71. The pitcher threw a wild pitch, and Gibon scored from second. 72. The pitchers throw into a strike zone, supposedly redefined, still as large as a teacup. 73. The slider, Zimmerman said, is not comparable to ones thrown by pitchers like David Cone, John Smoltz and Kevin Brown. 74. The way the AL pitchers were throwing, it appeared that score might hold up. 75. There is also the danger if a pitcher throws a hanging curve, a hitter is likely to deposit it somewhere in the outfield seats. 76. They jogged around the field, the pitchers threw for eight minutes, the catchers hit and everyone competed in fielding practice. 77. Therefore, pitchers throw slop to McGriff these days without fear of facing the next guy. 78. They said he was the only hitter in their system who could hit any pitch a pitcher could throw. 79. Though five pitchers have thrown two no-hitters in a season, no pitcher has ever turned in two perfect games in a career, let alone a season. 80. Torre then watched the pitchers throw and the hitters take batting practice. |