Last Thursday, Pedro Martinez revealed one of his methods of deception when an opposing runner was on second base – he would change grips mid-delivery.
The rest of the MLB Network Showcase broadcasting team appeared extremely doubtful, so Pedro got out of his chair and showed them exactly how he would switch from a fastball grip (which the runner might have signaled to the batter after seeing the catcher's sign) to a changeup grip in the short time (maybe one second, tops?) between pulling the ball out of his glove and firing it towards the plate.
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Fastball. Fastball. Boom. Changeup. You dead meat.
So he'd switch, in a split-second, while in his delivery, from mid-to-upper-90s heat to the best changeup in the game.
Fuckin' Pedro, man!
3 comments:
That change of grips was so silky smooth he leaves no doubt he was telling the truth.
The Best of any Era always have a few tricks up their sleeve
How about the guys Pedro struck out, watching that clip & finally realising ...... Ohhhh, so that's what he did !
Pedro is one sneaky mofo, and that's why he was the BEST!
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