Deep Breath as Pitchers Rethink Routines
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Many pitchers prepare for the season by hiring personal trainers. Others work out at their old high schools. And those who have tried everything come to Alan Jaeger for meditation and yoga.
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You&#39;ve already got two of the hottest pitchers in the National League facing one another. How could the under be any sweeter? Try knocking the clean-up hitter out of each club&#39;s lineup.
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NEW YORK -- It was a major league pitching performance. It may not have been a $4.5-million-a-month performance, but if you're the Yankees, that issue is a nonstarter because we're talking about Roger Clemens. Nothing about Roger Clemens is normal.
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Shane Victorino typically spends off days relaxing in the dugout. He changed his routine Sunday and the move worked.
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For years, Joe Torre has stressed that the Yankees' success depends on pitching. If that holds true this week, the Yankees have reason to worry.
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Pitchers have dipped their fingers in pickle brine to ward off blisters, gotten cortisone shots in their shoulders or elbows, had their hamstrings wrapped in yards of tape. No one in World Series history ever has prepared for a game quite the way Curt Schilling will for the Boston Red Sox in Game 2 against the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday.
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In the coming months and the coming baseball season, there are a number of questions seeking answers.
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You can forget how big a guy he is. How big his hands are. How fluid his delivery is. How much poise he has for a pitcher who is 23 years old.
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Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona doesn't let himself get dreamy-eyed over the potential of his starting pitchers to rack up wins if they all start clicking at once.
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For those tempted to question or complain about the call to the bullpen with Curt Schilling two outs away from his fourth complete game of the season yesterday, consider the example set by the pitcher himself. It was a silent, practically imperceptible, protest.
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BOSTON -- Where much of the world saw a starting rotation tattered and torn by injuries as the postseason began, Joe Torre saw instead a group of proven veteran pitchers who were simply more well-rested than usual.
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DENVER - They have arrived at this juncture in a blink of an eye. When you spend the entire postseason hammering home the notion that you absolutely, positively must not look ahead, then it can be a little bit startling when you suddenly glance up and realize you are nine innings from being sized for a World Series ring.
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Baseball players and other athletes use steroids for one reason -- they work.
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com. When Dodgers coach Glenn Hoffman makes out the daily schedule of Spring Training drills, there are entries for pickoffs and cutoffs, bunt situations and hit-and-runs.
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Whaddya think? Let him close tonight? He threw only 99 pitches and he was still pumping high-octane gas at the end. Curt Schilling might be good for a batter or two in a pinch tonight.
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The Detroit Tigers drew quite a crowd for pitchers' fielding practice on the first day of spring training. After bumbling away the World Series last fall, they weren't surprised.
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After nearly a month of struggles, Aaron Cook had a discussion with manager Clint Hurdle and pitching coach Bob Apodaca about relaxing on the mound. It proved to be just what Cook need. Well, that and a little run support.