Pitching 101: The Art Of Making Adjustments
January 28, 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 - The Art Of Making Adjustments
Making adjustments, adapting to what life throws at you – It’s all part of life’s “Ever Lasting Game” and some of us are much better at making those changes than others. An adjustment is defined as the act of adjusting; adaptation to a particular condition, position, or purpose. So how does this all tie into the game of baseball; and more importantly pitching? I’m about to explain it.