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Feb 19 2008

If I close my eyes … it’ll all go away.

Posted by: Richie Rich in Critters, Mets, Pitching

What the heck?

Pedro Throws With His eyes closed

The New York Times says that Pedro Martinez occasionally practices throwing pitches with his eyes closed because it “has helped him develop a consistent arm angle and release point.”

Pedro Martinez holds his rooster before the CockfightBut I’m pretty sure Pedro’s just imagining throwing a ball at the guy that found that video of him at the cockfight.

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2 Responses to “If I close my eyes … it’ll all go away.”
  1. Noel Baldwin says:
    February 20th, 2008 at 10:59 am

    I believe this is a technique espoused by Rick Peterson. All Mets practice this just as all A’s before them did.

  2. paul says:
    February 20th, 2008 at 11:57 pm

    eyes wide shut?

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