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Doc, FYI, from Shannon Drayer, what do you make of "he calls pitches right"?:
[begin quote] We talked about the Classic and what it was like to pitch in a playoff atmosphere, something that Felix has never done before. He also talked about the experience of being teammates with other major leaguers and what he learned from them. Like Jose Lopez he spoke quite a bit with Bobby Abreu.
"He is a tough hitter and takes a lot of pitches," Felix said. "He told me you got to throw strikes, you have got to get ahead. He gave me a few tips."
He enjoyed throwing to Ramon Hernandez.
"He is unbelievable. He calls pitches right. He told me you have to get ahead, and if you throw the fastball for strikes the breaking ball will be better."
He spoke about the importance of his fastball, both the 4 seamer and 2 seamer but when I asked which of his pitches he would least like to see if he was a hitter he said his curve or slider. No doubt after a well established fastball. [end quote]