Baseball urban legend Steve Dalkowski, rumoured to be the fastest pitcher ever, threw out the first pitch at the Orioles - Mariners game yesterday.
Dalkowski who apparently lived even faster than he threw never made it to the majors, but he served the game well in other ways, being the model for Sidd Finch and 'Nuke' LaLoosh. Rumour has it his fastball reached 110mph, his speed being matched only by wildness, his most famous stat is striking out 262 in 172 innings in the California league while walking the same number. My own favourite Dalkowski number - he once threw a complete game one-hitter, that he lost 9-8.
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