He stood out like a slow curve in a world of fastballs
Yet, this is not an epistle about baseball
“He stood out like a slow curve in a world of fastballs,” wrote Ed Robertson.
Spoiler alert, it’s not Zack Greinke, Liván Hernández, Tom “Flash” Gordon, or Bert Blyleven. It’s not the southpaw Barry Zito, either.
Like I said, we’re not talking hardball here today.
Who and what, then, are we discussing?
I shall initiate a character study of this gentleman.
No…
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