Short blurb on 2 pitch wonder.

Tashtego · 05-14-2013, 10:40 PM

I've seen posts in the past along the lines of "... my pitchers suck, they only have 2 pitches". Saw this, so for what it's worth:

Shelby Miller: It Only Takes Two Pitches to Become an Ace - WSJ.com

sc_superstar · 05-15-2013, 08:48 AM

Just because he only uses two pitches doesnt mean he only has two pitches to throw. The article would more likely paint him as the has 3 pitches but one is rated so low it should only be thrown once or twice a game to throw a hitter off. Every pitcher as mentioned relies mostly on two effecive pitches, some just throw their 3rd pitch more often and some use 4 or 5 so the numbers get spread out more

HH20xx convert · 05-15-2013, 12:23 PM

Randy Johnson was a true 2 pitch pitcher until very late in his career. Perhaps the exception (almost) proves the rule.

The Wolf · 05-15-2013, 01:28 PM

Deceptive article. He has a changeup.

sc_superstar · 05-15-2013, 03:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HH20xx convert

Randy Johnson was a true 2 pitch pitcher until very late in his career. Perhaps the exception (almost) proves the rule.

Yeah if his fastball/slider wasnt on that day he was gonna get rocked, even though he did throw other stuff the fastball/slider was his bread and butter

05-14-2013, 10:40 PM	#1
Tashtego Minors (Double A) Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 139	Short blurb on 2 pitch wonder. I've seen posts in the past along the lines of "... my pitchers suck, they only have 2 pitches". Saw this, so for what it's worth: Shelby Miller: It Only Takes Two Pitches to Become an Ace - WSJ.com __________________ "I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game." - Walt Whitman

05-15-2013, 08:48 AM	#2
sc_superstar Major Leagues Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 407	Just because he only uses two pitches doesnt mean he only has two pitches to throw. The article would more likely paint him as the has 3 pitches but one is rated so low it should only be thrown once or twice a game to throw a hitter off. Every pitcher as mentioned relies mostly on two effecive pitches, some just throw their 3rd pitch more often and some use 4 or 5 so the numbers get spread out more

05-15-2013, 12:23 PM	#3
HH20xx convert Minors (Triple A) Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 225	Randy Johnson was a true 2 pitch pitcher until very late in his career. Perhaps the exception (almost) proves the rule.