Well since he had probably the best change-up of all-time I'd say he's on to something here. What's cool is hearing how much he REALLY understood the technique and mechanics of the grip and why his change-up danced the way it did. His change-up was often called a "Bugs Bunny change-up" for a reason. Cuz it was a freakin cartoon pitch.
is learning this way really that mind blowing? if i was a pro player in need of a new pitch, my **first** thought would be, 'who's good at that pitch and i'll pay to learn from him'.
go out side throw a ball fast as you can, notice where your index and middle fingers are, probably on top of ball with your ring finger and pinkie curled up to side of ball. now throw the ball again, but instead of index and middle finger on top of ball, have your ring finger and pinkie be on top of ball.
Pedro has about 10 % of the circle change. The straight change is an even more dominating pitch. Pedro did win about 25 games one season primarily with this pitch. Nomar made about 8 throwing errors in the playoffs that year to sink the Sox.
Dan Plesac, the guy learning from Pedro, was a 3x all-star pitcher who played for 18 years. So for somebody like him to be impressed says a lot about Pedro.
Montreal: I will gladly pay you Tuesday + Delino Deshields for Pedro Martinez + a hamburger today. Dodgers: Deal, no take backs. We need a second baseman and that pitcher can’t start. Oh, and Tommy’s hungry.
Seeing these clips of Pedro Martinez just putting his knowledge out there about pitching....man..he is a legend. There's never going to be another one like him.
yah gotz to be kidding me!! Are the pitching coaches on all the teams not up on this?!? This is baseball 101! Not that Im a major leaguer, but Im here thinking the pitchers just don't know how to throw it
You know the greatest thing about Pedro? Not his Pitching! How he’s mastered the English Language! FUCKEN AMAZING! There have been many people here for a lot longer who can’t even speak for a few minutes. And money isn’t the issue!
folks, Pedro gave useful tips, but missed something here, again. the grip on the change up requires the pitcher to be mindful of the alignment of the seams; which direction; that video above is parallel to the four seam alignment; allowing the ball to not dip as much, when thrown 12 to 6. you might be thinking of some stupid argument why that is fine, or desirable. but it is only so, if he's throwing the change up from 2 to 9 o'clock - maximum drop. otherwise, if the change up is thrown overhand, say: 12 to 6, with that grip, you'll get absolutely sub optimal sink. hold the change up parallel to the two-seam alignment when throwing it 12 to 6. and hold it in the four-seam alignment when throwing 2 to 9.
good point, but to be fair, Pedro said this in a minute with no preparation. It was a sudden observation he made, live, on-air. The fact he even caught that was impressive. Im sure if Pedro was actually working with a pitcher, he would give more in-depth suggestions.
