when you look at those bodies you first have to say, big, clumsy, overweight, in some
cases, they may even be on the verge of being too overweight. But, has that
prevented them from achieving greatness as a professional athlete? NO!
Now, let’s take another view of things. You are an average sized right handed pitcher,
who throws in the low 80’s. Right off the top you do not possess the physical size that
will make you stand out amongst your peers. Additionally, your velocity doesn’t light
up radar guns. But, you possess certain skills or intangibles that may all of a sudden
open some eyes. Can you still open some eyes to college and professional coaches
and scouts? You sure can. You keep challenging hitters, you never drop your head
after a call or hit has gone against you, you never show negative emotion. These
types of things will stay in the mind of a possible recruiter or scout down the road.
What is next for this average size right handed pitcher? Well there is still potential in
him to improve his velocity, secondary and third pitch, but how is this to be
fashioned? Well, the first thing that he will need to do is get stronger to help improve
his velocity. Getting stronger goes a long way in this game. I will bet if you take
Pedroia and Thomas and put both of them in the weight room; I have no question who
will lift more. But, look at the way Pedroia plays the game. People refer him as a
scrappy player - he is not scrappy, but he is more like a bull in a china shop, waiting
to explode with every swing, playing the game with reckless yet smart abandon. He
may not possess the physical body tools that the every professional scout or college
recruiter is looking for, but what he lacks in his physical makeup, he more than makes
up for it in his everyday playing of the game. What then is he?
A BASEBALL PLAYER!
And no matter what you look like, you have every ability to be one too. Go for it.