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Originally Posted by YAZMAN
I agree with what you are saying, and I like MDC. But at the game yeasterday it appeared as if his fastball must have been flat. He hit his spots early in the count, then got fouled off with pretty decent looking two-strike swings. The balls hit into play were solidly hit, almost like they were "sat on".
At the MLB level, even 95-97mph fastballs are going to get hit hard if they have no movement.
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His fastball has always been kind of flat. The thing that makes him tick is his curveball. When he is right, he has a nasty 12-6 deuce. When hes wrong, his fastball gets tattooed all over the park.
Other pitchers can get away with less than stellar stuff. When MDC isnt on his game, and what I mean is falling behind in counts.....his fastball becomes the only pitch he can throw for strikes......and they get hit hard.