Pitchers are a conforming bunch of athletes. They all pretty much throw the same way. Their job is an extreme version of playing catch, with higher speeds and stakes. They even lord over the hitters from a higher plane, given the mound’s sandy perch. Whether throwing from the windup or the stretch, pitchers are imitators, following in the familiar cleat marks of their predecessors. The occasional gangly reliever opts for a submarine style, but even that bears a n obvious resemblance with past players. Everyone does the same thing.
Except Luis Tiant. Who turned the simple act of throwing a baseball to his catcher into a display of incomparable individuality.
RIP
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