CHICAGO -- It may be 2016, but Reds reliever Ross Ohlendorf has an old-school windup that seems to hail from 1916. Each time Ohlendorf has changed teams, a new set of fans takes notice and marvels. For many, the style of pitching evokes comparisons to pitchers of a different era.
"It might have been 'Three Fingers' Mordecai or whoever it was," said manager Bryan Price about Mordecai Brown, who pitched in the Majors from 1903-16.
"I started in 1979, and there were a few guys in those days who did that," Reds pitching coach Mark Riggins said.