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Originally Posted by oldjudge
"Wright is commonly referred to as the "Grandfather of professional baseball" as he brought us the overhand pitch back in the 1800's."
Huh? Where did this come from?
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Hi Jay, no overhand pitch, but found this :
"It was there where he is credited with introducing innovations such as backing up infield plays from the outfield and shifting defensive alignments based on hitters' tendencies"
Joe
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Last edited by jcmtiger; 06-29-2011 at 10:50 PM.
Reason: correct wording.
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06-29-2011, 10:50 PM
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