The thing is, "his" philosophy was taught to him by Johnny Sain, who coached more 20-win seasons than any other pitching coach in major league history. And the first thing McDowell did when he took over was to totally tear it all down. No more throwing twice with less effort instead of once with max effort between starts. No more working off of the fastball. No more throwing down and away. Instead, we now throw junk up and in, and when the junk doesn't go where it was meant to go, it's a very hard hit ball, instead of the ball outside the zone that you get when you miss throwing down and away.
I don't care if it's Leo... hell, I don't care if it's Jeb Bush... I just want a pitching coach who will take us back to the Sain/Mazzone method.
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That corpse you planted last year in your garden,
Has it begun to sprout? Will it bloom this year?
Or has the sudden frost disturbed its bed?
If it wasn't for my horse, I wouldn't have spent that year in college.
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