The Drop: 5-Tool Player Series (#4 Pitching ability, #5 Pitcher durability)

2019-06-28

In the latest episode of the DROP podcast, Nick and Paul look at what they believe are the final two tools of a 5-tool wiffleball player - pitching ability and pitcher durability. ----more---- 00:00 – 03:45 – Intro; Where’s Tim?; a brief and incomplete history of Tim leaving Nick and Paul to fend for themselves. 03:45 – 05:35 – Recap of 5-tool wiffleball player series; difference between baseball and wiffleball re: pitching 05:35 – 25:25 – Tool #4 (pitching ability); the ability to g...

In the latest episode of the DROP podcast, Nick and Paul look at what they believe are the final two tools of a 5-tool wiffleball player - pitching ability and pitcher durability.

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00:00 – 03:45 – Intro; Where’s Tim?; a brief and incomplete history of Tim leaving Nick and Paul to fend for themselves.

03:45 – 05:35 – Recap of 5-tool wiffleball player series; difference between baseball and wiffleball re: pitching

05:35 – 25:25 – Tool #4 (pitching ability); the ability to get batters out; discussion on all the factors that may go into being a quality wiffleball pitcher (velocity, control, command, pitch variety, pitch selection, etc.)

25:25 – 38:35 – Tool #5 (pitcher durability); discussion on the importance of being a pitcher that can throw multiple games a tournament or log a significant number of innings during the season if needed.

38:35 – end – Odds & ends; feedback on any tools we might have overlooked; July 6th MAW tournament; NWLA Tournament

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