The Craft of Pitching [Paperback]

Larry Jansen (Author), Karl Van Loo (Author), Karl Van Loo (Illustrator)

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Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: Masters Press (January 1998)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1570281513
ISBN-13: 978-1570281518
Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 6.9 x 0.6 inches
Shipping Weight: 1 pounds

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5.0 out of 5 stars Mysteries of How the Pitcher Fools the Batter Revealed, September 11, 1998

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The good TV announcers use terms such as fastball, knuckleball, curveball, slider, screwball, split-finger fastball, forkball, change-up, off-speed, sinker, hop, two-seam, four-seam, and a host of other terms to describe pitches. How they can discern which type of pitch was thrown is not always obvious to the viewer. I became so interested in the mechanics of the different pitches that I went looking for a book on the subject. I found The Craft of Pitching by Larry Jansen who pitched for the New York Giants from 1947 to 1954. He was a National League All-Star in 1950 and 1951. He pitched in the 1951 World Series. He won more than 122 games, and went 21-5 in 1947 and 23-11 in 1951. He was a pitching coach for the San Francisco Giants from 1961 to 1971. Among his coaching credits are Hall-of-Famers Gaylord Perry and Juan Marichal, each of whom provided a foreword for Jansen's book. Jansen's book, published by Masters Press, shows that he is a grand master of the art of pitching. It will answer all your questions and a few you didn't know enough to even ask!

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