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Baseball thread: Check out this windup

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patdog

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May 28, 2007
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That's not a balk if it's his normal windup. Of course, any baserunner will be stealing a base off of it anyway, so it doesn't matter.
 
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bruiser.sixpack

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He completely turns toward first then completely around spinning his foot on the rubber. But it doesn’t matter because he will have to pitch from the stretch with runners on. I was just being sarcastic. He can use that windup with no runners on.
 
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Todd4State

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Seems like a lot of wasted motion to me. It would be funny if he spins around after someone hits the ball off of him.
 
CochiseCowbell

CochiseCowbell

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Completely superfluous movement. It's not discus. The tiny amount of velocity he MIGHT generate or that he might screw with a batter's timing are negated by the numerous disadvantages this creates.

Hideki Nomo didn't last long once he was figured out plus he was completely different from the stretch.
 
Drebin

Drebin

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Aug 22, 2012
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CochiseCowbell said:
Completely superfluous movement. It's not discus. The tiny amount of velocity he MIGHT generate or that he might screw with a batter's timing are negated by the numerous disadvantages this creates.

Hideki Nomo didn't last long once he was figured out plus he was completely different from the stretch.
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This can't be real.

Number one, way too much movement in that windup. It's going to make it difficult for him to consistently repeat release points, which will affect his command.

Number two, he is totally off balance. Look at his finish - falling off pretty bad to the glove side and on his heels. This will also lead to poor command and too many walks.

Number three, there's no way this kid can field his position.

Number four, there's not a single thing I can see that creates an advantage for him. It's going to look weird to the hitter, but that will go away after a couple of pitches. It's not generating more velocity (in fact, it may be negatively impacting it). And if there's something there that I'm missing, well, he will lose his advantage when he walks the leadoff hitter and goes to the stretch. There's no way this kid can consistently throw strikes.
 
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UpTheMiddlex3Punt

All-Conference
May 28, 2007
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If he did it every single pitch I could see it being legal. But even he states that he only wants to use it a few times a game to throw off timing. If that's the case it could only be legal if there were no runners on base.
 
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FlotownDawg

All-American
Aug 30, 2012
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He would never use it with runners on base because it would either be a balk, or runners would steal all day on him. He could only use it with no one on base and he said in the interview he would only use it a few times per game to try to throw the batter’s timing off.
 
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PineGroveBully

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Nov 13, 2007
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Command is the first thing I noticed first, no way that delivery is repeatable enough to give him anything other than marginal control at best.

And I don't think physics allows him to create any extra velocity. With the exception of pitchers like a Doc Gooden, maybe an Eckersly or Randy Johnson who got their velocity from their whip like delivery, you get your velocity by exploding your lower half from their farthest point from home plate. He is losing a lot of his momentum with the spin first wasting motions that look like should cost him 5-7mph. It might be slightly effective if he was a soft tosser but that doesn't work without impeccable control.
 
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Dawg1979

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he almost falls down after the pitch. after 6 innings of that, he would completely worn out and dizzy. too dangerous.

this has to be some sort of balance drill or something like that
 
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