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I actually threw both the Shuuto and the Gyroball in high school. They were both two seam pitches. With the Shuuto which I called the screwball , I would slide the middle finger alongside the index finger on the left seam and release the ball with an almost natural pronation.
If I threw it 90 feet, it would break like crazy, but at 60 feet, not so much. My Gryoball was one knuckle and one finger and the ball would just spin like a football spiral. It hardly broke at all. Again at 90 feet, the bottom would drop out but at 60 feet, not much movement.
If I threw either pitch anywhere near the middle of the strike zone, I think we all know what happened next. If MLB moves the mound back, soft tossers will benefit. More room to work with. This is one thing we are losing to the trend towards the genericizing of pitching we are seeing in MLB.
I get it. I do find it to be a little boring sometimes. Just so you know, the shuuto which has movement similar to a mix between a screwball and a 2-seam, but more lateral and the gyroball is a pitch that is thrown like a football i. I remember some thought Yu Darvish would be Dice-K 2. Darvish sure proved his critics wrong. How did he do that?
By having one good full season in his career? For many years he was mediocre or injured after his one good full season. Last year he was good in a short year and this year he has been good for the first half. A far cry from proving all his critics wrong. A great player xbetter than dice-k. I saw him pitch in Vero Beach in , the same day a young kid named Clayton Kershaw pitched his first ever Spring Training innings. Right on, Blue. They did a Vin Scully tribute that day, too. Great day — March 9th, I miss Vin.
Kyoto Seisho High School, the second no-hitter ever pitched in the Koshien championship game…Established a Koshien single-game record with 14 strikeouts Led Japan to the world amateur championship title in the summer of , earning MVP honors for the tournament Born on September 13, , individuals born in Japan's fiscal year April 2, April 1, are often referred to as being from the "Matsuzaka generation. View More Videos. Lucie Mets.
February 13, Cleveland Indians signed free agent RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
Right upper trapezius strain. Recovering from June Tommy John surgery. Right elbow sprain. Right forearm strain. Neck strain.
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