ST. PETERSBURG — The kid on the pitcher’s mound has a grand leg kick that will become famous if he ever does, so robust that it is part Marichal, part Nureyev, part Rockette.
“What did this pitcher do, take ballet?” one fan said.
Meanwhile, the balancing act continued behind the plate.
“These are our lucky seats,” Lisa Anderson said. She wasn’t budging. What, and risk a bad inning for her boy? It was already nerve-wracking enough. That was her son Tanner out there on the mound at Tropicana Field on Monday night. Her husband, Lee, sat next to her.