When Detroit Tigers left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez pitches Thursday against the New York Mets, facing former Tigers ace Justin Verlander, watch the fingers of the catcher behind the plate.
Rodriguez, 30, has been taking the old-fashioned approach to calling pitches. He ditched PitchCom, the electronic device that transmits signals pitches and locations, at the beginning of the regular season.
He won't use PitchCom unless a runner is on second base.
"It's just what feels good," Rodriguez told the Free Press on Wednesday. "It's the same, PitchCom and fingers down, but it's just more comfortable.