Real fans of baseball understand that pitching requires a number of unique talents:
- Power: You can’t teach a 98 MPH fastball. It’s a gift that few people are lucky enough to have. But if you possess it, it gives you a huge advantage over the opposition.
- Variety: Even the guy with the 98 MPH fastball will get into trouble if he doesn’t have any other effective pitches. Nolan Ryan’s fastball looked a whole lot faster because he also possessed a devastating curve (check it out in Steven Ellis’s blog).
- Patience: If the batter fouls off seven of your best pitches, don’t get frustrated and throw one down the middle. Keep coming at him with your best pitches, and eventually things work out.
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Author:Jon Gelberg
