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The Fastball Paradox: With velocity up, fastballs on decline
天下武功 唯快不破? MLB的速球变革
NEW YORK (AP) — Over five seasons as ace of the Pittsburgh Pirates, Gerrit
Cole threw one of the game's hardest, heaviest fastballs, and he threw it
often. The pitch helped him make millions of dollars. It put him in
contention for major awards. Hitters swung through it again and again, and
Cole seemed content not to mess with a good thing.
在那五年身为海盗的王牌投手，Gerrit Cole是联盟投手里几个可以投非常刚猛的速球的其
中之一，他也很常投速球。这一手好速球让他赚进大把银两，让他挤身得奖的竞争者行
列，打者试着打但是打不到，Cole自己似乎也不想改变一手打顺的牌。
But when Cole was traded to the Houston Astros this offseason, a funny thing
happened. He became more frugal with his fastball and ended up more
overpowering than ever.
然而当Cole被交易到太空人之后，有趣的事情发生了。他似乎没有那么常丢速球，但是后
来的表现反而比以前更好。
Cole has joined some of the game's best pitchers — including Cleveland's
Corey Kluber and the Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw — in benefiting from a
puzzling baseball paradox: In an era when pitchers are throwing harder than
ever, they're maximizing success by using fewer fastballs.
Cole跟联盟其他几位超强投手一样