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Mike Pelfrey’s Sinker
Mike Pelfrey’s Sinker
A look inside how Mike Pelfrey uses his sinker and what makes it effective using pitch f/x. Click the title to read more. Click here to learn about THT's download subscriptions.
Game Recap: Mets 6 – Orioles 4
Game Recap: Mets 6 – Orioles 4
theropolitans.com — It’s never, ever easy. The New York Mets (33-29) beat the Baltimore Orioles (27-37) by a score... of 6-4. Mike Pelfrey set down the first 11 batters that faced him before giving up a single to Nick Markakis in the fourth inning.  Pelfrey got into trouble in the fifth, but struck out Brian ... (more) Game Recap: Mets 6 – Orioles 4
Mets 6, Orioles 4: Wright leads Mets in multiple ways
Mets 6, Orioles 4: Wright leads Mets in multiple ways
nydailynews.com — Say this about David Wright : He’s becoming a leader in Carlos Delgado’s absence. Wright was captured... by cameras confronting Mike Pelfrey in the visitors’ dugout at Camden Yards after Pelfrey departed in the sixth inning of ... (more) Mets 6, Orioles 4: Wright leads Mets in multiple ways
2 Comments
  • AdamGuttridge AdamGuttridge
    +1
    If you're looking for 1-trick ponies with sustained success (esp whose trick is a sinker), it's gotta be Aaron Cook.
    Posted 6/10/2009 respond (flag)
  • halejon halejon
    +1
    He's an interesting case - Pelfrey throws his pure sinker more, but Cook's only "other" pitch is such a small variation (slight cutting action) on his sinker, it's hard to really call it another trick -- and he doesn't even pretend to throw anything else these days.
    Posted 6/10/2009 respond (flag)
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