A's pitcher Brett Anderson will glance at the ballpark radar gun after throwing off-speed pitches, using the readings to give him some sense of whether he's employing his secondary stuff at the right speed. But he doesn't bother checking after fastballs; there's no need. He can feel it when his fastball is good -- when, after it comes out of his hand, it pops the mitt of Oakland catcher Kurt Suzuki. Anderson can tell how hard he's throwing based on opposing hitters' swings. He probably has been ...

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