Tyler Wilson and his fellow Baltimore Orioles pithers know that part of their job is deception. Heck, that’s part of the job description of any pitcher at any level. You can throw the greatest fastball of all time, but if hitters know it’s coming eventually they’ll adjust and start to put it in play.
And that’s part of what happened in last night’s game against New York, as Wilson threw far too many first pitch fastballs, and New York hitters were waiting for them. With a few exceptions, these aren’t the Bronx Bombers of old, however.