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Both, but to pick one I say sprints. Explosivenes and/or intent are keys to pitching. Sprinting falls in the same line. Developing the confidence provided by working harder than anyone else is essential to taking the mound and battling the hitter. This can be done with both sprints and distance, though I like how distance plays a big part with our military's process of developing warriors.
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I have to agree with you Steven about Sprints. Pitching a baseball requires starting and stopping, starting and stopping, you are working fast twitch muscle fibers. However, if a pitcher is a little overweight, I feel they should do both, particularly long distance runs in the off season. Lighter on the condiments. lol
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Posted by: Dan Gazaway | April 15, 2009 at 10:36 PM