A previous post described some of the hidden ball tricks pulled off by and against the Cubs in the 19th Century and the Dead Ball Era of the 20th.
In the course of researching that topic, I came.
Immense pressure was exerted on individuals under conditions of the Cold War, anti-communist hysteria to “name names.” The witch-hunters were implacable.
The greatly increased use of the shift against left-handed batters over the past decade has resulted in hundreds of stories about the practice.
Many of the stories touch on its history.
A large.