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Great article Mojo. ... that data can't be right from Brooks, can it? ... it's kind of like saying an NBA player hit 215 shots in a row from the field ... (But we do remember a good Yankee bud telling us that Hideki Irabu had given up only 2 hits in 2 years off his curve, or somesuch.)
But of course the material point is that batters are doing well to FOUL OFF his curve ball, much less to drive it anywhere. The eye agrees with that...
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Young guys like K-Pax, a lot of times that 3rd pitch is precisely there to scuffle with, when the hook isn't hooking. Just so. And that's why Paxton has the 1+ ERA -- he's much, MUCH better than other pitchers when behind 2-0 or 3-1.
:: cpoints ::