Before now, my slider was no good. Whenever I threw my slider, I hung my slider. I couldn't throw it for strikes. So I start getting guys out. And my confidence has gone way up.
Some guys are just late bloomers.
It does - in baseball more than any other sport. One team's spare part becomes the next team's centerpiece, for reasons no one can explain. A little adjustment here, a word of advice there, and magic happens. My best friend called. My wife and son.