Greg Maddux
was convinced no hitter could tell the speed of a pitch with any
meaningful accuracy. To demonstrate, he pointed at a road a quarter-mile
away and said it was impossible to tell if a car was going 55, 65 or 75
mph unless there was another car nearby to offer a point of reference.
“You just can’t do it,” he said. Sometimes hitters can pick up
differences in spin. They can identify pitches if there are different
releases points or if a curveball starts with an upward hump as it
leaves the pitcher’s hand. But if a pitcher can change speeds, every
hitter is helpless, limited by human vision.
“Except,” Maddux said, “for that [expletive] Tony Gwynn.”
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Rest In Peace Tony Gwynn
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