As a former pitcher adding a body-jerk or any additional sudden movement to throw off a batter's timing was always key. The trick is not letting it interfere with your follow-through.
It deff works if it's enough to throw me off as the viewer I can only imagine how much it can fuck you up during a big game under pressure tens of thousands of people shouting and hollering. Yeah that shit will fuck you up I'm surprised pitchers don't do weird little things like that more often. I'm not huge on baseball so I don't know what the limits are to how much you can move around or what kind of gestures your aloud to make can you wave your arms around can you take steps backwards forwards? Is there a time limit to how long you can stall until you have to throw your next pitch?
@@XxMidnightToker420xX I think the MLB either has or is trying to implement a twenty second pitch clock, but as a Giants fan I do love me a Cueto shimmy
@@XxMidnightToker420xX I agree. It takes like three seconds to actually pitch, so that gives you 15-ish seconds to stare down the batter or do some other bollocks.
@@aidanayuyang2505 what are the rules at making faces at the batter onwould hire a professional clown entertainer person and have them teach me how to make the dumbest funniest faces. Or come up with a sick diabolical look or maybe now hear me out put on alil women's make up and kinda cover your face with the glove and as soon as you windup for the pitch it reveals you have like lipstick massacre and eye shadow on. If that was me I'd bend over laughing at that I wouldn't be able to keep a straight face on that one 🤣 😂
@@sicfrynut The _only_ no-hitter at Coors Field. I remember watching that one, he said right afterward that his classic windup wasn't doing it for him, so he just threw from the stretch.
@@MMuraseofSandvich The game, played at night, was rain delayed. As I recall, the cold/sloppy weather contributed to his decision to pitch the game from the stretch. (Maybe I’m wrong-not about the rain delay, though.) Quite an amazing no-hitter.
@@ryanm7097 my primary school headteacher was actually called John Smith so we found it hilarious whenever it was used as a common name in questions or examples
Japanese players used to be forced to conform to typical forms by coaches in their young ages, but this is changing, and players with unique forms are increasing. Yoshinobu YAMAMOTO is one of them.
@MANCHESTER UNITED F.C 🖕Soccer is a boring ass sport, nobody cares about people kicking balls into a GIANT Box, plus have you seen how crybabies every one is in soccer, they get touched and fall on the ground crying like they are about to die, In baseball people get hit with 100 mph balls in the ribs and continue playing. Just a couple of reasons why soccer sucks. I could keep going but I dont want to run out of Characters to use in this comment
Manchester kid I’ve seen you multiple time saying “oH sOcCeR iS ThE bESt SpOrt EvEr” if it is then why the hell are you watching baseball dumbass? Also I’ve been around the world, to all of those soccer countries, I’ve seen million of people, but I still can’t find who asked!
Neskek was one of my favorite pitchers when he played for the Twins. That delivery was so damn smooth and when he picked corners, god damn was it a thing of beauty
Idk why Luis Tiant was my favourite out of all of them, maybe I like just how much extra body rotation he gets? Something about it is beautiful to me anyhows
1:59 the batter just saw what he was doing and was like “ok no we’re not doing this” lmao Edit: EVERY. SINGLE. REPLY. I’m proud Edit 2: Matt Trombetta ruined it
All of these pitchers have these things in common. They all throw off the batters rhythm or timing of a pitch and swing and they all are good at hiding the pitch that they are about to throw. Some pitchers will stand or position themselves or their arm a certain way when they throw a certain pitch. Each of these pitchers throw the exact same way Everytime and hide their pitches.
To be fair, a lot of these weird releases make these players so good. Cueto throws off everyone's timing with his shimmy and Alex Wood's release makes it almost impossible for lefties to hit against him.
It’s a miracle Jordan Walden’s elbow never snapped with all that jerking last minute torque he was putting on it. I cringe every time I see his mechanics and I bet a bunch of sports doctors did too.
A few I can think of Junichi Tazawa, double leg kick windup Phil Niekro, turned his foot inwards at a weird angle Brad Ziegler, high leg kick, elbow tuck, and low sidearm release Kazuhisa Makita, Sidearmer who almost touches the dirt, and can throw as slow as 52mph. Nestor Cortes, has about 5 different arm angles, 3 different delivery speeds, and 3 different velocities for each of his 5 pitches.
I'm surprised Mitch Williams didn't appear. That guy's windup was so unique as he usually fell down at the end of each pitch. I saw a lot of it in the 1993 World Series while watching the Jays take on the Phillies.
You mean the side arm guys right? Well if you've played baseball you know that it's a really weird look from the plate, from a lefty it always looks like it's outside and from a righty it always looks like it's gonna hit hit you.
Jason Isringhausen should have been here. I remember him having his own funky way of setting his lead foot down that threw off many batters' timing. It's as if he's setting his lead foot down TWICE in the same pitching movement - the best way i could describe it. As for pitchers that are still active & pitching today, Nestor 'The Molestor' Cortes has his own way of odd movements designed to mess up hitters & their timing.
I was a HUGE Dontrelle Willis fan when I was younger. Loved his swagger and tried to emulate his style when I was playing HS baseball. Helped that we're both from oakland.
He wasnt from Oakland. He was from the city over, Alameda. Hes a good friend of mine. My old man taught him how to Pitch. And my Brother and I grew up with him, he was like another Brother to us
I just love Walden’s mechanics. A pitching coach from Australia(I’m from the Netherlands BTW) learned me to push off of the plate to gain more power and speed and this is why I love his mechanics. He does the thing I learned
does anyone remember Mike Fetters!??? His actual pitching style wasn't strange, just his breathing and head movement before he started his wind-up. Mark Grace, the former first baseman got called into pitch and imitated it. It was glorious!!!!
I was actually at that game. I got to watch Gracie pitch. His Fetters mimic was hilarious. Definitely made me feel better about the fact that we were down 15-1.
Are u serious????? U lucky dog! That is amazing! I definitely would remember that for rest of my life! Something u tell your grandkids lol. U are the only person I've ever talked to that was there! Thank u!
Never been a Yanks fan, but I've always liked Orlando Hernandez pitching form. The way he tucks his leg into his body and nearly grazes his left cheek with his knee. That style takes dexterity to a new definition.
This should have some footage of a guy named Bill Faul, he pitched for the Cubs in the 60’s. Arms and legs all whirling like a windmill , the strangest motion ever.
obv u never heard of the d-train or the 2003 marlins. this was his first CGSO at like 20 years old, eventually won rookie of the year, outstanding pitcher for the first three years of his career. Almost won a Cy Young too. The 2003 Marlins were kind of like the 2015 Mets with very good young pitchers. Except the Marlins actually knew how to get it done.
Gary Peters, a White Sox pitcher from the 60's, had a very slow, deliberate wind up and then, all of a sudden, the pitch came in at 90 miles an hour. He lulled hitters to sleep with that motion and then let them have it with the pitch. Very good pitcher too.
I played against Dan Quisenberry in college, he threw normal overhand and wasn't drafted. He adopted the style both because it was effective for other pitchers and he didn't throw very hard when he threw overhand.
Nice list! When I saw Quisenberry on there I thought, what about Tekulve! (but you got to him!) Only two, off the top of my head, that could have been on there that weren't, were Fernando Valenzuela (he didn't look as he delivered, his eyes look up at the lid on his cap) and Mitch Williams, who would nearly be standing backwards by the time he finished delivering.
You should've also shown how Luis Tiant floats the glove down when he comes set and sort of gyrates it back and forth. Easily the oddest part of his delivery in my opinion.
1:17 Quisenberry pitched *underhand* I know, I know . . . everyone called Quis' pitching style the _submarine_ _sidearm_ , but they were just being polite.
5:30 is so dope, I love how the ball is travelling nearly directly away from the camera and stays in one place. Really boosts up the intensity.
Slenderbanana880 ya ik I thought I was the only one to think those kind of pitches are cool
Yesss, so glad someone else noticed!
Yeah and all the pitches that were right there were all 100 mph
Almost looked magnetic
Will Padgett 崩盤心
8:34 the fans mocking Kimbrel's set up is hilarious lmao
That was hysterical!
by "hilarious" do you mean "a cringeworthy waste of time that he doesn't even notice while he's pitching"?
Nah but fr
@@psychwardsandSCENE You sound fun at parties. 🙄
@@psychwardsandSCENE No, pretty sure he just meant hilarious
As a former pitcher adding a body-jerk or any additional sudden movement to throw off a batter's timing was always key. The trick is not letting it interfere with your follow-through.
It deff works if it's enough to throw me off as the viewer I can only imagine how much it can fuck you up during a big game under pressure tens of thousands of people shouting and hollering. Yeah that shit will fuck you up I'm surprised pitchers don't do weird little things like that more often. I'm not huge on baseball so I don't know what the limits are to how much you can move around or what kind of gestures your aloud to make can you wave your arms around can you take steps backwards forwards? Is there a time limit to how long you can stall until you have to throw your next pitch?
@@XxMidnightToker420xX I think the MLB either has or is trying to implement a twenty second pitch clock, but as a Giants fan I do love me a Cueto shimmy
@@aidanayuyang2505 20 seconds is not bad that's a good amount of time to play around with before deciding your next move.
@@XxMidnightToker420xX I agree. It takes like three seconds to actually pitch, so that gives you 15-ish seconds to stare down the batter or do some other bollocks.
@@aidanayuyang2505 what are the rules at making faces at the batter onwould hire a professional clown entertainer person and have them teach me how to make the dumbest funniest faces. Or come up with a sick diabolical look or maybe now hear me out put on alil women's make up and kinda cover your face with the glove and as soon as you windup for the pitch it reveals you have like lipstick massacre and eye shadow on. If that was me I'd bend over laughing at that I wouldn't be able to keep a straight face on that one 🤣 😂
4:33 Oh Nomo, that's taking me back. Between him and Willis, I was just enamored by their pitching styles.
remember Nomo for his no-hitter @ coors field.
Loved some nomo
@@sicfrynut The _only_ no-hitter at Coors Field. I remember watching that one, he said right afterward that his classic windup wasn't doing it for him, so he just threw from the stretch.
@@MMuraseofSandvich The game, played at night, was rain delayed. As I recall, the cold/sloppy weather contributed to his decision to pitch the game from the stretch. (Maybe I’m wrong-not about the rain delay, though.) Quite an amazing no-hitter.
0:00 when I see a cockroach
:P
lmfao
Camren Wright who asked
Lolllllll xD
Lol
6:33 “Joe Smith” that Is the most average name I have ever seen.
Who's Joe?
@@maanasravishankar5465 Joe mama!!!🤣😅
@Impaleification Now John Smith is a *bang average* name
@@ryanm7097 my primary school headteacher was actually called John Smith so we found it hilarious whenever it was used as a common name in questions or examples
Smith Joseph?
The only thing weird about Rzpchinsky is his name.
It’s hard to say but it’s zep chin ski
Lol
It’s a Polish name and the Polish ‘rz’ is pronounced like ‘s’ in ‘pleasure’.
no way in hell does it sound like a name... ig u think about it... words dont even sound like words... if that makes sense
It counts.
5:32 those pitches just look insane holy shit
I’m actually kinda surprised that he’s safe stealing second with how fast he’s throwing them lol
Right?!? That's the coolest pitching I'VE ever seen. It looks somewhat like a cracking whip or a striking snake.
He’s even consistant throwing at 100 mph, like holy crap. Why haven’t I heard of him before?
Those pitches are so trippy
Nigga the ball just teleported
6:12 looks like his damn arm is broken wtf
And we wonder why pitchers always have arm injuries. Go check out the hard throwers, Chapman, Hicks et al
@@krakenmetzger Mi ídolo, la mejor submarina.
2:19 is he trying to seduce the ladies in the audience?
Hi spence👋
LMAO
8:35 lmao ppl in the background
EASONNN LAIII LMAO
HAHAHAH EXACTLY!😂
Lol
Poor Craig 😔😔
Southern Kid well at least he throws a 90mph curveball so he can feel good about himself 😂
2:29 When your coach tells you to get you knee up
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jeez that sounded so wrong
@@geckowithamustache3146 that’s what she s-
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08:33 those Philly fans in the back lol.
Kimbrel is silly
8:38 has me dying, the fans 😂😂😂💀
Staximus H2 it does look like him
Philly is just, out there
(Ooga booga)
All of the fans T Posing
The dude from the right was about to do The Crane Kick lmao
1:29 that strike 3 call was dope lol
Marcove Charlie back when umpires used to have leeway to be more emphatic, now everything is so laid back
I remember watching games with Quisenberry pitching and could not believe a pitcher could throw like that.
Marcove Charlie lol he hit the woah
I'm like 300
1:26 to make it watchable
8:34 he lookin like a gmod animation
Kaylee London wtf is your problem
Kaylee London fuck you
And now he has a beard
@@atontheregular5097 neckbeard dorks
2:15 Cueto was so much fun. I loved when the announcer responded with "Hey-y-y!" and a chuckle.
4:49 hahhaha that whole scene was smooth
4:52 that ump punch out was p good
Nazi Solute?
Zactyl _ no u
Holy smokes yeah, that was a smooth punch out
Very smooth
Bodybuilding posing!
The Japanese pitching style is just so clean. Especially Madea's. The bow, hold, slider. Phenomenal.
I love hideo nomo style
Japanese players used to be forced to conform to typical forms by coaches in their young ages, but this is changing, and players with unique forms are increasing. Yoshinobu YAMAMOTO is one of them.
0:14 this is exactly how my pitcher character on MLB the show 2020 pitches
1:21 dr. phill !?
@MANCHESTER UNITED F.C 🖕Soccer is a boring ass sport, nobody cares about people kicking balls into a GIANT Box, plus have you seen how crybabies every one is in soccer, they get touched and fall on the ground crying like they are about to die, In baseball people get hit with 100 mph balls in the ribs and continue playing. Just a couple of reasons why soccer sucks. I could keep going but I dont want to run out of Characters to use in this comment
Manchester kid I’ve seen you multiple time saying “oH sOcCeR iS ThE bESt SpOrt EvEr” if it is then why the hell are you watching baseball dumbass? Also I’ve been around the world, to all of those soccer countries, I’ve seen million of people, but I still can’t find who asked!
Zurdo 1269 nah dude. Both are boring. The most exciting sports to play are hockey and football, plus they are way tougher than baseball and soccer.
ikr I laughed coming back to this
@MAN UTD football sucks
7:54 that is DIRTY
Absolutely nuts
It looks illegal 😂😂😂
That's like a Chris Sale slider
it is illegal.
Yeah there was some game where the ump called it an illegal pitch twice
2:23 looks like hes busting a clean dance move
The Leg Dab
Not gonna lie..... I got to busting and thought you were gonna something else.....
Neskek was one of my favorite pitchers when he played for the Twins. That delivery was so damn smooth and when he picked corners, god damn was it a thing of beauty
4:52 that strike three call was smooth
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Haha, so glad you highlighted that
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2:15 what a SAVAGE K by Cueto man
Anyone remember Chad Bradford?
His pitch was so low to the ground that he would literally knock dirt up off the mound.
crazy delivery,so did 1960s yankee jim bouton
I have been a baseball fan since 1989. Hideo Nomo differently has a style of pitching I had ever seen
8:43, 4:43, 2:16
It would be weirdest if someone combines these.
GodBlessYou2008 lol i want to see that
And 2:44 lol
Lolol
Anyone remember Chad Bradford? Ball would almost touch the dirt when he pitched
Derek J. Yep I remember him from the movie Moneyball
There was a few times where he actually hit the ground with his hand.
Derek J. That's a good thing though
Same with Pat Neshek.
Vyc Neshek isn't even close
1:30 is the side arm slinger
Idk why Luis Tiant was my favourite out of all of them, maybe I like just how much extra body rotation he gets? Something about it is beautiful to me anyhows
These are not weird.
It’s unique.
Sooo
Some are weird
Dipolar Abyss before I pressed read more I was bought you were gone say kewl
Your right most people can’t do that
Dipolar Abyss nice
4:17 the catcher had a nice manicure
Almost every catcher has their non dominant hand nails painted so the pitcher can read their signals
They have it like that
Papa Gramps! Especially when it’s a game later in the day
Papa Gramps! It would be their dominant hand
Papa Gramps it would be whatever hand they through with, which would be their dominant hand
2:24 hes abt to have his foot touch his face
Joseph An Dont be beefin w orlando lol
@@Colinlmao HE WAS SEMLLIN HIS FOOT
@@stevethea5250 :O
There had to have been a few times he accidentally smacked himself in the face with that crazy knee of his
1:59 the batter just saw what he was doing and was like “ok no we’re not doing this” lmao
Edit: EVERY. SINGLE. REPLY. I’m proud
Edit 2: Matt Trombetta ruined it
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The fans during the Kimbrel ones killed me 😂😂
I was told it is done to throw off/distract the batter
Guys..this is why he does it.....
@Joshua Carrillo but there's still other places he could put it ... like, he could just rest his hand on his knee ... so ....
I hated it so much when the Braves traded Kimbrel he was a good picture and a fan favorite
All of these pitchers have these things in common. They all throw off the batters rhythm or timing of a pitch and swing and they all are good at hiding the pitch that they are about to throw. Some pitchers will stand or position themselves or their arm a certain way when they throw a certain pitch. Each of these pitchers throw the exact same way Everytime and hide their pitches.
To be fair, a lot of these weird releases make these players so good.
Cueto throws off everyone's timing with his shimmy and Alex Wood's release makes it almost impossible for lefties to hit against him.
It’s a miracle Jordan Walden’s elbow never snapped with all that jerking last minute torque he was putting on it. I cringe every time I see his mechanics and I bet a bunch of sports doctors did too.
Lincecum’s destroyed his body but god damn it was a work of art
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Dude has completely busted hips now
Same for Pedro Martinez.
Reason why he was dubbed "The Freak".
What happened to him??
Greatest pitcher I ever saw pitch. In his prime NOBODY could touch him. Had the greatest changup I've ever seen.
2:17 heyey
That was cute
We're lucky to have any video at all of Satchel Paige. An underappreciated great.
I loved those really old videos!
On my all time team he's the starting right hander. I think he had a number of deliveries, though they just showed the one.
A few I can think of
Junichi Tazawa, double leg kick windup
Phil Niekro, turned his foot inwards at a weird angle
Brad Ziegler, high leg kick, elbow tuck, and low sidearm release
Kazuhisa Makita, Sidearmer who almost touches the dirt, and can throw as slow as 52mph.
Nestor Cortes, has about 5 different arm angles, 3 different delivery speeds, and 3 different velocities for each of his 5 pitches.
I'm surprised Mitch Williams didn't appear. That guy's windup was so unique as he usually fell down at the end of each pitch. I saw a lot of it in the 1993 World Series while watching the Jays take on the Phillies.
Wild thing
@@munecaeburro Ricky Vauhn. That movie's a classic! And hilarious.
he really put his all into that pitch 😂
0:44 Are we going to focus on the pitching style and not that batting stance 😂
That's cuz it was Pete Rose 😂 his stance funny as hell
Look like he broke his back
that’s the hit king lol
Gavin Howell He broke his back lol
Hunching down like that is an attempt to make the strike zone smaller, or at least appear smaller to the pitcher. Still looks goofy though lol
1:28 the most emphatic called strike 3 i've ever seen from an umpire lmao
I mean, they did just win the World Series and umpires were a lot more energetic back then
Well yeah everyone was on cocaine then
Umps definitely had style back then.
Dan Quisenberry looks more like he is playing softball than MLB.
He does. But submarines are hard to hit and hard to pitch.
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He learned to pitch submarine from Kent Tekulve
Huston Street was one of the few relief pitchers who always used his full windup despite never starting a game. Mark Melancon is also a windup guy.
I don't even watch Baseball...how did I get here and why can't I stop watching?
Because it's so satisfying hearing the sound of the ball hitting the glove or the bat.
Because you're not a lesbian and the game is full of male athletes?
Israel Did 9/11 xD The butts may have helped, you got me there xD
CannaClarawrr LoooL :D I knew it...cos that's the only reason any guy would watch women's sports.
+Israel Did 9/11 Is there any truth to your name?!?😂
1:58 Jiggy jiggy Get jiggy With it Lmao 😂
Love how the batter is just done
Lol it's so fucking stupid
Man... the whole thing about Luis Tiant is that he would wiggle his glove up and down for about a minute before he went into that wind up!
Every person ever:
Johnny Cueto: *Hula hooping during his windup*
Hideo Nomo is like "look at my ass" and then he make a strike out, out of nowhere 😂😂🤩
So apparently any arm slot besides 3/4 is "weird"
You mean the side arm guys right? Well if you've played baseball you know that it's a really weird look from the plate, from a lefty it always looks like it's outside and from a righty it always looks like it's gonna hit hit you.
+Elias Morales I love those types of pitchers. The ball is like a under hand pitch.
CoBeX31 My pitch. I lift and straighten my leg and I throw 3/4. I lift my other and it lands in front of me. Looks super weird
CoBeX31 Apparently. I mean then why isn't Jon Lester on here? Should have included Aroldis Chapman
CoBeX31 I a a lefty and I pitch 3/4 ☺️
Allright Cueto was just brilliant though. That shoulder dance looking away from the batter, totally throws you off. My favorite I think.
Jason Isringhausen should have been here. I remember him having his own funky way of setting his lead foot down that threw off many batters' timing. It's as if he's setting his lead foot down TWICE in the same pitching movement - the best way i could describe it.
As for pitchers that are still active & pitching today, Nestor 'The Molestor' Cortes has his own way of odd movements designed to mess up hitters & their timing.
3:57 captions on
CuberBois82 McGee kids are bad lol
“ I already told you we need a condom”
Edward Daggett lol
😂
Nomo had a great pitch at knee level
2:16 Weird way to wave to people, but I like it
I was a HUGE Dontrelle Willis fan when I was younger. Loved his swagger and tried to emulate his style when I was playing HS baseball. Helped that we're both from oakland.
He wasnt from Oakland. He was from the city over, Alameda. Hes a good friend of mine. My old man taught him how to Pitch. And my Brother and I grew up with him, he was like another Brother to us
@@GOODNOIGHT I always thought born in Oakland. Raised in Alameda.
0:31 Ministry of Silly Pitches :-)
I came here for a good argument....
@Zygy __ Thats another pound :)
3:35 No one beats Marc Rzepczinski and 8:35 THE IMMORTAL CRAIG KIMBREL!!!
He's in roblox hccb lemme put the link
lady bug the butterfly Swear to god I saw someone using his pitching style in the game, i fucking laughed my ass off
It’s weird how batting stances used to be widely varied but now there’s more of a standard but pitching windups seem to be getting even weirder .
After watching Ace of diamond, I realized how amazing this sport is.. ❤
I knew Johnny Cueto would be here, his shimmy is weird but actually nice
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2:18 was a balk and a half
Statutory Grape It's not a balk because no one's on base.
Not bee bo: If his shimmy is nice, at 1:58 minutes, then you cannot be male, just as Cueto cannot be.
Technically, there can be a balk with no one on base. It can be ruled a ball.
I just love Walden’s mechanics. A pitching coach from Australia(I’m from the Netherlands BTW) learned me to push off of the plate to gain more power and speed and this is why I love his mechanics. He does the thing I learned
Taught me or learned me
Hands down Nomo had the craziest wind up
moar liek Nideo Homo amirite
1:58 i could not watch him pitch a game without losing focus to lmao...that little shimmy shoulder shakes kills me
tim lincecum has perfect mechanics, not weird
Tim Lincecum wasn't in the video.
+Jordan Duffy Yes he was
he is at 7:35 it's just that uploader didnt put his name in there
Perfect mechanics IS weird, in the truest sense.
Justin Brock snarfadoodle nevermind, idk how I missed him.
The "throws" of Hideo Nomo look fucking clean tbh.
I pulled a muscle in my back Just from watching this.
Kimbrel’s pitching style of throwing walk off wild pitches is definitely very weird. Interesting strategy.
does anyone remember Mike Fetters!??? His actual pitching style wasn't strange, just his breathing and head movement before he started his wind-up. Mark Grace, the former first baseman got called into pitch and imitated it. It was glorious!!!!
Brad "The Animal" Lesley and Al "The Mad Hungarian" Hrabosky--Would work themselves into a rage before pitching.
Yes! That's exactly who I was thinking of. He and Rod Beck had the two greatest pre-pitch rituals.
I was actually at that game. I got to watch Gracie pitch. His Fetters mimic was hilarious. Definitely made me feel better about the fact that we were down 15-1.
Are u serious????? U lucky dog! That is amazing! I definitely would remember that for rest of my life! Something u tell your grandkids lol. U are the only person I've ever talked to that was there! Thank u!
He was the real bulldog lol i think so
That Tim Lincecum no-hitter was probably the best game of baseball I have ever watched on live television.
I saw Nomo's no hitter when I was recovering from surgery as a kid
Did y’all forget about Fernando Valenzuela?
I had to get Tommy John surgery just watching this.
@Soflo Sports It's called hyperbole.
Alex Wood.... he looks like a 9 year old kid testing his arm at the radar gun for the first time.
IKR
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It feels like he should be grunting every time he throws
LanceCampeau fuck you
LanceCampeau I
Never been a Yanks fan, but I've always liked Orlando Hernandez pitching form. The way he tucks his leg into his body and nearly grazes his left cheek with his knee. That style takes dexterity to a new definition.
Same here. Always enjoyed Orlando and Livan for that matter.
This should have some footage of a guy named Bill Faul, he pitched for the Cubs in the 60’s. Arms and legs all whirling like a windmill , the strangest motion ever.
When the tape started, I didn't think you would show the Great Juan, but you did. Thank you.
I was about to say. No Hideo Nomo but he’s in there. I loved watching him pitch!
I've never seen or heard someone say "ITS A ONE HITTER" and have the pitcher and team be so excited.. You would think it would've been a no hitter.
One hitters are still pretty good.
yup no hitter sounds better but one hitter I think any pitcher would be smiling after that
obv u never heard of the d-train or the 2003 marlins. this was his first CGSO at like 20 years old, eventually won rookie of the year, outstanding pitcher for the first three years of his career. Almost won a Cy Young too.
The 2003 Marlins were kind of like the 2015 Mets with very good young pitchers. Except the Marlins actually knew how to get it done.
+moegerms to bad the marlins suck now
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When Dontrelle was throwing hard and getting everything over the plate he was as tough as anyone to hit
1:30 is the worlds first people to dap each other up lol
What is a weird point of Iwakuma's pitching? His form is really beautiful.
I think it's the double leg twitch.
he deceives with his leg. take a look at his wind up in Rakuten.
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He shakes his leg two times,and Akinori Otsuka also did it.
He kinda hangs his leg during his windup, almost like a pause/gentle shake.
Gary Peters, a White Sox pitcher from the 60's, had a very slow, deliberate wind up and then, all of a sudden, the pitch came in at 90 miles an hour. He lulled hitters to sleep with that motion and then let them have it with the pitch. Very good pitcher too.
can't find any footage of it on yt :(
They might be weird but it’s good posture to pitch the ball as fast as possible and more accurately so the catcher can catch the ball.
Imagine being Dan Quisenberry. Striking the last batter out on a submarine pitch, and your catcher is running at you with a handshake.
I played against Dan Quisenberry in college, he threw normal overhand and wasn't drafted. He adopted the style both because it was effective for other pitchers and he didn't throw very hard when he threw overhand.
I always loved Neschek, Capps, and Lincecum’s pitching styles all of these styles are dope tbh
Nice list! When I saw Quisenberry on there I thought, what about Tekulve! (but you got to him!)
Only two, off the top of my head, that could have been on there that weren't, were Fernando Valenzuela (he didn't look as he delivered, his eyes look up at the lid on his cap) and Mitch Williams, who would nearly be standing backwards by the time he finished delivering.
You should've also shown how Luis Tiant floats the glove down when he comes set and sort of gyrates it back and forth. Easily the oddest part of his delivery in my opinion.
These are all forgotten hall of famers
4:38
How does Hideo Nomo do it backs and hips aren't supposed to bend like that!
He was a beast
Duque's high kick looked so badass! By far my favorite pitcher to watch and I'm not even a Yankees fan.
Keith Foulke,Jake Peavy, BH Kim are some notable omissions
El Duque was my favorite id try to mimic as a kid
How the heck did Rob Nen not make this list? The extra toe tap was definitely unique.
0:31 is the monty python silly walks version of baseball
1:17
Quisenberry pitched *underhand*
I know, I know . . . everyone called Quis' pitching style the _submarine_ _sidearm_ , but they were just being polite.
Underworld’s underhand
They are like various Punch-Out enemies
Cueto with the shoulder movements had me SHOOK