August 19, 2007
Webb of Deceit
Catcher Chris Snyder discusses how Brandon Webb's pitch selection during the scoreless streak:
Instead of throwing his sinking, two-seam fastball exclusively or going to a heavy diet of off-speed stuff, Webb has found a perfect mix, Snyder said.
"It was either he was going to be conserving his pitches, throwing a lot of two-seamers and waiting until guys hit the ball on the ground," Snyder said, "or he was going to have eight to 10 strikeouts a game, but his pitch count was going to be up.
"Over this span, he has met in the middle with that. The guys he's getting out, he's getting them out within three to four pitches. He's doing a little of both."
Three consecutive complete games speaks for itself.
Posted by David Pinto at
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