...just plain "nasty"

[yankeesince59]

http://www.baseballamerica.com/majors/masahiro-tanakas-pitches/



Tanaka's splitter;

Tanaka's slider;

Tanaka's fastball;

 

[Majorball]

I love that pitch. It keeps the balls in the yard and sets up the fastball for location. Jack Morris comes to mind when you talk splitter, who else had a great one?

 

[yankeesince59]

...Clemens had a very good one too...the thing that will make it so tough on batters is that all 3 of Tanaka's pitches seem to have the same motion and arm slot.

 

[BigDaddyAl1973]

love the emotion on the k in the final video...ala joba before the yanks fucked him up

 

[Yankeefan5545]

I can see Longoria & Big Sloppi getting mucho bench time when this guy is on the mound, little bit of attitude, Tanaka & McCann will be a great battery.

 

[blgridesagain]

I love that pitch. It keeps the balls in the yard and sets up the fastball for location. Jack Morris comes to mind when you talk splitter, who else had a great one?

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Bruce Sutter

 

[yankeesince59]

yeah, I think Sutter was the first pitcher I ever saw throw that pitch.

 

[Majorball]

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Bruce Sutter

Great call, Sutter had a great one. If I recall Sutter was coming off surgery wasn't he.

 

[totus44]

That is ego-destroying stuff. OMG!