Pitching 101: Braving The Cold
April 23, 2015
Dan Cevette
Director, New York
Our column, Pitching 101, was one of the most viewed articles across the Empire State in our first eight months of operation. In 2015, we are bringing a more in-depth column focused solely on everything pitching.
I get asked a lot of questions about baseball; mainly about Pitching. I was a Professional Baseball Pitcher for 11 years in three different MLB Organizations where I was able to fill my knowledge bank on pitching from some very impressive instructors. John Farrell, Scott Radinsky, Charles Nagy, and Steve Belcher just to name a few, and I have also picked the brain of Giants Gold Glove Catcher Kurt Manwaring (1992) a time or two. It's the heart and soul of this beautiful game, let's get to it.
Pitching 101: Braving The Cold |
As I look out my office window this morning to see spitting snow and 34 degree temperatures I felt it was only fitting to do a blog on pitching in the cold. It’s less than ideal, it can be frustrating/annoying – but we live in New York so cold weather in the spring is inevitable. Here are some things that should help keep you warmed-up, when the temperatures cool-down.