March 22, 2007
Accuracy
Sometimes we forget just how good professional baseball players perform, even the injured ones:
Martinez is an intelligent man and can be pretty crafty with his words. But he wasn't telling any tales out of school. He went out on a side field late Monday afternoon and backed it up.
His program for the day called for 25 throws at 45 feet, 50 at 60 feet, and 25 at 75 feet, the last distance an increase in length from what he had been doing the previous week.
Remarkably, at the two shorter distances, he threw to his personal trainer, Chris Correnti (who was formerly with the Sox as an assistant trainer), with his eyes closed. Why pretend to be blindfolded? The point was to help Martinez be consistent with his release point and feel free with his motion. It was impressive to watch him hit Correnti's glove almost every time.
Obi-Wan would be proud. I couldn't do that with my eyes wide open.
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They often make it look so easy, so it is easy to forget. Vernon Wells has never looked like he was running hard in the outfield, yet he owns two gold gloves. AJ Burnett can throw 98mph apparently effortlessly.
it's the defense that gets me. the pros v minor/college/independent is just a joke.