In honor of the second coolest holiday of the year (behind Christmas, of course) I decided to create a Thanksgiving list of things that all pitcher's would without a doubt be thankful for (assuming they had or possessed them). Now I've left out any performance factors here. Of course, every pitcher would be thankful for being able to throw 95 mph with super sink, but lets take a second to look at some other less obvious things a pitcher would benefit from having...and therefore be thankful. Please feel free to comment and add to his list. I'll start with the top ten!!!
1. A catcher who throws out over 50% of their runners and never misses a blocked ball.
2. A shortstop that lays out for every ball from beyond second to behind third...and hits .350.
3. A set of outfielders who consider running through outfield walls a personal hobby...and hit 25 hrs each.
4. A field crew who keeps the pitcher's mound precisely at the correct angle and the dirt at exactly the right density and dampness.
5. An umpire who loves calling both the high strike AND the low strike as well as gives 2 to 3 baseballs off the outside AND inside black.
6. Hitters who know how to hit balls right at fielders...all the time.
7. A glove (and set of reflexes) that always manage to nab that chopper up the middle...even the ones behind the back ala Cliff Lee.
8. Pine tar.
9. Really long, flexible fingers that put phenomenal spin on every pitch they throw.
And last but not least.........and I had to include one performance 'thank' because its that important.
10. The ability to throw first pitch strikes in every different way possible whenever and however he wants.
So there is it boys....The "Intelligent Pitcher's Thankful List" Please leave comments and add to the list
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