Hector Santiago and the Screwball

[Torridd]

Interesting article on the dearth of the screwball and the hopes for its resurgence. 

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/13/magazine/the-mystery-of-the-vanishing-screwball.html

 

[Angel Dog and Beer]

Stopped reading at:

Many of baseball’s best hitters have never seen a screwball. This spring, I spent time in nearly a dozen clubhouses asking about the pitch. “Maybe in Wiffle ball,” David Freese, the Angels’ third baseman, said.

 

Good article, thanks for posting.

[tdawg87]

I thought every pitch he threw was a screwball? He throws a pitch, and the Angels are screwed!

People often say I should do standup. I'm a riot at Chuck E Cheese.

[Blarg]

I thought every pitch he threw was a screwball? He throws a pitch, and the Angels are screwed!

People often say I should do standup. I'm a riot at Chuck E Cheese.

 

Only to a couple guys in the bathroom.

[tdawg87]

Those are my suppliers.

[Glen]

I thought every pitch he threw was a screwball? He throws a pitch, and the Angels are screwed!

People often say I should do standup. I'm a riot at Chuck E Cheese.

 

 

Often?

[Second Base]

That was a long and fascinating article. Makes me believe that Hector might actually be pretty good of he could ever get a hold of his emotions and calmly command his 93 mph fastball. Nothing wrong with his screwball.

[ten ocho recon scout]

That is interesting. Would be great if santiago could give us what we brought him here to do

[mulwin444]

Nice article:

 â€œSo by the time a screwball becomes a screwball,” he concluded, “an injury has either happened or not. The screwball has nothing to do with it.”

 

Interesting assessment...like to see more info on this stuff.  Amount of pitches vs Type of pitch

[ten ocho recon scout]

Yeah, that is interesting. I never played travel ball, not sure how long its been around. But I wonder if it has anything to do with the increase in tj surgery. As in kids throwing too much growing up as oppossed to playing other sports throughout the year (or I guess not pitching for a bigger chunk of the year)

[Blarg]

Good article.

[Erstad Grit]

Stopped reading at:

Many of baseball’s best hitters have never seen a screwball. This spring, I spent time in nearly a dozen clubhouses asking about the pitch. “Maybe in Wiffle ball,” David Freese, the Angels’ third baseman, said.

 

Good article, thanks for posting.

 

Ha! Nice catch!