Bumsrap mentioned this last night, but in 1955 in the very first game Sandy Koufax started, he walked eight batters in 4.2 innings. He struck out four and allowed just one run. Walks plagued him for years… until they didn’t. We all know the story of how he fixed his wildness. It just involved taking a little bit off of each pitch. Instead of throwing 100, maybe he threw 98! I often wonder if players like the Bazooka were to take a couple of MPH off of their pitches whether their control and movement would improve?
In the instant case, I am talking about Ryan Pepiot.