11. Johnson pointed to poor pitch selection and poor location as a problem. 12. Johnson is a hoot, drolly describing his pitch selection and grips. 13. Listen to Oswalt discuss the finer points of pitching, and he sounds like a Greg Maddux or Tom Glavine pointing out things such as pitch selection and location. 14. Maybe you can question my pitch selection, but as far as execution, I did what I was supposed to do. 15. Movement helps and pitch selection helps. 16. Oates let it linger long enough to fume afterward about bad defense and poor pitch selection between pitcher Esteban Loaiza and catcher Ivan Rodriguez. 17. Pitch selection is coming. 18. Stottlemyre wants Irabu to master what most other pitchers find to be necessary, changing speeds and widely varying pitch selection. 19. The catcher is doing a good job if his presence does not become a distraction to Cone, who mostly determines his own pitch selection. 20. The biggest help has come from backup catcher Mark Parent, who has worked with Lieberthal on his pitch selection. |