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Just being pedantic, curveball is closer to swing. Perhaps the closet too googly would be a splitter. That said, from the perspective of the language/idiom, cur
by mandeepdhami 16y ago
Just being pedantic, curveball is closer to swing. Perhaps the closet too googly would be a splitter. That said, from the perspective of the language/idiom, curveball would be appropriate usage in the context ...
- barrydahlberg 16y agoAnd for those of us NOT in the US a splitter is...
- kreek 16y agoA split-finger fastball, looks like a fastball then suddenly drops down before it crosses the plate.
- marklabedz 16y agoIts now frequently a third pitch (in addition to the "normal" fastballs mixed usually with a change-up or curve ball and sometimes a slider). Generally a higher risk/reward pitch than any of the aforementioned due to challenges in controlling its motion.