If pitchers don't think about the situation, point in the game, etc., you can rightly be accused of being a thrower rather than a pitcher.  Worse yet, you may be a bad teammate.  For purposes of this column, we will only focus on the idea of pitching with a big lead ...

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There are really two types of former players: those who feel that they got the most out of their ability and have an appreciation for what they accomplished, and those who feel slighted.  I would guarantee that the vast majority of those who feel slighted didn’t put forth their full effort ...

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Jorge Posada has been one of the better offensive catchers during his career with the Yankees. Defensively, however, he costs his pitchers more runs than he provides with his bat ... 

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Anyone can explain why a batter who hit a homerun and trotted was hit in his next at bat, but what about the other instances?  By the same token, what are your responsibilities as a pitcher and what really goes into hitting a batter?

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The flamethrowers of the world can issue a quick death, while the rest of us – when we are really rolling – can inflict Chinese Water Torture on our enemies by carving up hitters ...

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While everyone understands that it is not productive to take a bad inning into the next, a bad at-bat into the field, it is very important to reflect on these things, albeit at the appropriate time.

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I recently had a discussion with a scout about my experiences and observations having grown up pitching in the Midwest and playing college ball in warm weather states. The scout and I agreed that a different game is being played high school baseball in the Midwest than in, say Florida, Texas or California ...

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While “this guy’s good” or “he’s throwing gas” are three-word phrases that pitchers do love, in the opinion of this writer, there are three words that sound better.  “Hasn’t shown it” is the best three-word phrase a starting pitcher can hear ...

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If I told you that Chad Bradford, Brad Penny and Dice K shared many mechanical similarities, you might think that I was an idiot.  Well, I am, in fact, saying that, and I will even back it up.  There are many ways to succeed as a pitcher, but there are certain mechanical components that are shared by all big league pitchers ...

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If you thought the title of this column was about high school hormones gone wild, you may as well stop reading.  While that may be important to some, pitchers are equally or more concerned with the feel of their pitches ...

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