Great Article on Ranaudo

quote:

---

According to Ranaudo, being a pitcher is much more than throwing. It's a combination of hard-work, intense preparation and attention to minute detail...quote]

It starts with a white, three-ring binder stuffed to capacity. The book contains notes from each of Ranaudo's starts, which he hand writes himself after each game.

"After each start, I take notes on the good and the bad that I did, and I note stuff I can build off of and stuff I need to work on," Ranaudo said. "I write it on Friday night or Saturday morning, and then on Thursday of that week I can go look at the stuff I need to work on and do some things to improve."

"When Friday's start comes around I read my notes that morning and keep in mind the positive things I did the week before, whether it was keeping the ball down, working both sides or if my breaking ball had a good break, even as far as where I held the ball on the seams."

I take pride in the fact that I played for the name on the front of my jersey rather than the one on the back," Ranaudo said. "I also take pride in how hard I work. It's a little bit of everything-eating right, working out well and doing all the little things to make sure my mechanics are good.

I'm a hard-worker for the team, and I wanted to win more than anyone else there. I want people to remember me as a winner and a competitor-someone who would do anything to win and who would do anything for his team."

---