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Saturday, June 26, 2004
Good grief!
As I mentioned before, I am currently engrossed in the Neyer/James Guide to Pitchers. It brings me incommunicable joy to find the passages devoted to my favorite pitchers throughout history and learn so much about each one. One of the names I had to look-up was that of Mordecai "Three-Finger" Brown (and yes, there is a picture of his mangled hand in this book), but before I got there another passage caught my eye:
Charlie Brown (4'2" 87-pound righty)
Theoretical pitch selection: 1) Fastball, 2) Curve, 3) Drop, 4) Knuckleball
Actual pitch selection: 1) Straight Ball, 2) Straight Ball, 3) Straight Ball, 4) Straight Ball
Note: Brown gave up an unusual number of line drives up the middle.
Do yourself a favor- get this book.
Note: There is pitcher by the name of Charlie Brown who started four games for the 1897 Cleveland Spiders, but he is not included in the book. For shame Mr. James. For shame!
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