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batter. Throw a first pitch slider in the first inning.". This letter eventually was passed along by a fan to Chaves, who had previously been attempting to make the same point to
Hernandez and used the letter as reinforcement. Hernandez changed his pitching approach the next game saying: "On the internet, they say when I throw a lot of fastballs in the first inning, they score a lot of runs. I tried to mix all my pitches in the first inning."
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Mariner home runs and wins back in the 1980s". In 2008, he also acted for a while as ESPN commentator. In March 2009 Cameron began writing for the Wall Street Journal then in April of the following year, Cameron became the full-time managing editor and operator of
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On June 27, 2007 Cameron wrote a post "An Open Letter To Rafael Chaves" asking Rafael Chaves, the pitching coach, to make
Mariners' pitcher Felix Hernandez throw fewer fastballs: "Take over control of the pitch selection to start the game. Make Felix throw a change-up or a curve ball to the first
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Cameron's maternal grandfather was murdered when his mother was 19, at the family home in
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and playing the sport. Cameron, a varsity catcher, made the state's all-star team his senior year when he led the league in walks. After high school he attended the
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