Exit velocity vs distance

[frankbmd]

We all agree that if the ball goes over the fence without bouncing it is a home run. The inside the park home run never goes over the fence. Now the question.

Regarding computer generated home run distance and measured exit velocity, does anyone really give a rat’s ass about either one or both? And if you do, I suspect that you are a fan of launch angles as well.

Do you really think that the distance for a home run that lands in San Francisco Bay is accurate?

If Boomer Wombat has a launch angle of 60 degrees and the ball goes over the fence in a hurricane, should he get a ticket to Cooperstown based on his launch angle?

And if Line Drive Larry has an exit velocity of 150mph and the ball breaks three fingers in the gloved hand of the reputed best fielding secondbaseman in the league, should an X-ray of the fingers and the glove become an exhibit enshrined in Cooperstown?

I’m not trying to influence your response to the first question with my examples.