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Originally Posted by steve B
On Ruth not having a great fastball - In one of his films he teaches a kid how to throw a knuckleball. That surprised me and in a thread we sort of came to understand that wasn't just an acting thing. Knuckleball pitchers generally don't have great fastballs.
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Interesting! My opinion of Babe Ruth just went up a notch.
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Originally Posted by steve B
Despite todays obsession with speed many great pitchers didn't have amazing fastballs. They were pitchers.
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"Hitting is timing; pitching consists of upsetting timing." - Warren Spahn
'Nuff said.
