How to Pitch Baseball (Classic Reprint)

Description: This book delves into the heart of America's favorite pastime, baseball, with a special emphasis on the pivotal role of the pitcher. The author, a seasoned major league player and manager, draws upon his extensive experience and insights gleaned from conversations with the game's greatest pitchers to offer a comprehensive guide to the art of pitching. The book traces the evolution of pitching from its early days to the modern era, highlighting the strategies and techniques employed by legendary figures like Babe Ruth and Christy Mathewson. It emphasizes the significance of control, conditioning, and mental toughness, providing aspiring pitchers with invaluable advice on developing these essential qualities. The author dissects various pitching styles, including overhand, underhand, and sidearm deliveries, and delves into the mechanics of throwing different types of pitches, such as curveballs and fastballs. The book also explores the importance of teamwork and collaboration between the pitcher, catcher, and the rest of the team, offering insights into pitch selection, fielding positions, and base running strategies. Ultimately, this book reveals the profound impact that mastering the art of pitching can have not only on a player's performance but also on the outcome of the game, solidifying the pitcher's position as the linchpin of baseball strategy and success. Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books.This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. This text has been digitally restored from a historical edition. Some aesthetic errors may persist, however it has been deemed that any such will not detract from the work's significant historical value. The digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase.

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