HEY, DIDN'T YOU USED TO BE ... IRON MIKE WANTS YOU TO KNOW HIS SECRETS.Byline: - Tom Hoffarth --The athlete: Mike Marshall Mike Marshall can refer to different people:
n. Baseball A pitcher who replaces another during a game. Noun 1. relief pitcher - a pitcher who does not start the game fireman, reliever (1974-76). --Claim to fame: The first reliever to win baseball's Cy Young Award as he set records for appearances (106) and innings pitched In baseball, innings pitched (IP) are the number of innings a pitcher has completed, measured by the number of batters and baserunners that are put out while the pitcher is in the game. Three outs made is equal to one inning pitched. by a reliever (208 1/3) in 1974. --Career: Also pitched 14 seasons with Detroit, the Seattle Pilots, Houston, Montreal, Atlanta, Texas, Minnesota and the New York Mets
--What's new: For someone with three degrees from Michigan State, including a doctorate in kinesiology, it should come as no surprise that he continues to expound ex·pound v. ex·pound·ed, ex·pound·ing, ex·pounds v.tr. 1. To give a detailed statement of; set forth: expounded the intricacies of the new tax law. 2. on the theories of pitching at his own training school while continuing his ongoing study of the proper technique. Based in Zephyrhills, Fla., Marshall runs a Pitchers Training Center, where he offers a 40-week training program for high school and college candidates. Marshall also created his own Web site, www.drmikemarshall.com, offering a free book on training concepts along with an instructional videotape for $100. Marshall, 59, accepts e-mail questions on his site, but don't bother asking for autographs. He always has refused, even to teammates, many of whom considered him to be an egomaniacal individualist who looked down at those who offered advice, but was always ready to give it. And that's being kind. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: no caption (mike marshall on a baseball trading card) |
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