Are radar guns actually "juiced"?

[Lemon Harang Pie]

Aroldis Chapman hit 104 MPH last night which brought on the obligatory "the guns are juiced" comments.

Are they actually though? Or, maybe better yet, is this actually based on something?

I've been hearing about teams adjusting their radar guns to get higher velocity ever since parks started posting pitch speeds but I'm just not sure if I've ever actually seen any proof of it or any rational explanation as to why they do it.

 

[steveringo]

Aroldis Chapman hit 104 MPH last night which brought on the obligatory "the guns are juiced" comments.

Are they actually though? Or, maybe better yet, is this actually based on something?

I've been hearing about teams adjusting their radar guns to get higher velocity ever since parks started posting pitch speeds but I'm just not sure if I've ever actually seen any proof of it or any rational explanation as to why they do it.

The guns are not juiced. The number they put on the scoreboard is...

It is all for entertainment purposes. Chapman throws heat. When the number goes high, the crowd goes Oooh...

 

[Fountain City Blues]

Aroldis Chapman hit 104 MPH last night which brought on the obligatory "the guns are juiced" comments.

Are they actually though? Or, maybe better yet, is this actually based on something?

I've been hearing about teams adjusting their radar guns to get higher velocity ever since parks started posting pitch speeds but I'm just not sure if I've ever actually seen any proof of it or any rational explanation as to why they do it.

Pitch F/X is not. The one they show to the masses? Probably.

 

[jonvi]

I was gunned at 75 in a 45. Fucking guns are juiced. Baseball is giving me some defense.

 

[wingsauce7]

Tony LaRussa had the stadium crew add a couple mph to the indicator at Busch. Fact.