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Offline zoom

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Hanrahan
« on: July 06, 2008, 07:41:10 pm »
The kid throws hard, but doesn't seem to have a lot of movement on his fast ball.  Can you coach/teach movement on a fastball?
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Offline ronnynat

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Re: Hanrahan
« Reply #1 on: July 06, 2008, 08:13:07 pm »
Quote from: zoom on July 06, 2008, 07:41:10 pm
The kid throws hard, but doesn't seem to have a lot of movement on his fast ball.  Can you coach/teach movement on a fastball?

Most of the movement comes naturally w/ the pitcher's body movement, arm slot, and release point going towards the plate. You can tweak it, but it's better to do that in the offseason. Coaches usually hope that the pitcher will just learn how to do the most w/ what got them to the pro level in the first place.

Hanrahan's main problem is his accuracy. It could be a confidence thing, or maybe he just has a problem hitting certain parts of the strike zone. I hope he can fix it because he's got good stuff.
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Offline blue911

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Re: Hanrahan
« Reply #2 on: July 07, 2008, 01:01:29 pm »
Quote from: ronnynat on July 06, 2008, 08:13:07 pm
Most of the movement comes naturally w/ the pitcher's body movement, arm slot, and release point going towards the plate. You can tweak it, but it's better to do that in the offseason. Coaches usually hope that the pitcher will just learn how to do the most w/ what got them to the pro level in the first place.

Hanrahan's main problem is his accuracy. It could be a confidence thing, or maybe he just has a problem hitting certain parts of the strike zone. I hope he can fix it because he's got good stuff.

Hanrahan's control has actually improved since moving to the pen and has been improving as the season progresses.
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Offline Dave B

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Re: Hanrahan
« Reply #3 on: July 07, 2008, 01:10:29 pm »
Quote from: blue911 on July 07, 2008, 01:01:29 pm
Hanrahan's control has actually improved since moving to the pen and has been improving as the season progresses.

his formula for failure seems to be a walk, maybe throw in a wild pitch, then a poke to RF. then he'll strike out the next three guys. just need to reverse that order of operations.
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Offline PANatsFan

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Re: Hanrahan
« Reply #4 on: July 07, 2008, 01:11:51 pm »
Quote from: Dave B on July 07, 2008, 01:10:29 pm
his formula for failure seems to be a walk, maybe throw in a wild pitch, then a poke to RF. then he'll strike out the next three guys. just need to reverse that order of operations.

How about a longer warmup to eliminate those first 7 pitches or so?
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Offline Dave B

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Re: Hanrahan
« Reply #5 on: July 07, 2008, 01:20:05 pm »
or he doesnt "get into" the game until he hears the crack of the bat and either cheers or boos?
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Offline Ali the Baseball Cat

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Re: Hanrahan
« Reply #6 on: July 07, 2008, 04:04:02 pm »
What about some good old-fashioned pine tar? 

Quote from: zoom on July 06, 2008, 07:41:10 pm
The kid throws hard, but doesn't seem to have a lot of movement on his fast ball.  Can you coach/teach movement on a fastball?
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