Yu Darvish GIF Shows Pitcher’s Brilliance In Five Mesmerizing Steps [Video]
From the archive: published Apr 25, 2013, 13 years ago. Details may have changed since.
A Yu Darvish GIF is doing the rounds on the Internet, showing the Rangers wizard at his best.
You can view it below (in video form; I’m afraid WordPress hasn’t taken kindly to a 5MB GIF).
This is the work of graphic artist Drew Sheppard , otherwise known as Lone Star Ball community member DShep. Drew posted his Yu Darvish GIF in the comments section of Lone Star Ball ‘s Thursday links post .
This glorious GIF shows Darvish pitching five perfect-as-can-be balls to Albert Pujols.
Darvish’s backstop barely has to move to receive any of these, while Darvish’s own stance and positioning is almost inch-perfect every time.
Impressive stuff right there. It’s hardly surprising Pujols misses all five.
Darvish has been in mean form recently. Wednesday night saw the 26-year-old strike out 11 Angels as Texas dismantled the Los Angeles Angels over the course of six shutout innings. It was the pitcher’s 11th double-digit strikeout performance in 34 major league starts.
Against the Angels, Darvish (4-1) allowed three hits over six scoreless innings and lowered his ERA to an impressive 1.65 after Texas had established an 11-0 lead.
You can gawk in admiration at the Yu Darvish GIF below (again, in video form – if you’d prefer a GIF, CBS Sports has you covered).