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Oct. 28, 2023

Robin Fuson - Judge & Pitching Coach - talks pitching & World Series

Robin Fuson - Judge & Pitching Coach - talks pitching & World Series
  • 2 Wild Card Teams, Rangers & Diamondbacks, in World Series
  • Recalling childhood of sneaking in a transistor radio into the classroom to listen to the game
  • Robin throws his hat into the ring for RedSox GM
  • Teams that will not build their payroll including Miami – Kim Ng & Derek Jeter departures
  • Could Kim Ng displace Brian Cashman at the Yankees
  • Baseball grind taking its toll on Max Scherzer
  • Do Bye teams lose some momentum?
  • Young guys that figure it out are coming up in the World Series, Brandon Pfaadt
  • Diamondbacks & Rangers pitchers
  • When and who you put on the mound
  • Analytics can only carry a team so far
  • Kirby ready to come out after 6 innings
  • Robin Fuson's Spitball
  • Learning how to let hitters get themselves out 
  • Movement, Location & Variety – each pitch should have 2 different things
  • Greg Maddux – the template for pitching
  • Throwing hard & avoiding snap back to avoid injuries
  • Rays a farm team for the rest of the league
  • The eyes of Nate Eovaldi & Pete Fairbanks
  • Rehabbing Matt Young, Jim Corsi, Guillermo Willie Hernandez in Oakland
  • Getting a pitcher’s mindset ready and facing the fear of injury
  • Joe McIlvaine, Scout & later GM, gave Robin an objective view on his pitching with tape on his sleeve 
  • Watching Tanyon Sturtze develop with a “I will fight you every step of the way attitude”
  • World Series projections from beginning of regular season
  • National Media did not see the Diamondbacks coming. – just ask Torey Lovullo
  • Motivation between Rangers & Astros after Hit By Pitch with Anoldis Garcia
  • Was the hit intentional – What would Dusty say – with “money on the table”
  • Pitcher sometimes have to brush back and/or hit a player to send a message
  • Robin hits Brooks Jacoby and gets $200 league fine as benches empty 
  • Chattanooga fans passed the hat & pay for Robin’s fine
  • Anoldis Garcia - would never see Nolan Ryan or Tom Seaver flip a bat
  • Should we let baseball players have a scrum like hockey players 
  •  Mexican League, Dominican Republic, Venezuelan & Caracas Winter League 
  • Caribbean World Series – MLB players were there for their countryman, Dave Concepcion, Tony Pena, Howard Johnson
  • World Baseball Classic – Juan Soto, Shohei Ohtani, Mike Trout
  • Pitch Clock – baseball was not meant to be a game to be rushed. The joy of taking a moment to relish each play.
  • Double plays – Ground balls & Charlie Morton 
  • Off-speed sliders are a wonderful thing
  • Manager moves – Dusty Baker, Bob Melvin & more. Will we see Joe Maddon or Buck Showalter pop up
  • MLB Winter Meetings – informal conversations & making deals. Meeting friends like Tommy Lasorda, Chito Rodriguez
  • Decision time - work for free as an intern or become a judge
  •  United Baseball draft – Another league like LIV is for golf – “Money Talks”
  •   Tommy Lasorda story 
  • Lovin the 7 game ALCS & NLCS Series
  • More tales from Robin on Twitter @slider_sinker

 All-American Women’s Baseball Tournament link

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