1. And all his pitches have the same release point. 2. And the pitch has an odd new roll call, with famous names from the four corners of the pop-cultural map, Coca-Cola to Greta Garbo. 3. And while that pitch had much to do with his abundant strikeout totals, he never would have reached the remarkable figures without another pitch. 4. But one pitch in particular had the Kansas City players befuddled. 5. Every pitch had a purpose. 6. Every pitch had to be in thrown in the perfect location. 7. He walked four batters, blaming the control lapse on throwing three-quarters instead of over the top, which enables his pitches to have more movement. 8. His pitches had natural, nasty movement. 9. His pitch had a populist curve. 10. His pitches had no life, and thus had no movement. |