K: A History of Baseball in Ten Pitches is a perfect companion to George Will for the leading conservative is also famously mad about baseball. The pitcher controls the game because batters react to each pitch, thus setting the plays in motion. Author Tyler Kepner has written an enchanting and informative work that goes into the craft, mechanics and legends of pitching.Who threw the first curve ball? What’s the difference between a splitter and a slider? How does a pitcher grip the seams in order to throw a 96 mph fastball? This is a fascinating volume that makes you—meaning me—want to try hurling a knuckleball. Oh, regarding the title; In baseball scorekeeping, a swinging strikeout is usually recorded as a K.