You can hear it crack when it hits Harper’s back, when I saw it I thought it must have hit his tail bone, especially when he stretches right after.
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Saw the replay just once at the health club without sound, so I couldn’t hear the ball strike Harper. Also didn’t recall seeing the pitch-tracker where the speed is indicated. Might not have been in the replay frame.
The ball did seem to have some ‘movement’ which was why I mistook it for NOT being a fastball.
Admitting to intentionally hitting a batter with a 94 mph fastball is tacitly admitting “intent to injure.” I would think that the suspension is ‘light’ given that set of circumstances.
There are a few callers in Philly (WIP sportstalk) who are attempting to tie Hamels’ behavior to his contract negotiations. They seem to think that he’s somehow trying to get traded/released. I find that far-fetched.