Doctors are confident that, once the inflammation subsides, it won’t reappear, except Lord knows how anybody can be so sure of that. Stroman unveiled a hitch pitch last season, a stutter delivery that totally screws with a hitter’s timing, and requires a keen core strength to maintain balance. “I sit in cages with hitters and talk hitting, talk pitching. Recall that Stroman was called out for this by the home-plate umpire last year and jawed at more than once by the opposition. And Stroman, as he’s the first to admit, wears his emotions close to his skin.

Source: thestar March 07, 2018 22:41 UTC