The Craft of Pitching
by Larry Jansen, George A. Jansen
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Author: George A. Jansen, Larry JansenIllustrator: Karl Van Loo
Edition: Paperback
Published: 1997-08
ISBN: 1570281513
Number of pages: 242
Publisher: Masters Press
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Summary: 5 Stars
The good TV announcers use terms such as fastball, knuckleball, curveball, slider, screwball, split-finger fastball, forkball, change-up, off-speed, sinker, hop, two-seam, four-seam, and a host of other terms to describe pitches. How they can discern which type of pitch was thrown is not always obvious to the viewer. I became so interested in the mechanics of the different pitches that I went looking for a book on the subject. I found The Craft of Pitching by Larry Jansen who pitched for the New York Giants from 1947 to 1954. He was a National League All-Star in 1950 and 1951. He pitched in the 1951 World Series. He won more than 122 games, and went 21-5 in 1947 and 23-11 in 1951. He was a pitching coach for the San Francisco Giants from 1961 to 1971. Among his coaching credits are Hall-of-Famers Gaylord Perry and Juan Marichal, each of whom provided a foreword for Jansen's book. Jansen's book, published by Masters Press, shows that he is a grand master of the art of pitching. It will answer all your questions and a few you didn't know enough to even ask!
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