Spin Rate
oh! but not high enough!
it is on the way down too soon!!!!
that circle on the mask of the catcher is where it is now…
it all becomes normal.
Tagged with: Clayton Kershaw
oh! but not high enough!
it is on the way down too soon!!!!
that circle on the mask of the catcher is where it is now…
it all becomes normal.
Professional Interviews
May 28, 2021 – Joey Votto broadcasted the whole 6th inning on the Cincinnati Reds’ radio feed.
One of the main takeaways that you can get from his performance is “how to handle stupid questions”.
Kershaw and Votto grew up before the “let the kids play” era, and they matured to accept it.
Even support it.
In the Fangraphs podcast “Chin Music” – episode 13, they talked about Kershaw and his interviews and compared and contrasted his style to Derek Jeter’s interviews.
These guys are superheroes.
They are people during the day, then they put on their superhero uniform and…
Let’s say this:
- they do not complain
- they do not criticize
- they take full responsibility
- they do not get duped by prying or manipulative questions
- they care about the image of the sport/team/teammates
- if they get forced into a bad question – they find away to say something positive
- and they somehow act like they have been there before….
X-Factor
Clayton Kershaw demonstrates this when he pitches
Yadier Molina demonstrates this when he is catching
influencing plays….. with….. body language?
body language says a lot
you can interpret much from a series of “ugly swings”
that is a type of body language that is easy to count
but a definable, palpable swagger is somewhat more nuanced
it says something when you see pitchers go out of their way to get involved in defense early in games
we recognize this as a good strategy (just dont get hurt)