Fujikawa's Secrets Revealed on YouTube
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Re: Fujikawa's Secrets Revealed on YouTube
[ Author: Guest | Posted: Dec 17, 2006 9:54 AM
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Thanks, any chance of Fujikawa coming to the Majors?
Re: Fujikawa's Secrets Revealed on YouTube
[ Author: Jbroks86 | Posted: Dec 18, 2006 7:43 AM
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I haven't heard Fujikawa mention any interest in going to the majors, but once again Fujikawa has a long way to acquire free agency, so he isn't going to the majors anytime soon.
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Fujikawa struggled a lot until his pitching coach, Takashi Yamaguchi, pointed out that he was dragging his right knee on the mound. Yamaguchi was a fire baller back when he was a pitcher, as well.
Ever since Fujikawa had that flaw fixed, he's had a fastball that seems to "hop." The average professional pitcher has a fastball with revolutions in the 30s. Daisuke Matsuzaka throws a fastball with 41 revolutions. Marc Kroon, who throws 100 MPH, has 43 revolutions in his fastball. Now Fujikawa, who is not a 100 MPH pitcher, throws 45 revolutions on his fastball. All these revolutions with the angle of his release make the ball elevate more, and as a result, it ends up 1 foot higher in the strike zone than the average pitcher. This is what makes Fujikawa such a great reliever.