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According to the scouting service Inside Edge, Gee has fallen into three-ball counts only 16% of the time, 4% below the major-league average.
The Mets' Unlikely Pitching Savior Brian Costa 2011
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According to the scouting service Inside Edge, Gee has fallen into three-ball counts only 16% of the time, 4% below the major-league average.
The Mets' Unlikely Pitching Savior Brian Costa 2011
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He did two dunks that no one else could probably do as far as the two-ball and three-ball dunk.
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The classic three-ball cascade, for instance, is denoted 333, because each ball is aloft for the same amount of time three beats, and the sequence repeats after every third throw.
Pick a Card, Any Card Alex Stone 2011
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JaVale McGee had pulled off his three-ball dunk earlier this week in Orlando.
JaVale McGee never had a shot against Blake Griffin, but still put on a show 2011
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Moments earlier, Mr. Francoeur had led off the ninth inning by driving a Billy Wagner fastball over the right-field wall this after he had drawn a walk and worked two three-ball counts in the game, developments almost as surprising for the streaky, free-swinging Mr. Francoeur as the home run itself.
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He has yet to face a single three-ball count, and he has only gone 2-0 to a hitter once.
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Offensively, they are clicking on all cylinders, and until a team steps up and strokes the three-ball, while getting up and down the floor forcing the Orangemen to play good transition defense for 40 minutes, the Orange are simply too strong.
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He walked seven San Francisco hitters, hit another, threw a wild pitch, and ran three-ball counts on 14 of the 20 batters he faced.
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And he was innovative: The major leagues never went for his idea to color baseballs orange, or for the three-ball walk, but they agreed with him on the designated hitter and playing the World Series at night.
Rebel in the Owner's Box Gerald Eskenazi 2010
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