[Mr.Kimball]

Well, after a pretty exhaustive search (baseball prospect databases are on the web) the fastest recorded time I can find documented by a legitimate source is Taylor Hightower of Cartersville GA, whose pop time of 1.73 has landed him a rating as the top Division I prospect at catcher in the nation by at least one service.
Sooooo, I am supposed to believe that this kid you're talking about logged a 1.66? A full .13 faster than the top prospect in the country?
Who was it that told you this? Scott Nethery or Chris Buckley? Anyway, I'll be looking for this name at the very top of the upcoming amateur draft in June because that 1.66 is faster than the highest reputed MLB pop time of Pudge Rodriguez (1.67).
I hope this kid as a whale of an agent because defense is first and foremost among pro catchers and if you can cut down runners by the dozens they don't care if you only hit .220 -- and with a time like that, he's gonna be a gazillionaire.

Big difference in game poptimes when you are having to visually check on a runner going down. You generally have a delay in that time. As you well know a pop time recorded at a showcase generally involves nothing more than a catcher receiving a ball and then throwing on down to second. Yeah, there would be a huge difference in recording one vs. the other. Didn't say it was game pop time. Just as Hayes was not either, I'm sure.