I thought this was worth posting on the main board. The Captain is obviously very passionate about this topic. Let's try to clean up the language, though, Cap'n...:

Anonymous said...
The Captain here.In response to both of your comments about Tim Wakefield and his pitching technique, I couldn't agree with you less."Crafty" pitchers have been in baseball since Abner Doubleday was in knickers. What ever it takes to get batters out, and he's had reasonable success in his career doing just that, is what all pitchers do. If CC Sabathia throws two 95 mph fastballs and then floats a 78mph curveball, is he not deceiving the hitter? Is he less of a man? When pitchers like Glavine, Maddox and Moyer, with a combined history of about 70 years "nibble" at the corners, are they pussies? If Jose Reyes gets a bunt base hit, is he the feminine counterpart of Carlos Delgato. I think not. Josh Beckett goes to battle with a broadsword and Wakefield fights his battle with a butterknife. Who is the braver man?