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Oswalt just threw an 88mph fastball PAST Sanders. Home town speed guns rule.


They use the Ray Gun type radar at St Louis. The Jugs Gun is the one you see used at scoreboards in most parks. The Ray Gun picks up the speed much closer to the batter, so it gives a little slower reading. The Jugs Gun picks up the speed just as the pitcher releases the ball. That's why there can be a difference between radar guns. Scouts will ask which type gun was used when told of a pitchers speed, or when reading a prospect sheet it will indicate the type gun used.