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Shoveit4Ks posted:
Dominik85 posted:
but a chin high fastball or a 58 foot slider usually will just do nothing.
They can both be very effective. I'm not sure about across the board for ALL pitchers but if you have the velo and plus secondary stuff, it works. Obviously GM is one of the greatest pitchers of all time and his opinion is hard to argue but not everyone is GM and has his control or repertoire of pitches.

i think the bolded is spot on, a strike on the extreme edge or just off is wonderful, fastball middle in not so much.

GM spent much of his career pitching to umps who didn't make him throw the ball over the plate and his command was so good he seldom did. With the zone umps are calling today it would be interesting to see how he would adjust.

11/15/187:49 AM

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