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...extreme" pitch may be part of the appeal. "We live in confusing times," says Rabbi Gary Davidson of Temple Beth Shalom in Long Beach, Calif. "There's a high rate of divorce, crime, drugs, peer pressure, alienation, school violence. People want a foundation on which to build their lives." Add to this the regular tumults of adolescence, and you have a generation that wants answers...
...With four pitches?fastball, curve, slider and splitter?that he can throw for strikes, Ishii has quickly gained the respect of some of the game's Elite hitters. "I got one pitch I felt I could hit, and I popped it up," 2000 National League batting champ Todd Helton of the Colorado Rockies told the Denver Post after striking out twice in the Dodgers' 9-2 win April 6. "Other than that, he made me look like a child...
...altering his angle of delivery. His teammates have also been impressed by his intelligence and resourcefulness. On April 28 he was struggling in Chicago against the Cubs, having hit a batter and given up three walks and a home run in the first three innings, when he decided to pitch exclusively from the stretch. "I felt I had better command of my pitches in that position," he says. He struck out six of the next 12 batters and didn't give up another run before he was pulled after the seventh...
...with a runner in scoring position, Kropf had new life. Stern threw another pitch outside, setting up the dramatic ending...
...Tigers should have an advantage, having not played since Sunday. With Crockett having pitched on three days rest Wednesday, there is little chance that he will be available to pitch this weekend. That means that senior Justin Nyweide will start game one for the Crimson, and, with no other inning-eating starters, the Crimson will have to rely on its bullpen more than usual for the rest of the series...