That aside, Pujol's was a gentleman and good sport- and one heck of a ballplayer. Good for Jennie- well done, girl!

[@user-bm2ni2tw5h]

no it was probably softball distance because if it was 60 feet away it wouldn't truly be a softball pitch. hope this helped

[@WildBillsGC]

It’s funny they never put one of the best MLB pitchers throwing against a softball player.

[@seriliz00]

Pujols challenged her in good faith. This was a slow pitch game and he asked her to throw her stuff as a challenge. I think the reason that you don't see softball players hitting of of baseball pitchers that often is because most of us don't care about this made up rivalry between the sports. I know that I would strike out quickly for the same reason Pujols struck out here, because of the different look of overhand vs. Underhand.

[@InvertedFreeSolo]

@@seriliz00 Thank you. Some of the comments here are SO stupid. "Aroldis Chapman would strike out a softball player" - Well no shit Sherlock. It's not a competition, and the scenarios aren't contingent upon the other not being possible.

[@mike44b]

She's a foot away...lol

[@dasdrifter12]

43 feet away.

[@lukepennella375]

Shes good but i dont think he wanted to kill her with a line drive

[@killer_crocs9589]

Were any of those pitches even strikes?

[@NoOne-jr7qp]

Its called a rising ball, the ball looks like its going to be a strike but its not its almost always a ball.

[@RiDankulous]

The bow was classy! =D

[@joshbricker8133]

why is she so close

[@jakobduarte6089]

Josh Bricker that's where softball pitchers throw from (43 feet)

[@chrischar9428]

Make her throw 60 ft 6 in

[@diegomunoz6819]

I love seeing conservatives so insecure about this

[@evielehman9825]

Girl or boy could of hit the pitch it's just if u put them in with different pitches they prob will miss the first couple they just gotta get use to it

[@rjh4100]

The argument of softball having a less reaction time than baseball is assuming that you wait to react and swing at a pitch when it's thrown. Any ball player knows that you anticipate a strike to have you're heel down by a certain time. To keep this simple...if pujols just went up with the approach to make contact then he could probably hit the ball at least 250ft...which would be a homer in softball

[@emilyruiz8130]

you seem like someone who probably is fit but has no brain

[@tima.478]

A strikeout is a strikeout, no big deal about who gives it to you...lol Just don't take the backwards "k" (watching/called 3rd strike)

[@thomasjones4265]

The Mighty Casey has strike out😂😂 Crazy to think he's now sitting on 679 Home Runs entering what he is calling his last season.Man I hope he reaches 700,That be awesome...

[@denisjl100]

to put this in context, albert is use to being pitched to from 60' 6". fastball pitchers throw from 45 feet. given that albert isn't use to that distance, it takes some getting use to. jen is really good, probably on of the best fastball pitchers in the u.s. she has a terrific advantage. give albert a pat on the back for trying and if he practiced for a while he would catch up.

[@mikeholton9876]

she's also throwing a larger ball 20 MPH slower than pitchers he faces in the majors, the difference isn't in the arrival time, the softball moves differently a pitcher like Jenny can move the ball in literally any direction, and the fatter laces and larger ball creates more deflection. what you dot see in this clip is the curve, slider or drop that she is equally adept at throwing. her slider is insane its like a righthanded Randy Johnson exploding slider. she didn't even need it to get Pujols, but if she faced him again she could really bend his knees if he tries to sit on the riser. i spent a lot of time around fast pitch softball, seen some phenomenal pitchers, she's legit dude. i mean she's seriously legit.

[@denisjl100]

@@mikeholton9876 i played a lot of fastball as a kid and i was a pretty good hitter. couldn't hit a riser to save my life, so i know what you're talking about. i also played hardball and i could hit a baseball a lot easier than a fastball. you have to take it in context as well because i never hit a pitcher of this caliber. i have a picture of a guy on our team swinging at a drop pitch that literally bounced in front of home plate. i'm talking amateurs, i can't even imagine what would happen with a pro.

[@AwakeningWarrior]

BS I played both baseball and softball, it's not that hard to hit both. It's easier to hit a baseball, but you don't need much practice to hit a softball after you've played baseball your whole life. Softball pitchers are fierce and you can do more with your pitches than you can with a baseball in terms of catching batters off guard. I love how everyone has excuses for why softball pitchers can strike out MLB players, though. Ohhhh girls aren't really *that* good, they're just two different sports so it's like, not that impressive. Nonsense. Softball is actually harder than baseball. I was pissed when I switched. With baseball, pitching was my main thing and when switching to softball I spent an entire season practicing just to be able to pitch in a game and never felt comfortable. The ball may be bigger and slower (ha not really though our pitchers were topping 75mph) but it's harder. Softball is harder. Baseball players don't know how easy they have it until they try to play softball. Most just cry their way back to their baseball field.

[@MichaelRei99]

If he didn’t swing at any of those pitches he would have walked.

[@greenboyatgafarms2250]

Hats off to you little lady great job

[@chicubs122516]

Ok now do Clayton Kershaw vs the top softball hitter or better yet Aroldis Chapman

[@yodapapavintageamericana]

I just hopped on your bus good video

[@tomatoface12]

Everyone in here talking shit, yet she's the only one here who's struck out Albert Pujols hmmmm

[@emilyruiz8130]

EXACTLY

[@Royelsworth]

That is an elegant pitch your wrist is not suppose to cross your hip 3 times called illegal pitch

[@Royelsworth]

Sorry suppose to say illegal nor elegant

[@juliapierson6861]

Is anyone else realizing that softball pitchers can't win in these videos? It's always "that's one of the best softball players going against a minor" or "there is no way that he was trying to hit those pitches" and "I would like to see a softball player hit against a 95mph baseball" you all need to stop getting so damn butt hurt about the fact there are no videos of a softball player hitting against a baseball and if you are going to complain in the comments go watch a different video because for the people who are here to watch the video for itself don't want to listen to you shit in the comments if you are gonna hate on my comment don't even waste your time because I couldn't care less

[@laurencia1149]

YESSSS

[@obamarocks2320]

ive seen girls from the local softball varsity team at the batting cage hitting baseball and they hit it like 300+ feet at 80-90 mph

[@layner3123]

how can u tell how far theyre hitting the ball if theyre in batting cages?

[@obamarocks2320]

its an outdoor batting cage and she was hitting the very back while it was still goin upwards at about 200 ft. She was also like 16.

[@dacmemarco5559]

julia pierson If you couldn't care less then why would you write such a long comment?

[@layner3123]

what i really wanna see is these guys face a guy like say adam folkard or juan potolichio who throw a good 10-15 mph faster than jennie finch

[@emilyruiz8130]

ok and

[@dallaswinston330]

@@emilyruiz8130 they’d be able to get hits on them... This dude probably don’t even what a rise hall is. He’d have easier hitting baseballs over softballs.

[@hawkeyegaming2620]

I love how people say that softball players pitch longer than baseball players,when softball pitchers start pitching from 65 feet and on avg throw 93 mph let me know how long they pitch

[@dennismanley9891]

You sound like someone who can't catch a cold or hit water if you fell out of a boat.

[@johnkidd1226]

Distance, speed and size of the ball have little to do with it. The underarm motion in fastball is more natural and puts less stress on the arm. I once saw a fastball pitcher in a tournament pitch 21 innings on a Friday evening, 13 innings the next morning and 9 on Sunday with no ill effects. It is common to see a fastball pitcher pitch three or 4 complete games in a weekend tournament.

[@florastewart7957]

Softball pitching looks brutal

[@michaelquiroz7335]

It's closer than that, the rubber is at 43 Ft. But by the time she strides and releases the ball , she is at about 37 Ft.

[@critter2]

michael quiroz that not 37 feet when hte ball is let go by any means

[@ivanreyes9746]

it's not 37 ft stupid ass it's 30 ft

[@elizabethdwyer4750]

michael quiroz rubber is at 46 ft in softball