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That singular quirk, switch-pitching, was never meant to be a ticket to a spot on a Division I roster, nor was it a possibility ever explored in-depth by Brunnig, who first learned to throw with his left hand fresh out of t-ball...
Instead, that trait that draws all the attention—making Brunnig probably want to crumple into a ball more than anything—is a product of efforts to ensure he’d do just the opposite...
Worried about his son’s back and the strain that comes with exerting such force with just one arm, John Brunnig insisted that young Matt learn to throw both ways, guaranteeing balance in the development of the muscles on both his right and left sides...
...Then that’d throw off the spine and everything,” Brunnig says. “So he got me throwing left handed...
...switch hitter, and he pitched batting practice to me left handed, so I could hit right-handed,” Brunnig says. “It was hard for him, I think. I really didn’t appreciate that, so I didn’t pay attention to how much time he was putting...