There is variability with changeups - some have sidespin, some guys have split grips and whatnot - but mine essentially spins the same as my fastball. Two is that it essentially spins the same. One is the velocity difference I’m able to create off my fastball. But I think the separator for me… there are two things, actually. I’d feel myself releasing it out front to get that good extension. “As I developed it, I would play catch with it constantly, at 90 feet, at 120 feet, just to get the feel for it. I threw a four-seam fastball, and was just a four-seam circle.
But the changeup was the first off-speed pitch I learned, and he showed me a standard circle grip. Your hand speed isn’t there, and the ball is bigger than your hand, so it’s tough to hold it and whatnot. At that point you’re not really developed enough to throw a breaking ball, at least not in my opinion. Kris Bubic: “At the end of Little League, around 13, I had a club coach - his name was Erick Raich - and I tried to throw a changeup. NEW - On Salvador Perez’s record-tying home run, the curtain call, the injury that occurred afterward, and what it all says about the Royals’ heart and soul: - Alec Lewis September 30, 2021ĭavid Laurila at Fangraphs talked to Kris Bubic about his changeup:
For Perez to flip it out there is just another example of his brute strength and malice at the plate.Įven more Salvy? This time from Alec Lewis at The Athletic (sub required): The baseball isn’t supposed to travel there even when the pitch is a center-cut meatball. Look at the location of the pitch…belt-high but off the outer edge of the plate. Heck, while I’m at it, Craig, too, and Into the Fountains:Īgain, these Perez homer gifs are absolutely mesmerizing. And it doesn’t really hurt that he’s putting up such an amazing season. Maybe when you look back from a baseball perspective, I won’t be wrong, but what he represents is worth every single penny. I thought it was probably a year too long and maybe a few million dollars too much. I think back to the day the contract extension for him was announced this spring, and I thought about my reaction. What he means to this organization and to this city is so hard to describe. Of course there was a curtain call requested and obliged by Salvy.
You can sort of hear the crowd in the video, but it was truly something special that I was lucky enough to be a part of. Yeah, I’m kindof cheating but we’ll link to David Lesky’s post from Inside the Crown here: Or how about some more Salvy? This one from Pete Grathoff, collecting Salvy 48th home run videos including one “ David Lesky who writes for the blog Royals Review”. It’s amazing, running these bases all season long and now to see me at home tie Jorge Soler. “It was amazing, another great night,” Perez said of tying the record. Did you want some Salvy? This one from Lynn Worthy at The Star:
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