This picture was taken today (September 4, 2010) during the eighth inning of a Cincinnati blowout over the St. Louis Cardinals. The pitcher was a young rookie left-hander named Aroldis Chapman. He got Albert Pujols to ground out into an inning ending double play.
This was not to be a Cardinal day, with St. Louis managing only one run against six tallies by the Reds, but it was a beautiful day at the stadium and I have to admit perhaps not only the first time I've ever seen a 103 MPH fastball, but perhaps for me the only time. My wife commented "watching the catcher, his arm was jerking back with every catch. It also boggles the mind as to how fast and hard that ground out double play had to be. That'll give you a rosy palm for sure, regardless of how much leather is in your glove.
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