Doug Waechter
Doug Waechter
Douglas Michael Waechteris an American former professional baseball pitcher for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Florida Marlins and Kansas City Royals in Major League Baseball. He graduated from Northeast High School and was then drafted by the Devil Rays in the 3rd round of the 1999 Major League Baseball Draft. During his minor league career he threw a no-hitter when he was with the Single-A short season club, the Hudson Valley Renegades. Since making his major league debut in 2003,...
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gone helped minor talk
I've never done it before. I've gone up through the whole minor leagues, everything. I never really done it. Ever. You talk to the catchers, you have meetings, but not to that degree. It's helped out so far.
bump happens hit mean speed throwing
Obviously, I've been pretty consistent. And I've been throwing well. You just hit a speed bump every once in a while. That doesn't mean you stop. You just keep going. This happens to everybody. It's going to happen again.
choice definitely stuck wrong
I don't look back and say I made the wrong choice. I won't ever do that. I made that choice and I've stuck to it and I definitely think I made the right choice.
catcher communication fault lines setting talk
This way you won't go out there and second-guess yourself afterwards, because you already talk about everything. You know what's going on. If you don't execute, you don't execute. But you can't say, 'Oh well, I didn't like the way you were setting up.' The lines of communication are open. It's your fault if you don't tell the catcher you want them.