Throwing 102 is my Version

The gun said 102. The batter said nothing because the batter was already walking back to the dugout.

There is a number on the radar gun. The number is 102. This is the number Paul Skenes throws at when he is, by his own standards, throwing a relatively normal fastball. Not a particularly notable fastball. Not a fastball he pulled something extra from. A fastball he threw because the situation called for a fastball, and this is what Paul Skenes's fastball does when it is simply doing its job. The batter had a plan. The plan involved making contact with a pitch. The pitch arrived at 102 miles per hour and the plan did not survive the encounter. The radar gun displayed 102. The crowd reacted the way crowds react when they are watching something that doesn't entirely feel like it belongs to the normal category of baseball things that happen. And Skenes looked in for the sign, because there is more where that came from, and where that came from is a place that produces 102 with a regularity that has caused scouts to run out of adjectives.

The Skenes Throwing 102 tee is for Pirates fans who have sat in that stadium and watched the gun light up and felt the specific feeling of understanding that you are present for something that people will bring up in baseball conversations for the next thirty years. District DM130 Perfect Tri® Tee — featherlight, broken-in soft, and available in Black Frost, Soft Yellow, and White. Wear it to PNC Park and watch the number appear on the board and remember that 102 is not the ceiling, it is the floor that Skenes operates above when the conditions are right. Wear it when someone who doesn't follow baseball asks what makes Paul Skenes special and you need a shirt that answers the question with a single data point that requires no additional context. Wear it because 102 miles per hour is an argument that ends conversations, and this shirt is for people who were there to see it delivered.

• 4.5 oz. — light enough for a fan whose heart rate has already been elevated by two fastballs in the first inning
• 50% polyester / 25% combed ring-spun cotton / 25% rayon — tri-blend construction engineered to the same precise standard as the release point that produces 102 with terrifying consistency
• Rib-knit neck that holds its shape through nine innings of watching the radar gun do things that seem like they should require a permit
• Tear-away label — nothing irritating on the inside, which puts it in exclusive company with the experience of watching Skenes work a clean inning
• Shoulder-to-shoulder taping for a structured fit appropriate for someone who has seen 102 in person and needs a shirt that confirms they were there
• Available in Black Frost, Soft Yellow, and White — Pittsburgh black and gold for a Pittsburgh arm that is currently making history in Pittsburgh

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