QUOTES WITH «FORKBALL»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
forkball.
I've got a fastball, change-up, forkball, curve, slider, knuckle-slider, knuckle-curve, I had about seven pitches I could have used at any time.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FORKBALL»
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forkball in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
forkball and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Neyer/James Guide to Pitchers: An Historical Compendium ...
48 THE NEYER/JAMES GUIDE TO PITCHERS forkball. Larry French and Dizzy
Trout threw good ones, and Big Jim Weaver relied on it. But it might be argued
that since Bush there have been two, and only two, famous forkballers: Ernie “
Tiny” ...
Bill James, Rob Neyer, 2008
More and more pitchers try to use the forkball and split-finger fastball as change-
ups. These pitches as change-ups have both good points and bad points. If a
pitcher can get good topspin on the baseball while still throwing the pitch 12
miles ...
3
The Dickson Baseball Dictionary (Third Edition)
“forget it!” An exclamation used by some sportscasters to describe a long,
powerful hit that is obviously a home run. The term is uttered after the outcome of
such a hit is never in doubt. Also stated as “you can forget about that one.”
forkball 1.
Paul Dickson, Skip McAfee, 2011
4
Pitching: The Keys to Excellence
Like the knuckleball, the forkball is a “trick” pitch, so named because the manner
in which it moves to the plate is ... There is no explanation for the behavior of
either a forkball or a knuckleball; they seldom follow the same pattern from pitch
to ...
5
Sports Illustrated Pitching: The Keys to Excellence
Like the knuckleball, the forkball is a “trick” pitch, so named because the manner
in which it moves to the plate is ... There is no explanation for the behavior of
either a forkball or a knuckleball; they seldom follow the same pattern from pitch
to ...
6
Sweet '60: The 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates
Contrary to accounts that say Face learned his forkball from veteran relief pitcher
Joe Page, Face says he simply got the idea for developing a fork from watching
Page as the erstwhile Yankees reliever was trying to make comeback in ...
Bill Nowlin, Clifton Blue Parker, 2013
7
Living on the Black: Two Pitchers, Two Teams, One Season to ...
Early in his minor league career, Glavine threw three pitches most of the time:
fastball, curveball, forkball. The forkball is a pitch that starts out looking like a
fastball but drops hard and fast as it gets near the plate, causing batters to swing
over it.
8
The Complete Armchair Book of Baseball: An All-Star Lineup ...
Heinie broke his back striking out on the next pitch, the first forkball Grove ever
threw. For over a year, on the sidelines, in the bullpen, between pitching starts,
Lefty had practiced and perfected this pitch before he threw it, and he waited for a
...
9
Why a Curveball Curves: The Incredible Science of Sports
Left-handed pitchers like to throw screwballs to right-handed hitters because the
ball starts toward the middle of the plate and then breaks away to the outside
corner. FORKBALL The forkball, also known as the splitter, is an interesting pitch.
10
The Batter's Edge: A Year with the Boston Red Sox
“Great, 'cause I have no friggin' idea how to tell a slider from a forkball.” “A slider
will move away from a right-hander, a forkball will usually move straight down.”
He simulated the path of the ball with his hand. “It's called, 'falling off the table.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FORKBALL»
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forkball is used in the context of the following news items.
Gaylord Perry still loves to keep 'em guessing about spitball
“I had a great forkball ( a pitch that also can dip dramatically) that acted a lot like an illegal pitch. “You always wanted to throw that to the lead-off ... «Asheville Citizen-Times, Jul 15»
Alton Junior Legion team captures Jim Medlock Memorial Tournament
“He was using his forkball quite a bit,” Sharp said. “He was keeping them off-balanced all day, had them frustrated.” Both Storm Coffman and ... «RiverBender.com, Jul 15»
Dodgers Dugout: Intriguing idea featuring Mike Scioscia
As a 12-year-old boy watching it in my living room, I still remember he struck out Ellis Burks on an 0-2 forkball to end the game. And finally. «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
Fighters' main men KO Marines
Katsuya Kakunaka couldn't get his bat on a forkball, then Otani got Alfredo Despaigne and Luis Cruz to swing through sliders.Speech ... «The Japan News, Jun 15»
Strong rotation helps Kiski Valley Legion compete for playoff berth
He can throw a fastball, changeup, curveball and a forkball,” Montgomery said. “He will throw them all at anytime in any count. There aren't ... «Tribune-Review, Jun 15»
Archive: Rangers clinch their first AL West pennant in 1996
His forkball swooned away from the Angels' bats, and his fastball exploded into Ivan Rodriguez's mitt. Hill struck out six of the first 11 hitters he ... «Dallas Morning News, Jun 15»
Taiwanese players follow dream with Bombers
"There's not a lot of guys at his age that can command a fastball, a forkball, a slider and a curveball — and throw those pitches for strikes. «Battle Creek Enquirer, Jun 15»
Tom Powers: Twins' Mike Pelfrey is healthy and happy for first time …
In spring training, he revived his long dormant forkball under the guidance of Eddie Guardado. Everything was going great. Then the Twins told ... «TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press, Jun 15»
Scoggins: Allen brushes aside credit for Twins' pitching staff …
... to note Eddie Guardado's imprint, notably with his suggestion to Pelfrey to change his grip on his split finger/forkball, a tweak that has made a ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jun 15»
Eric Stults, Tulsa Drillers shut out Frisco before sellout crowd
“His forkball was exploding.” Jorge De Leon pitched the ninth for his first Drillers save. “Our pitching and defense were outstanding,” Shines ... «Tulsa World, Jun 15»
