[Hank 91]

I definitely noticed that Nunes looked better on his deep throws. I was actually surprised each time -- after watching ten short and intermediate passes scattered like buckshot all over the place, he'd suddenly rip one downfield twenty or thirty yards and it would be on the money. To me, that seems like a mental block. With the short game he's got time to think or maybe remind himself not to throw an interception, but with the deep throws he's just letting it rip. It reminds me of Chuck Knoblauch, a Gold Glove second baseman who suddenly forgot how to throw to second base. On difficult plays where he had to range far to his left or right and make a quick play, he never had a problem. When a ball was hit right to him, and he'd normally be able to get the runner by thirty feet or so, he'd invariably throw it into the stands.

[Hank 91]

I definitely noticed that Nunes looked better on his deep throws. I was actually surprised each time -- after watching ten short and intermediate passes scattered like buckshot all over the place, he'd suddenly rip one downfield twenty or thirty yards and it would be on the money. To me, that seems like a mental block. With the short game he's got time to think or maybe remind himself not to throw an interception, but with the deep throws he's just letting it rip. It reminds me of Chuck Knoblauch, a Gold Glove second baseman who suddenly forgot how to throw to second base. On difficult plays where he had to range far to his left or right and make a quick play, he never had a problem. When a ball was hit right to him, and he'd normally be able to get the runner by thirty feet or so, he'd invariably throw it into the stands.