Why tall baseball pitchers are better than short pitchers 11 Articles

by Jay Nolan

Pitchers can be both too tall and too short. Based on the pitchers elected to the Hall of Fame the ratio of tall pitchers versus short pitchers is the same. I have split pitchers into three categories. There are those less...read more

by Ann Marie Dwyer

The mechanics of pitching a baseball explains why tall pitchers are better than short pitchers. 1. Tall pitchers stand higher on the mound. The angle of the ball as it crosses the plate is deceptive and can break the b...read more

by E.B. Marshall

In baseball, tall pitchers have several advantages over their shorter counterparts. Those without much knowledge of the game might suggest that the ability to intimidate separates tall hurlers from their more diminutive c...read more

by Fred Brill

There is some truth to the statement that generally tall pitchers are "better" than short pitchers. But the statement is not one hundred percent accurate. More potent a trait for a pitcher is the arm he is throwing w...read more

by Clacky McSnackins

When a pitcher is staring you down from the mound, they want to be able to get into your head and intimidate you. By intimidating you, they are able to set you off your game, creating a favorable situation for them to pit...read more

by Chuck Moyer

The statement of tall pitchers being better than short pitchers is, like many generalizations, a prejudice. Pitching is a complex athletic action whose performance success or failure can not be reduced to mere physical pro...read more

by Micah Olson

Tall pitchers are usually more sought after than shorter pitchers. This is not to say that there are not some great short pitchers out there. Pedro Martinez is a great example. The reasoning behind tall pitchers attracting...read more

by Doctor Bob

I guess tall baseball pitchers are better than short ones because the former have a better chance at playing basketball and becoming two-sport athletes. Tall baseball pitchers are better than short ones only if the tall...read more

by silver water

Tall baseball players make for great pitchers and here are the reasons why: 1) Tall baseball players have an ability to make their presence known on the mound. There is nothing more intimidating that seeing a six foot se...read more

by Anthony Freda

Everyone believe that physics say taller people have more power and can be better pitchers because they throw harder and yada yada yada. It's all talk because good pitchers are separated from the bad ones by skill and ther...read more

by Kenneth Schortgen Jr

Tall baseball pitchers have the advantage over hitters because of a simple change in pitching... the lowering of the mound in 1968. "On December 3, 1968, the Baseball Rules Committee voted to lower the height of the pit...read more