PEORIA, Ariz. — From his crouch behind the plate, Padres catcher Derek Norris has an immersive look at how the ball comes out of Tyson Ross’ hand, how it darts around the plate, how the movement varies from pitch to pitch, how opponents have an idea of what’s coming but still ground out meekly or flail at air. The experience often includes live commentary from the batter’s box. Some of it is not fit for print.
What the hell was that?
Holy (expletive), that was nasty.
“I’m definitely happy,” Norris said, “that I’m on this end.