When is a pitch a pitch? When is a new pitch type born? Who gets credit? At some point, the slider was not a thing. Then Charles Bender threw his “nickel-curve” so often in the early part of the 20th ...
JUPITER, Fla. — One particular night last summer, before he found himself in a hole, Paul Goldschmidt was first in the hole. Teammate Jose Fermin was the first Cardinals batter that inning. Fermin was ...