Lakeland, Fla. – Tigers left-hander Daniel Stumpf reared back and threw a high fastball. This was Wednesday afternoon against the Braves at ESPN Champions Stadium, and the pitch felt good, fluid delivery, ball came out of the hand nice and easy and the hitter, Alex Jackson, swung right through it.
Feeling pretty good, Stumpf looked back at the scoreboard to see the radar gun reading, and – huh?
“I mean, you read the swing and you’re like, ‘Man, I just blew that guy up,’” Stumpf said. “Then you turn and glance back a little bit and you’re like, ‘It says 89 mph – golly.