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According to the New York Post, Johan Santana will throw his first batting practice session today for the Mets.
Santana, speaking about when he knew his change-up could ‘Moonwalk,’ in a section from this month’s ESPN: The Magazine…
“As a reliever with the Twins, I had a changeup I wasn’t able to throw very often. But in 2002 I started the season in Triple-A, and I worked with Edmonton pitching coach Bobby Cuellar. He was the one who had me focus on my changeup and learn to trust all my pitches. That’s where everything started. I would get into a 3-0 counts and make myself throw a change. Situations like those are how I became confident in the pitch, because I had choice but to throw a strike. From there it’s gotten more and more consistent, and that’s why I’m in big leagues.”
…thanks to the invaluable Peter Wade for the text…
To get a sense of what it’s like to face Santana’s change-up, check out this video from the Star-Tribune.
To subscribe to ESPN: The Magazine, go here.
To learn more about the Moonwalk, go to 1982.
By the way, at Dugout Central, Jim Dilk takes a closer look at the winners and losers of the Santana trade with the Twins.
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To learn more about the Moonwalk, go to 1982
LOL! Now that is a great way to start a snow-stormy friday!
hahaha I was just coming on here to say the same thing. Great line…
That video was great! I love seeing that camera angle and see what the batters see. I would like to see more of that during the year during replays, especially when Johann throws the first perfect game in Mets history it would make watching it even sweeter.
second that .. the batter and catchers comments were great too. Nice!
yea i can hit it
into a 2-6-3 dp, yes
Very cool video. Can not wait to see this guy make the opponent look silly.
I think he had like 200+ Ks last year. Tack on another 50+ in the NL. Let the party begin…please
He had 235Ks last year. Now that he’ll get to face Ryan Howard 60 or so times, that should be good for at least 58 strikeouts.
I think I heard that Randy Johnson was the last to 300Ks. Johan should get there I would think.