*Motif part of the review*
It always showed the pitch count to show the stress of the stakes of the baseball game, let alone a perfect game because throwing a perfect game is a completely different beast. Those who throw one will be remembered if not for anything for that. there have been 218,400 official major league baseball games, and there has only been 23 perfect games ever. its amazing how much pressure is on a high ball count.
pickA book about the Seattle Mariners, covering the current state with tons off education about pitching, and history of the game, it‘s really great if you like pitching or baseball. Great care was taken when writing this, the guy loves the game. Great research done to inform the reader with the writers humour sprinkled in. He talks about growing up in Seattle and one of the best showcases of off speed pitches by the great Felix “king” Hernandez.
so-soFor as big a baseball fan as I am, I hardly ever read any books about it. The book has three threads - I loved the in-depth history of each different type of pitch, didn't mind the inning by inning recap of Felix Hernandez' perfect game, and was bored by McDermott's account of his upbringing and hometown. I might recommend it to a Mariners fan or huge baseball nerd.
Off Speed: Baseball, Pitching, and the Art of Deception | 
