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“The left fielder stayed straight up because if the pitcher hung a breaking pitch (which would have less velocity) Jeter would pull the ball and the left fielder would be in the right area.
This might be a stupid question but I'm going to ask anyway: I get that a "hanging" breaking ball presents a high, slow pitch that is easy for the batter to see but in order for Jeter to pull the ball, what location was the breaking pitch supposed to go to and where did it end up (inside, middle or outside)? Generally speaking, I read that right-handed pitcher's don't purposefully throw breaking pitches inside to right-handed batters. Are you referring to a left-handed pitcher throwing Jeter a slider or a right-handed pitcher "hanging" a curve down the middle of the plate?
These are the talks my dad and I used to have. He played on depression-era barnstorming teams, and was once supposedly drafted by the New York Giants. His dad wouldn't let him go because it was such a rough life, inhabited by rough people. Pity.
Thank you!
“The left fielder stayed straight up because if the pitcher hung a breaking pitch (which would have less velocity) Jeter would pull the ball and the left fielder would be in the right area.
This might be a stupid question but I'm going to ask anyway: I get that a "hanging" breaking ball presents a high, slow pitch that is easy for the batter to see but in order for Jeter to pull the ball, what location was the breaking pitch supposed to go to and where did it end up (inside, middle or outside)? Generally speaking, I read that right-handed pitcher's don't purposefully throw breaking pitches inside to right-handed batters. Are you referring to a left-handed pitcher throwing Jeter a slider or a right-handed pitcher "hanging" a curve down the middle of the plate?
Keep it coming, great stuff!
Really great stuff here!
I often enjoy your "grumpy old man" columns, but I learn while laughing at your baseball ones. Keep sharing the tidbits and inside info.
These are the talks my dad and I used to have. He played on depression-era barnstorming teams, and was once supposedly drafted by the New York Giants. His dad wouldn't let him go because it was such a rough life, inhabited by rough people. Pity.