Comments on: Obvious and Mysterious: An Intuitive Taxonomy of Pitching Watching http://pitchersandpoets.com/2009/10/30/obvious-and-mysterious-an-intuitive-taxonomy-of-pitching-watching/ both have their moments Mon, 14 May 2012 18:26:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Alex http://pitchersandpoets.com/2009/10/30/obvious-and-mysterious-an-intuitive-taxonomy-of-pitching-watching/comment-page-1/#comment-734 Alex Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:23:45 +0000 http://pitchersandpoets.com/?p=1135#comment-734 I understand what you are saying Paul, but Jamie Moyer sucks. Give me a 98-MPH heater versus any pitch Moyer throws. I understand what you are saying Paul, but Jamie Moyer sucks. Give me a 98-MPH heater versus any pitch Moyer throws.

]]> By: Paul Catalano http://pitchersandpoets.com/2009/10/30/obvious-and-mysterious-an-intuitive-taxonomy-of-pitching-watching/comment-page-1/#comment-733 Paul Catalano Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:49:48 +0000 http://pitchersandpoets.com/?p=1135#comment-733 Cliff Lee said it himself: You can't be predictible. Even if you have a 98-mph heater, if the batter knows its coming, on occasion he's gonna jack it. If you have a Jamie Moyer 82-mph heater, but the batter doesn't know what's coming, he's gonna miss more often than not. Maddux was the best at this. A little deception + a little movement on the ball = a batter looking very foolish. Cliff Lee said it himself: You can’t be predictible. Even if you have a 98-mph heater, if the batter knows its coming, on occasion he’s gonna jack it. If you have a Jamie Moyer 82-mph heater, but the batter doesn’t know what’s coming, he’s gonna miss more often than not.

Maddux was the best at this. A little deception + a little movement on the ball = a batter looking very foolish.

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