Tyler Kepner’s K: A History of Baseball in Ten Pitches tells the story of pitching. Since those years, some major changes and rule additions have taken place and Baseball Almanac has, hopefully, listed them into an easy to understand timeline. It’s useful for trying out the grips and as a reminder that the game’s century-plus of drama revolves around something that weighs only about five ounces. Get instant access to all your favorite books. But, lacking behind-the-plate seats at Shea and now Citi Field, and watching on a less-than-high-def TV at home, I registered little more of pitching technique beyond knowing that you have to do the bunny-ears thing with your index and middle fingers to throw a knuckleball. Therefore, the ball keeps "moving" in the path of least resistance, which constantly changes. In K: A History of Baseball in Ten Pitches, Tyler Kepner traces the colorful stories and fascinating folklore behind the ten major pitches. Includes batting, pitching and fielding stats along with leaders, managers, links, books and award winners. A ball "moves" due to the changes in the pressure of the air surrounding the ball as a result of the kind of pitch thrown. A faster pitch is harder to hit than a slower one, but a batter who can do it may score a home run. If the pitcher, any pitcher, finds a way to disrupt that reaction, he can win.” Kepner compares changeup throwers to artists and knuckleballers to Jedi knights. During the first few decades of gameplay, batters were known for crafting bats that fit their style, just as pitchers molded their own balls. But “K” may be an even bigger gift to more casual fans like me. To obtain variety, and therefore enhance defensive baseball strategy, the pitcher manipulates the grip on the ball at the point of release. His book, K: A History of Baseball in 10 Pitches, covers various kinds of pitches, ball grip and release, finger pressure, and body mechanics, as well as the major-leaguers that mastered the art of delivering each of ten pitches. Baseball Rule Change Timeline. The stats-heavier sections will prove as satisfying to those readers as flipping through a stack of baseball cards. From the New York Times baseball columnist, an enchanting, enthralling history of the national pastime as told through the craft of pitching, based on years of archival research and interviews with more than three hundred people from Hall of Famers to the stars of today
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