Well, even the best pitchers need to take some time off to enjoy other sports. With today being Super Bowl Sunday and all, I've decided to forgo this week's Big Leaguer Breakdown in lieu a few reasons why Peyton Manning (of the Indianapolis Colts) would make a good pitcher.
First, we know he has a good arm. Throwing a football 75 yards is easily as difficult as throwing a baseball 90+ mphs. Of course, the necessary time to straighten out that funky football release would be required, but other than that, I am sure he'd get the job done.
Secondly, he looks like a regular guy. I hope this isn't a news flash to any of you but most baseball pitchers don't look like "superstar athletes." Take them out of a baseball uni and they look any regular old dad who would play golf on weekends and try and sell Honda's during the week. Peyton has that look. Put him in pinstripes and he'd look like David Cone (former Yankee).
Thirdly and most importantly, he is the best quarterback in the league at reading defenses, calling audibles, and executing split second decisions based on his knowledge of the defense. A pitcher must be equally able to study his opponents and make adjustments according to what each hitter is doing. The way Peyton is able to create havoc for defenses is the same way a pitcher can disrupt a hitters timing by setting him up and putting him away with different sequences of pitches and locations.
Now, I'm not suggesting Peyton should do his best Michael Jordan impression and switch sports. Still, we can all learn a lot from his uncanny ability to read defenses mind and expose their weaknesses. Let's hope all of you in Less Is More Land can do the same on the mound.
Until Next Time!!
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