With some pitchers, it's hard to tell if they're really in a groove until you see the ball cross the plate. With Johnny Cueto, all you have to do is watch him [Jason Derulo voice] wiggle, wiggle, wiggle:
Johnny Cueto shimmies 5 times before delivering strikeout pitch
Wiggle with it. pic.twitter.com/tPFLag7ym5
— MLB GIFS (@MLBGIFs) September 25, 2015 Let’s count all those beautiful shimmies:
He calls this pitch.. The "Dirty Shimmy." #Cueto pic.twitter.com/vatLKhCoiy
— Zaldy Doyungan (@ZaldyKSNT) September 25, 2015
If Johnny Cueto is doing five shimmy pitches now, just think about how fun he’ll make things in October.
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