The Answer....

...is of course Al Leiter! While my bias may show in my trivia questions, I just found it interesting to post as it was something I wasn't aware of myself and found it intriguing that it had been over 4 years since the Yankees defeated the Angels in the playoffs. And the fact it was AL Leiter who was the last to receive the win made it even more fun-filled. Thanks to Lauren for the link: http://snipurl.com/si76a

Regardless, the stat will obviously now change with the Yankees playing the Angels on Friday. There is a great video online in which Al and Harold Reynolds discussed the infamous cutter that Mariano has developed and improved on over the years. I really suggest that you guys check it out as it really is informative; especially if you are interested in the mechanics of pitching.

The difference between the fastball and cutter (If you click on the pictures, you cna look at a larger view of this shot). They both look the same as the delivery starts, but it is the movement as the pitch arrives which makes it such a difficult pitch to hit.


Those are screenshots from the video I linked to. What do you think of my skills using paint? Ah, technology