Articles in the ‘Baseball’ Category
The Lincecum vs. Carpenter Showdown
The 2009 National League Cy Young race is an interesting situation. There are at least two pitchers who make definitive cases for the coveted award, and choosing the winner will be a difficult decision for those forced to vote.
Becoming a Better Softball Hurler
In today’s game, there are tons of different pitches out there. Softball pitching starts with the usual fastball, which of course is straight. You also have the changeup, which is often called the backhand, horseshoe, or circle change in softball throwing. Then of course the “slowed” down pitch is another option. We could go on and on talking about curveballs, dropballs, peeldrops, rise balls, and everything else imaginable. The best thing about the names in softball pitching is most of them do what they say.

