Why Command Is A Pitcher's Most Important Asset

My baseball pitching coach in college once told me that the greatest asset a pitcher can have is command: command of himself, and command of his pitches.

Command of yourself means controlling your emotions, your attitude, your work ethic, etc. Pitching command means being able to locate any pitch within a certain section of the strike zone instead of just trying to throw the ball over the plate with no purpose.

In order to pitch at the highest levels of the game, you much command yourself and your pitches.