Boys Club bocce ball 2008
Since I returned to San Francisco, I haven’t been online much. Considering my parents still have DSL circa 2000, I had good incentive to get hammered and throw heavy balls around. Epic game of bocce ball…Boys Club vs. Team B.S.P.
Johan Santana’s changeup
The New York Times dissects New York Mets’ star Johan Santana and his vicious changeup:
For Santana, clutching the ball was his way of making it feel like an extension of his left hand. To develop his changeup and have the confidence to throw a pitch that depends so much on touch, he realized that he first needed to strengthen his relationship with the baseball.
So when Santana was not pitching off a mound or long-tossing across the outfield, he marched around with one, all the while pursuing a grip that would make the changeup his lifelong friend. Santana speaks about a baseball as if he were discussing a person.
The article even goes into deeper detail with a hit chart of his changeup in 2007 and how successful it is against right-handed batters.