[Some Fat Guy in L.A.]

Let’s all remember Steve Dalkowski, perhaps the fastest pitcher ever, but never made the bigs because of his lack of control.

He pitched in the sixties before the radar gun was common. Estimates are that he likely regularly threw in the mid-100’s and sometimes got into the upper 100’s.

[boop]

"Let’s all remember Steve Dalkowski, perhaps the fastest pitcher ever"

Yes. Many stories about him out there.

His contemporaries said he was *way* faster than any other pitcher they had seen.

But he had absolutely no control.

He never made the bigs, and became a terrible alcoholic.

Last I heard he was still alive, but doesn't really remember much of anything any more.