this is the plan, folks...those of you who can throw a knuckle-ball at 62-65 mph. you've got to have consistency with it. you need practice: that's a stationary rectangle at distance, preferably with a mound too (but that's optional). throw at least 7/10 pitches in the strike-zone. be able to command the pitch, at the four corners - and in the middle. can you throw 7/10 as strikes, all the time? then, you can be a professional in NPB/Korea/Taiwan. all you need is to demonstrate it: a short video/MP4. contact, and send - if they like you, you're invited. but - you have to live up to your billing. there are no short-cuts towards quality. so maybe you can't throw above 70 mph on the radar gun with your knuckle-ball, then you can't make MLB...that's all...but you get to live out your dream in reality overseas...
this is the plan, folks...those of you who can throw a knuckle-ball at 62-65 mph. you've got to have consistency with it. you need practice: that's a stationary rectangle at distance, preferably with a mound too (but that's optional). throw at least 7/10 pitches in the strike-zone. be able to command the pitch, at the four corners - and in the middle. can you throw 7/10 as strikes, all the time?
then, you can be a professional in NPB/Korea/Taiwan. all you need is to demonstrate it: a short video/MP4. contact, and send - if they like you, you're invited. but - you have to live up to your billing. there are no short-cuts towards quality. so maybe you can't throw above 70 mph on the radar gun with your knuckle-ball, then you can't make MLB...that's all...but you get to live out your dream in reality overseas...