For a true appreciation of what Joey Lucchesi’s churve looks like as it dances its way toward the plate, one needs to be at ground level watching it approach.
If being a major league hitter, catcher or umpire is not an option, standing behind the backstop affords a good view as the left-hander’s signature pitch jumps out of his hand at the end of his signature funky, three-faceted wind-up. You can see how the ball dives more than it dips, and also how it sort of dies. And then comes back to life.
Really, the pitch has a mind of its own.