While Eastbound and Down's Kenny Powers may be fictitious, believe it or not, he was inspired by a few real-life, Major-League hurlers.
Here are some of our favorites.
Source:
http://www.brobible.com/story/the-top-10-white-trash-major-league-pitchers
Strasburg has got some great stuff, but the hard part about pitching is not the stuff.
There are many, many, many pitchers with the stuff. The hard part is enduring, which Strasburg can't seem to do in his first Major League season
Source:
http://joeposnanski.si.com/2010/08/24/all-too-familiar/?eref=sihp
Despite their rarity, perfect games aren't limited to just the most dominant pitchers in baseball history.
In fact, there have been quite a few ordinary pitchers that managed the feat.
Source:
http://spaces.covers.com/blog/Top_5_Guy/MLB/05102010-Most-unlikely-perfect-games-ever.html
Top 5 list of pitchers who seem to get more respect than they deserve.
Source:
http://spaces.covers.com/blog/Top_5_Guy/MLB/04292010-Baseballs-most-overrated-pitchers.html?t=0
