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BSN Rockies Podcast: Chad Bettis talks chess, curveballs, and Coors Field

On this quick episode of the BSN Rockies Podcast, Drew Creasman interviews Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Chad Bettis.

Bettis, who will throw this afternoon against the final game with the Texas Rangers, talked about developing his pitches specifically to work a Coors Field. He discussed how far he has come with his curveball from even just a year ago but we begin and end with the mental aspects of the game.

Chad has been a major part of the growth in the amount of chess being played before games so Drew picked his brain about who else in the clubhouse is a chess aficionado, how long Bettis has been playing, and how chess and pitching are alike.