It was just filthy to have such a great curveball _and_ that inside changeup. Batters had to try to sit on the curve, so they assumed anything starting on the inside half of the plate was going way out of the strike zone.
What I always liked was that even though he tended to give up a lot of home runs, you could never tell by looking at him. He'd turn around and sit down the next seven batters. This was especially true of his late career. He might hang the curve once in a while, but the absolute filth and command he developed more than made up for it.
If you wanna learn To throw a curve right To catch a clean up Lookin' on a third strike Talk a little smack While he's walkin' back Yeah, I wrote the book
The wild Dutchman at his BEST
AWESOME, proud to be a pirate fan learning about this guy!
Most underrated player ever?
It was just filthy to have such a great curveball _and_ that inside changeup. Batters had to try to sit on the curve, so they assumed anything starting on the inside half of the plate was going way out of the strike zone.
What I always liked was that even though he tended to give up a lot of home runs, you could never tell by looking at him. He'd turn around and sit down the next seven batters. This was especially true of his late career. He might hang the curve once in a while, but the absolute filth and command he developed more than made up for it.
Buddy can’t be arguing balls and strikes with glasses that thick
You need to use a wooden oar as a bat to make contact with that wicked curve!🤣
Lololol..."He threw it just west of Edina"!!!
If you wanna learn
To throw a curve right
To catch a clean up
Lookin' on a third strike
Talk a little smack
While he's walkin' back
Yeah, I wrote the book
So quick pitch wasn't a thing back then?