If a pitcher continually works ahead in the count but doesn't "waste" a pitch (a 58 ft curve or slider 10 inches outside) when ahead 0-2 or 1-2 you're giving the batter a whole lot to think about....and probably keeping them off balance.
Off balance hitters fall prey to superior location.
Most guys who can't strike you out nibble. Nibblers are by-in-large defensive pitchers.
Beavan (and Fister/Colon) challenge you with their best stuff.
Corey Pavin or Lee Trevino played golf a whole lot different than John Daly. They were shortish hitters but that doesn't mean they were nibblers. They attacked golf courses, winning with their wedges, not their drivers. Their attack was of a different kind, but highly effective.
Beavan's attack is different, but works.
moe
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