Grabbin' seams

Sounds nasty doesn't it!  Here is David Wright of the Mets making an off balance throw to first.  Notice he has his whole right hand around the baseball.  He is trying to "grab" as many of the seams on the baseball to insure an accurate throw.  Coaches will teach catchers, infielders and outfielders to throw a baseball across the 4 seams to keep it from tailing and to bounce true.  In this case, Wright has to grab as many of the seams on the baseball quickly and is almost throwing off balance with a "change-up" grip.  As the ball leaves his hand he will have to compensate for the angle of his body to the first baseman and throw a little left of the bag.  This will bring the ball around to the first baseman and get the runner.  So the next time you are throwing the baseball make sure you are "grabbin' seams".