Tag Archives: Pitching
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Stat Line of the Night — 5/12/2013 — Chris Sale
In case you were too busy watching the NBA and NHL playoffs to notice, it was quite the weekend for pitchers around Major League Baseball. On Friday night, the Red Sox’s Jon Lester threw a one-hitter against the Blue Jays, going nine innings and walking none while striking out five. Meanwhile, over in St. Louis, [...]
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The Anatomy of Justin Verlander’s Four-Pitch Arsenal (GIF)
Last week we showed you a mesmerizing aniamted GIF that shows the trajectory of each pitch that Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish throws. To create it, some guy out there on the internet named Drew Shepard superimposed five separate clips of Darvish pitching over each other and then lined up the release point. The results were so awesome that [...]
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Brewers’ Randy Wolf Threw A Ridiculously Slow 49 MPH Curveball Last Night (Video)
Last season, when the Milwaukee Brewers won the National League Central Division, three of their starting pitchers had a little contest going. It wasn’t a contest to see who could strike out the most batters, or eat the most nachos, or get the most phone numbers from adoring female fans. It was a contest to [...]
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Minor League Pitching Coach Breaks F-Bomb Record While Ripping Into Pitchers (Video)
For those of you who thought Bruce Boudreau and Wally Backman had the foulest mouths in sports, I am pleased to inform you that we have found a man whose mouth would make both of the aforementioned individuals seem like choir boys. His name is Buddy York, and interestingly enough, he is the pitching coach [...]
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The Stat Line of the Night – 8/24/10 – Gio Gonzalez
The Oakland Athletics have had some of the best pitching in all of baseball this year. Unfortunately their offense has been unable to come through when its needed most, or come through at all for that matter. Last night was a different story. With Gio Gonzalez on the mound dealing, the A’s bats finally came [...]
