Trailrider #896 Posted September 26, 2023 Share Posted September 26, 2023 When I was a kid, the only pitches I ever heard of were "fastball", "curveball" and "changeup" or "change-of-pace". My grandfather, who played semi-pro baseball in the Three-I League, as a catcher, as a young man (long before I was born), used to talk about three types of curveballs..."in-curve", "out-curve", and a "drop". Where do "sliders", "splitters", and some others come in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokin Gator SASS #29736 Posted September 26, 2023 Share Posted September 26, 2023 In curve would be a screw ball. Out curve, a standard curve and drop would be more of an over the top motion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted September 26, 2023 Share Posted September 26, 2023 18 minutes ago, Trailrider #896 said: When I was a kid, the only pitches I ever heard of were "fastball", "curveball" and "changeup" or "change-of-pace". My grandfather, who played semi-pro baseball in the Three-I League, as a catcher, as a young man (long before I was born), used to talk about three types of curveballs..."in-curve", "out-curve", and a "drop". Where do "sliders", "splitters", and some others come in? I looked this up because I was a little confused myself…… https://baseballcoachinglab.com/baseball-pitches/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-BAR #18287 Posted September 26, 2023 Share Posted September 26, 2023 You ain't seen nothin' until you face a good knuckleball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trailrider #896 Posted September 27, 2023 Author Share Posted September 27, 2023 5 hours ago, J-BAR #18287 said: You ain't seen nothin' until you face a good knuckleball. Especially if you are a catcher trying to grab one! It's even worse since they banned the oversized mitt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 When I was a kid an old family friend that was in his 90's kept telling me the greatest pitch of all time was the Christy Mathewson Fadeaway. Years later I was watching an old baseball movie biography of someone and they mentioned the Christy Mathewson Fadeaway. I found this little squib on it - For a time, Mathewson’s fadeaway was the most well-known pitch in baseball. Its seemingly gravity-defying bends dazzled players and fans alike. Outfielder Red Murray was the hurler’s teammate for seven seasons with the Giants and had a bird’s eye view of the twirler’s magical ways. In 1934, nearly 20 years after they last played together, he recalled to The Brooklyn Daily Eaglewhat he knew about Matty and his screwball: “Christy Mathewson was a teammate of mind for many years on the Giants. He perfected and was the only man ever to master the fadeaway ball. This ball was a fast curve that arched out on a left=handed batter and in on a right-handed batter. It was not used much by him, only in difficult places, as it was very hard to pitch and was hard on the wrist.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chantry Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 The first video is an explanation of the cutter and Mariano Rivera's use of it. The second video is Mariano Rivera using his cutter to break a hitter's bat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyrus Cassidy #45437 Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 "Slurve" is the nastiest pitch out there right now. It's a combination between a slider and a curve, and moves two directions. When done correctly, the movements are sequential. In other words, it slides to the side and then drops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 So 11 basic pitches and many have variation, that’s a lot of whiffing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokin Gator SASS #29736 Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 Have they just changed the name of a screwball? Used to be called that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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