Swinging At Curveballs

With the high school basketball season and State Tournament officially behind us (lost in overtime for the championship), it’s now time for baseball to begin. Sunflower seeds. The thump of a ball into a leather glove. Dugout chatter. The crack of a bat. A multitude of signals from coaches to base runners and from the catcher to the pitcher.

And the mental battle between a pitcher and the batter hovered over the plate.

I don’t pretend to understand all that goes into deciding what type of pitc...