But 2 is twice as many as 1. It would be so nice to only worry about having 1 pitch. Simplifies things tremendously.Even at top levels you would be hard pressed to find many pitchers that have more than two different effective pitches.
But 2 is twice as many as 1. It would be so nice to only worry about having 1 pitch. Simplifies things tremendously.Even at top levels you would be hard pressed to find many pitchers that have more than two different effective pitches.
IMO from watching my DD and her teamates thru the years, a pitcher must have at least 2 pitches. Call it one pitch, but there needs to be a change of speed pitch. So if you can throw a drop, and then a drop 15% slower, that is a significant benefit to the pitcher. Obviously with any pitch or pitcher, to hit their marks is critical, but if all you have to worry about is your reaction to location as a hitter, you are better off than worrying about location and speed. If beyond that a pitcher can throw in a change of elevation, ie, drop and a rise, that IMO is the trifecta of what a pitcher needs in their quiver. If you can tunnel them to look the same half way there, then you will be very effective. But fast and slow initially, then one more with elevation change to top it off. I am one that believes a rise ball doesn't need to be a true rise to be effective. If you can throw a bullet spin 'fastball' that drops less than your drop ball, you are effectively doing a similar thing, maybe not to the most ideal degree, but it can still be effective if the hitter is expecting the ball to drop. A screwball to me in what most pitchers say they throw, is just a 'normal' pitch started at a different location on the mound.But 2 is twice as many as 1. It would be so nice to only worry about having 1 pitch. Simplifies things tremendously.
But 2 is twice as many as 1. It would be so nice to only worry about having 1 pitch. Simplifies things tremendously.
Straight level pitches get racked.
BOOOOOOOOM
This has always been mind mindset. Have 3 pitches. Drop, rise, change. But that's 3 times more than 1. I got real interested thinking you only had to have 1 pitch. If you could spend 100% of your bullpens on only one pitch instead of splitting it 3 ways, think about the possibilities.IMO from watching my DD and her teamates thru the years, a pitcher must have at least 2 pitches. Call it one pitch, but there needs to be a change of speed pitch. So if you can throw a drop, and then a drop 15% slower, that is a significant benefit to the pitcher. Obviously with any pitch or pitcher, to hit their marks is critical, but if all you have to worry about is your reaction to location as a hitter, you are better off than worrying about location and speed. If beyond that a pitcher can throw in a change of elevation, ie, drop and a rise, that IMO is the trifecta of what a pitcher needs in their quiver. If you can tunnel them to look the same half way there, then you will be very effective. But fast and slow initially, then one more with elevation change to top it off. I am one that believes a rise ball doesn't need to be a true rise to be effective. If you can throw a bullet spin 'fastball' that drops less than your drop ball, you are effectively doing a similar thing, maybe not to the most ideal degree, but it can still be effective if the hitter is expecting the ball to drop. A screwball to me in what most pitchers say they throw, is just a 'normal' pitch started at a different location on the mound.
Can spend time on one pitch.This has always been mind mindset. Have 3 pitches. Drop, rise, change. But that's 3 times more than 1. I got real interested thinking you only had to have 1 pitch. If you could spend 100% of your bullpens on only one pitch instead of splitting it 3 ways, think about the possibilities.