Gil Patterson
Gil Patterson
Gilbert Thomas "Gil" Pattersonis former Major League Baseball pitcher...
arm asked decided far good pitches quality quite strength
His arm strength is right where it was before he (got hurt). If you asked me if there was anything I didn't like, I'd only say that, in general, the quality and crispness of his pitches wasn't quite as good as when he left. But he's not far away at all. If they decided to have him pitch in the majors, I don't think it would be a problem.
nice problem
It would be nice if it happened, but I have no problem working with young pitchers.
last looks moves second strike throw
Now he can throw it to a lefthander and it looks like 'strike, strike, strike,' then at the last second it moves out of the strike zone. Or he can throw it inside, and at the last second it catches the plate.
agree enjoyed nice note saying spring talks wrote
At the end of spring he wrote me a nice note saying that he enjoyed our talks about baseball, even if I didn't agree with him about the rubber.
command hair left slider split
The only thing I'd say that's left is that his command of his fastball, slider and split is a hair off.
eventually happen knew
With all that, you knew it was going to eventually happen for him.
hear life short
You always hear about how short life is, and to be kind. This was before his time.
average breaking people pitch
When people see him pitch for the first time, they see someone with average stuff, average sinker, average change, average breaking ball,