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LONG BEFORE FRANK SINATRA'S hit record, "My Way," Mike Marshall was doing things his way.
The only player who could put a Ph.D after his name while, still active (Physiological Psychology, Michigan State, 1978), Marshall alienated pitching coaches, managers, teammates and club owners for his insistence on following his own training methods and mechanics, and Iris outspoken union activities. He didn't win many friends, but he won a Cy Young Award in 1974, posted 92 career wins in relief, and records for appearances in a season.
Sitting at his Pitching Research and Training Center in Zephyrhills, Florida, Marshall talked about the triumphs and travails of ...