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Originally Posted by Catlady
What I'm wondering with my cryptic question is why Malamud made the choice to have Roy turn from pitching to hitting during his time in limbo. What does it mean in terms of the story? Why not have him be a hitter from the get-go; the Whammer could have been a hotshot pitcher in their confrontation.
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For symmetry? The way it's set up, Roy's final at-bat is a replay of the initial incident with the Whammer, when the aging hitter is struck out by the young pitching phenom.