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The Pitching Machine: Why a Retired Closer Aimed at His Groin
The Pitching Machine: Why a Retired Closer Aimed at His Groin
The thought of a retired major league pitcher aiming a pitching machine at his own groin and pressing record sparks a mix of dread and curiosity: in 2004 a test that "should have ended badly" did not, and the reason reveals Mark Alan Littell's relationship with injury, fear, and performance. How did a single October pitch in 1976 and a career spent standing "in the way" of fastballs and pain lead to a parking-lot experiment decades later?
In this episode, we tell the life and career story of Mark Alan Littell from his farm…
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