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... turning the head left and right, your post makes me want to re-think James' glorification of the baseball athlete. You do wonder, in fairness, whether he's attended an NFL combine :- )
Just the same, the racquetball-explosiveness combined with the hand-eye coordination, creates a certain flavor of athleticism all its own...
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Grace, balance, and body control are CERTAINLY very important to pitching, especially to command in the strike zone. Think Moyer, Maddux, Palmer .... James Paxton :- )