The curveball: Resurrection of a lost art

This is my March feature. In the 1980s, the slider replaced the curveball as the breaking ball of choice, and the curveball almost died. It faced extinction. Say mass for the curveball. On second thought, hold that mass. People who know say the curveball is coming back to life. Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti is someone who knows. He spoke about the unexpected resurgence of the curve at the Giants’…

March 14, 2015
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A’s at the break, 5 up and 5 down

This is my Tuesday column on the A’s. WARNING: This is a baseball column. 49ers fans — feel free to skip this. Before the All-Star break the A’s won 59 games, most in the majors. And the A’s outscored opponents by 145 runs, the best pre-All-Star-break run differential since 1940. Hot dog! Thing is, the A’s play in the same division as the Angels. And the Angels won 57 games…

July 15, 2014
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