Astros player: Darvish was tipping his pitches

[Ohtani&Trout]

Saw this on SI.com:

"According to a Houston player, the Astros often knew what Darvish was about to throw by the way he brought the ball into his glove in the set position. (Darvish pitches exclusively out of the stretch.) The player said it worked like this: Darvish holds the ball at his side when he gets the sign from the catcher. Whether he re-grips or not as he brings the ball into his glove was the tip-off whether he was going to throw a slider/cutter or a fastball.

“We knew the first time we faced him [in Game 3],” the player said. “The next time [in Game 7] it was mostly the same, but then it was more about just having a great game plan going in. We knew he was going to try to go back to his slider to find it. We had a great approach."  Darvish did not make it out of the second inning in either start. He threw 48 sliders and cutters to Houston hitters in the World Series. They swung and missed only twice at them while hitting .556 against the pitch."

[krAbs]

Dang. Owch. At least that's fixable for Darvish, though.

I had a pet theory that the whole "squinty eye" thing was a misunderstanding, and that Gurriel was actually explaining to his teamates how Darvish was tipping his pitches. I reallly want that narrative to be true.

[Lou]

lol 

[yk9001]

yeah, he was 'tipping his pitches"..

[nate]

5 minutes ago, Lou said:

lol 

lol great find

[yk9001]

8 minutes ago, Lou said:

lol 

On 1/14/2020 at 7:51 AM, yk9001 said:

So the Houston Astros, the cheatingist team in baseball, playing in the biggest game of the season, don't cheat.  Yet at that same exact time, in the same exact game, Yu Darvish suddenly started tipping his pitches.  Really??

I feel like the Simpson's Superintendent Chalmers, seeing a fire in Principal Skinner's kitchen, and hearing Skinner tell them that no, it's not a fire.  What he is really seeing is Aurora Borealis.

‘Aurora Borealis. At this time of year, at this time of day, in this part of the country, localized entirely within your kitchen?' 

'Yes!’

 

[Lou]

"We had a great approach"

you sure did. 

[Vegas Halo Fan]

 

[2112]

"Every time he threw a breaking ball, my nuts tingled."

[floplag]

21 minutes ago, Vegas Halo Fan said:

 

Which one is Altuve?
Oh wait im sorry this is the national anthem act for them opening day?

[Chuck]

1 hour ago, Lou said:

"We had a great approach"

you sure did. 

My favorite bump yet. 

[T.G.]

22 minutes ago, floplag said:

Which one is Altuve?