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What Pitches are Declining?
Topic Started: Aug 21 2006, 03:24 AM (279 Views)
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I have not seen a screwball being used much these days.Plus i havent seen an old LOB anymore.
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I say the use of a forkball is declining. The cutter is being used a tonne now adays..
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steveox,Aug 21 2006
08:24 AM
I have not seen a screwball being used much these days.Plus i havent seen an old LOB anymore.

Byrd used to throw a screwball

I only know of Contreras using a forkball

no one uses a foshball
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I can throw a forkball :)

I just noticed you said pitches, not pitchers.
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Major Leaguers use Splitter much more than Forkball.. But for Japanese or Korean there are pitchers with hands that are much more smaller than Major League Pitchers. So Forkball's more suitable for them.
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Palmballs seem to be more rare then they used to.
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NateFizzle,Aug 21 2006
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Palmballs seem to be more rare then they used to.

Doesn't Halladay use it?
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Knuckleball and knuckle curve are hardly used anymore. Wakefield is the only player I know of that uses the knuckler consistantly, and Mussina used to throw a knuckleball, but switched to the knuckle curve a year or two before going to the Yankees. Halladay used the knuckle curve when he came up to the majors, but I don't think he uses it anymore, although he might.
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No, Halladay doesn't use it anymore. He's got a cut-fastball, a sinker ( two seam fastball ), a deadly curve, a forkball and a change up which he only started using this year. HE WON THE CY YOUN AWARD IN 2003 WITHOUT A CHANGE UP!

I know Roger Clemens throws a forkball although broadcasters mistaken it for a slider.

I've seen Pedro Martinez of all people. throw a screwball, but he rarely does it with the Mets. I haven't seen him pitch much as a Met so I'm not sure, but with Boston...on the rare occasions he threw it, there were usually runners on base.
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Dont casey fossum throw the good ol eephus?

i thought Jose Contreras threw the splitter instead of the fork.
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Santana,Aug 21 2006
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i thought Jose Contreras threw the splitter instead of the fork.

no he throws forkballs
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RedRuffing15,Aug 21 2006
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Doesn't Orlando Hernandez throw one?
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Knuckleball--you used to have all people like Candioti and Sparks throw one and now it's just Wakefield. Mantei throws one sometimes and I think Halladay used to as well.
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PAUL KONERKO 14,Aug 21 2006
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Doesn't Orlando Hernandez throw one?

I think he accidently letgo of the ball bad, and it came off as an ephus, if your talking about the ChaseUtly broken streak game, becuase thats the only time I've ever seen hi9m throw that
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is that the one that went 52 mph? they should start using that..
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MarkakisRox,Aug 21 2006
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no he throws forkballs

Yeah Contreras throws a splitter
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Forkballs, Screwballs, Knucleballs, 12-6 Curves, and of course, the Spitball.
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