Baseball is known as America’s greatest past time. Nine players take the field for a nine inning game. The pitcher, which also is referred to as part of the defense’s battery is a vital position in baseball. The pitcher is responsible for keeping his team in the game. He does this by using effective pitches to keep the batter off balance. By keeping the batter off balance, the pitcher gives the defense a …showed first 75 words of 531 total…

…showed last 75 words of 531 total…is faster than it really is. This is a very common pitch among successful pitchers. In conclusion, this shows how important the pitcher and his pitches are. If the pitcher does not have effective pitches, he will have a rough time getting outs. All these pitches are set up by the fastball which allows the other pitches to be effective. The pitcher just wants to keep the batter off balance, which is his main objective.