good point. RH's can't throw a screwball though. think about it. what RH pitcher has ever thrown a screwball? there aren't any
Juan Marichal threw a screwball and was right handed. It has nothing to do with handedness...it's just a hard-ass ball to throw, and it takes a HUGE toll on a guy's wrist and hand.
good point. RH's can't throw a screwball though. think about it. what RH pitcher has ever thrown a screwball? there aren't any
Juan Marichal threw a screwball and was right handed. It has nothing to do with handedness...it's just a hard-ass ball to throw, and it takes a HUGE toll on a guy's wrist and hand.
I'm not gonna pretend to know what marichal threw. point is, not many (if any) RHers throw screwballs.
also, prior never had TJ surgery. the strasburg-prior comps are weak
I'm not gonna pretend to know what marichal threw. point is, not many (if any) RHers throw screwballs.
also, prior never had TJ surgery. the strasburg-prior comps are weak
There have been more lefties in the history of the game to throw them, but that doesn't mean righties can't.
Tug McGraw, who was a lefty, threw it all the time. Years after her retired from baseball he could barely shake a guy's hand because the damage it did to his own hand/wrist.
Was McGraw the fellow whose left arm looked inverted from throwing the screwball so much? As a kid, I remember seeing a picture/video of a guy whose arm was all fucked up because of that pitch. My dad told me it was because he was a screwball pitcher, and that freaked me out for a while....
Was McGraw the fellow whose left arm looked inverted from throwing the screwball so much? As a kid, I remember seeing a picture/video of a guy whose arm was all fucked up because of that pitch. My dad told me it was because he was a screwball pitcher, and that freaked me out for a while....
Yep, him and a couple others who've thrown them had their hands/wrists permanently "screwed" up from the screwball.
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Juan Marichal threw a screwball and was right handed. It has nothing to do with handedness...it's just a hard-ass ball to throw, and it takes a HUGE toll on a guy's wrist and hand.
I'm not gonna pretend to know what marichal threw. point is, not many (if any) RHers throw screwballs.
also, prior never had TJ surgery. the strasburg-prior comps are weak
There have been more lefties in the history of the game to throw them, but that doesn't mean righties can't.
Tug McGraw, who was a lefty, threw it all the time. Years after her retired from baseball he could barely shake a guy's hand because the damage it did to his own hand/wrist.
Agreed. I see "designated for assignment" and a job tending bar at the Wyndham in Scranton in his not-too-distant future.
Yep, him and a couple others who've thrown them had their hands/wrists permanently "screwed" up from the screwball.