Le terrain qui a dominé les années 1980 rend le baseball à nouveau fou
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Le terrain qui a dominé les années 1980 rend le baseball à nouveau fou
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Par wsj
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Like snapback caps and vibrant neons, the splitter has made a roaring comeback.
Splitter usage has increased by nearly 120% since 2018. In the most recent World Series, 11.4% of pitches were splitters—proving that in baseball, the 1980s are cool again.
There was never any doubt that the splitter was a nightmare for hitters. The issue was what it might have been doing to pitchers’ arms.
The peak popularity of the splitter coincided with the initial phase of the elbow-injury epidemic that has plagued the sport for decades. It led to the widespread belief that the splitter was the cause of the rapidly increasing rate of Tommy John surgery. That line of thinking became so prevalent that many MLB organizations stopped teaching the splitter altogether. A few banned it outright.
The problem with this theory was that it turned out to be completely wrong.
The proof could be found across the Pacific.
Read more (free link): [https://www.wsj.com/sports/baseball/baseball-splitter-ohtani-yamamoto-362075c8?st=J7GBRu&mod=wsjreddit](https://www.wsj.com/sports/baseball/baseball-splitter-ohtani-yamamoto-362075c8?st=J7GBRu&mod=wsjreddit)
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Basically, it’s very helpful to have a good offspeed pitch to complement your fastballs and breaking balls. Breaking balls require supination of the wrist as the palm turns inwards. As traditional changeup requires the opposite (pronation). Some people are much better at one than the other.
Splitters don’t require the pronation of the wrist. So natural supinators with less ability to pronate can get a similar offspeed effect and can be effective against opposite handed batters.
I think it’s insane that Yoshi’s split is labeled the same pitch as Logan Gilbert’s
Mike Scott!
Bruce Sutter baby
15 years ago when I played in high school. A splitter was above and beyond my best pitch. Coaches didn’t like that I threw it because there was a thought it was bad for your arm.
Back then no one threw them so lack of exposure made it pretty effective lol
Sasaki splitter was called the ‘fang’ because his fingers looked like the fangs of a snake. When he gripped the ball.
As to injuries, look at how the Braves drafted pitchers back in the day. They wouldn’t draft a pitcher who put stress on their elbows until they were well into college.
Good article
Good. Sick of “sweepers.”
It was insane watching Yoshinobu pitch in the finals last year