Nothing has more allure in baseball circles than a power arm -- somebody who throws the hell out of the ball, whipping fastballs with velocity between 95 and 100 mph. If some hard-throwing kid arrives in spring training amid advance notice, the coaches and staff members will find an excuse to be on the same field to watch the first time he throws batting practice, and suddenly the cage will be surrounded, like a light surrounded by swirling moths. And if the pitcher with the power arm also ha ...

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