Chapter 64
Pitchers, being sensitive, are often influenced by the atmosphere of a game. Of course, being “influenced” isn’t always a bad thing.
If it’s a bad atmosphere, a pitcher might start walking batters in succession or throwing hittable pitches that get clobbered. But in a good atmosphere, they might deliver better-than-usual performances.
The Angels’ pitcher right now seems to be the latter, throwing better than usual.
“Ball!”
The curveball that dropped below the strike zone just now had a wicked drop. Most hitters would have swung at it.
It’s clear the Angels’ pitcher has caught a good rhythm.
It’s my job to disrupt that rhythm.
“Ball!”
The second pitch is also a ball. Even though the pitcher is riding the momentum, it seems he doesn’t want to face me head-on.