That's the Grip: Dennis Eckersley

Dennis Eckersley was the first of only two pitchers in MLB history to have both a 20-win season and a 50-save season in their career. Eck shows us his classic fastball-slider punch and explains why his delivery really limited him.

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Coolest Dude Ever

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The King

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Cool video he seems like a genuinely good guy

[@Robert-jo8ij]

Eck was awesome, even as an announcer

[@markdaniels7174]

I loved watching Eck’s unique delivery. Sidearm is rare enough, but he also took the ball out of his glove much earlier in his motion than most pitchers; the ball was visible to everyone for longer, in his bare hand. It looks a bit odd but cool. Speaking of cool, I liked the long hair, too.

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What a really great person. !

[@bodbn]

what a pitcher. and a cool dude.

[@steve4158]

Today's relief pitchers are most specialists. They may come in to face only one or two batters. In Eck's time, pitchers would throw multiple innings in relief. Much different. I'm not saying anything negative about their roles today or of yesteryear. I'm just saying how things change.

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Eck was basically a one inning guy. You have to go back to the 70s with the likes of Sutter, Gossage, Fingers, Marshall, etc to find the last of the multi inning closers.