Browsing: MLB pitching

Home-run suppression turned a tense weekend at Wrigley Field into a lesson in how little offense a contender sometimes needs.…

There is no lonelier feeling in professional sports than swinging at a pitch that looked thigh-high over the middle of…

The Rookie Starter Wall begins with a pitch that looks fine until it lands wrong. The fastball still screams at…

The April Ace Warning Signs start behind home plate, not on the scoreboard. Scouts notice the catcher’s glove drifting two…

By the sixth inning, the third time through the order stops feeling like a stat and starts feeling like a…

When Velocity Lies begins with a lonely sound: a rich man’s bat cutting air too early while the catcher’s mitt…

Ground Ball Exit Plan for Pitchers Surviving Without Swing and Miss Stuff starts with a hitter knowing exactly what is…

Third Fastball is no longer some private phrase muttered in side sessions and back fields. It is the sound of…

Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú does not wait for the game to get weird. It starts before the first real mistake.…

The return of the knuckleball announces itself when Matt Waldron starts warming at Petco Park and the sound behind the plate changes.…