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Baseball Pitching Mind and Muscle: A Myriad Tricks
The piece presents Sam Crawford recalling a pitcher’s craft, weighing brain work with arm skill, and stressing study, mixture, and game sense. It covers facing batters, reading plate stance, managing base runners, and the team’s support role, plus anecdotes from 1905 and reflections on pitching psychology and fundamentals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athletics
Monte Cross
Connie Mack
Monte
Cross
Gleason
Cy Young
Cubs
Michigan
Frank Bowerman
Frank
Romeo
Mich
Romeo Club
Bowerman
Mathewson
Beor Powerman
George van Haltren
John McGraw
Giants