I thoroughly enjoy watching baseball with my Dad. He's equal parts knowledgeable and acerbic.

 

However, as a #BallGuy, there is one thing he does that always bemuses me: Whenever he sees a hitter either (A) hacking at a pitch that is falling off the edge of the Earth or ( watching a knee-high pitch blaze past, Dad says, without fail, (A) I can't believe he swung at that or ( I can't believe he didn't swing at that.

 

Well, yeah, right.

 

Or so it seems from the luxury of a couch. Yet, putting one's self in a batter's box is completely different. For instance, this video (link) of the Twins' super-duper prospect Miguel Sano's at-bat shows the variety of breaks and speeds a hitter needs to decipher and sort through before finding the right one.

 

[video=vimeo;73409631]

 

If you have ever wondered what Miguel Sano sees in a given at-bat, you need to watch this video:

 

Sano's Eye View on Vimeo

 

(Butt-slap: @PeloteroMovie)

Fun! Though, I hope Sano is keeping his head motionless better than the umpire has to. And I hope his ocular rods and cones have more pixels than the camera does.

That pitcher works quickly...