Photo: Jay Pettibone in 1983
Starting pitcher for the Minnesota Twins (provided by Jay Pettibone)
Have you ever thought about what it takes to make it into Major League Baseball as a starting pitcher? Imagine the skill and steely nerves it takes to consistently throw a baseball 90 miles per hour into a strike zone roughly three feet high by 17 inches wide against the best hitters in the world, under the scrutiny of tens of thousands of fans.
Now imagine the skill and steady nerves it takes to be a Homeland Security agent protecting a presidential candidate or visiting head of state – or tracking and seizing huge loads of narcotics being smuggled into the country by plane, boat or shipping containers. Jay Pettibone is a man who’s done all that and more.
Welcome to Unspoken Unsung’s conversation with Jay Pettibone!