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Perez
2005-03-31 08:49
by Will Carroll

Great article from today's Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on Oliver Perez, one of my favorite young pitchers. The picture that accompanies the article is an absolute classic. It shows his delivery in a way I've never seen before, very illustrative despite being static. I'd love to see a similar picture for many more pitchers.

I love how his arm pops up, how his 90/90 looks solid, the quick hip turn, and how he keeps his forearm medial to vertical through the delivery. Good stuff and one of the reasons he's so good. It's also a big boost to Spin Williams, talking about the towel drill, Law's Rule, and other great stuff. I don't really have much of a sense of Williams as a coach, but this is the best stuff I've seen on almost any coach in a while.

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2005-03-31 10:20:42
1.   Ken Arneson
It's a cool picture, but are they of the same pitch?

In the first image, his pinky is tucked in like he's throwing a fastball. In the third one, his pinky looks like it's sticking out, like he's throwing a circle change. It's kinda blurry, so I may be seeing that wrong, though.

2005-04-01 08:05:49
2.   briankopec
My impression is that much of the credit does go to Spin. Of course, that would make Spin the coaching equivalent of Dexy's Midnight Runners. His work with guys like Kris Benson, Bryan Bullington, Jon VanBenschoten (horrible, horrible mechanics) and Sean Burnett has been less than stellar.

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