By: Anthony Clarke, Elmhurst Cougars
Most pitchers like using off speed pitches to fool hitters, but one thing batters can do to fool the pitcher is to no what's coming. This is not stealing signs. It is reading the pitcher. When the pitcher comes to the set position, if his glove is closer to home (considering he is pitching from the wind-up) than you can assume an off-speed pitch is coming. Pitchers of all ages keep there glove closer to there body when they are throwing a fastball than when they are throwing an off-speed pitch. Anthony Clarke, Elmhurst 12-year old Cougars
Date: July 01, 2002 at 15:13