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	Fastball - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Fastballs are usually thrown with backspin, so that the Magnus effect creates an upward force on the ball, causing it to fall less rapidly than might be expected.
		A variation on the fastball is the forkball and the similar split-finger fastball.
		The cut fastball is famously associated with Mariano Rivera, a relief pitcher for the New York Yankees.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fastball (1651 words)

	fastball
		With the four-seam, the seams catch the air as the ball is being pitched, the ball then rotates and the ball tends to float due to the lift generated by the four seams.
		The fastball can be held in two ways; two seams or four seams (this name is for the number of seems that appear in the direction of the primary spin).
		A good fastball is the result of proper mechanics and a smooth delivery, maximum control, and velocity will depend on: good coiling or uncoiling leg and body action, a strong push off the edge of the rubber, quick snap or the elbows, wrist, and fingers, then the smooth follow through.
	www.mrfizzix.com /baseball/fastball.htm (453 words)

	Fastball - BR Bullpen
		A fastball is the simplest of all pitches, a ball thrown for speed.
		Fastballs are gripped with the index and middle finger and the thumb, but the exact movement depends on the details of the grip.
		A four-seam fastball is gripped with the fingers across the seams of the ball.
	www.baseball-reference.com /bullpen/Fastball (331 words)

	Pitches - BR Bullpen
		Four Seam Fastball The four seam fastball is the standard pitch in baseball, and is almost always the fastest pitch in the arsenal of any pitcher who throws it.
		Physicists maintain that the rise on a four seam fastball is an illusion, but whether it's real or illusion it has the effect of making batters swing under the pitch, resulting in swinging strikes, popups, and fly outs.
		Two Seam Fastball A two-seam fastball is thrown the same way as a four seam fastball, but with the fingers held along the seams rather than across them.
	www.baseball-reference.com /bullpen/Pitches (2001 words)

	Four-seam fastball (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
		A four-seam fastball, is a pitch in baseball and a variant of the straight fastball.
		The second way to throw a four-seam fastball is to take a baseball and find the area where the seams are closest together.
		Keeping those seams parallel to the body, the pitcher place his index and middle fingers on the baseball perpendicular to the seams.
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Four-seam_fastball.html (430 words)

	Throw a Fastball - eHow.com
		Four seam fastball - To hold the four seam fastball, you take the two seam and turn it left until your middle and index finger are on the one seam (about a half an inch apart), then place your thumb directly underneath your fingers on the bottom of the ball.
		A four seam fastball is faster than a two seam because it grabs more air with the seams.
		The batter expects the ball to be a fastball, so their previous timing on your fastball will be the same, thus causing them to swing early and give a very meager slap at the ball (which will end in a miss or a weak ground ball).
	www.ehow.com /tips_1832_5.html (1339 words)

	Baseball Pitching Grips, Pitching Grip Pictures, How To Grip, Hold & Throw Different Pitches: Fastball, Fast ...
		The four-seamer is the fastest (its seams rotate about 36 times from the moment it leaves your hand to the time it reaches the plate) and easiest pitch to locate for a strike.
		A TWO-SEAM FASTBALL (sometimes called a "two-seamer," "sinker," or "sinkerball") is gripped slightly tighter and deeper in the throwing-hand than the four-seam fastball.
		A two-seam fastball is generally thought of as a "movement pitch" (as opposed to the four-seam fastball, which is primarily thought of as a "straight pitch").
	www.thecompletepitcher.com /pitching_grips.htm (2690 words)

	Human Kinetics
		Fastballs are straight and easier to hit, the pitchers believe, and therefore they are afraid to use their fastballs.
		To establish the inside fastball, the four-seamer is best because it is less likely to tail in to the hitter and give him a free base.
		The two-seam fastball is a great pitch to use to get the ground ball with a man on first for the double play.
	www.humankinetics.com /products/showexcerpt.cfm?excerpt_id=3236 (1331 words)

	Scout.com: A Guide To Watching Cardinal Pitching- Part I
		THE FASTBALL - the fastball is the basic pitch in baseball and there are three different types of this pitch.
		The pitched is released the same way as a four-seam fastball, but the pitch is made with the middle and ring finger placed along the two seams and the pitch does not run or slide as much as a four-seam fastball.
		The cut fastball: looks like a four-seam fastball except that it has late movement on it, cutting in on the hands of a left handed batter or cutting to the outside of the plate on a right handed batter.
	stlcardinals.scout.com /2/394549.html (1315 words)

	Fastball (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
		The fastball is the most common type of in baseball.
		Fastballs are usually thrown with backspin that the Magnus effect creates an upward force on the causing it to fall less rapidly than be expected.
		Gripping the ball with the fingers across wide part of the seam ("four-seam fastball") a straight pitch gripping it across the part ("two-seam fastball") produces a sinking fastball holding a two-seam fastball off-center ("cut fastball") lateral movement to the fastball.
	www.freeglossary.com /Fastball (227 words)

	About the Fastball (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
		The four seam fastball is one of the most common and lethal out of any pitchers aresenal of pitches.
		The Fastball is not a terribly difficult pitch to throw.
		It is thrown by placing the index and middle fingers on the two seams crossing the baseball, with the thumb crossing the bottom seam.
	pubpages.unh.edu /~mratte/cs403/project/fastball.html (272 words)

	American Scientist Online - Predicting a Baseball's Path (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
		For a two-seam fastball, the pair of seams that straddle the narrow isthmus of the ball would cross the field of view once on each rotation.
		In conclusion, the pitcher should use a four-seam grip for fastballs and curveballs to remove the perceptual clue of the two red stripes and the flicker.
		The rising fastball and the perceptual illusions of batters.
	www.americanscientist.org /template/AssetDetail/assetid/42392/page/7 (997 words)

	Barons News - A Fans Guide To Pitching by Ed Stein
		The four-seam fastball is the straightest, and hardest.
		Movement is caused by the grip, instead of holding the ball across the seams; the ball is held with the seams and changes the rotation.
		The cutter is held like a fastball (either two or four-seam), but there is more pressure put on the ball by the middle finger, and the thumb is closer to the pinky.
	www.barons.com /nm/publish/barons249.shtml (1768 words)

	John Smoltz - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Smoltz throws a four-seam fastball that has been clocked as high as 98 MPH, a slider that has long been considered one of the best in the league, and a 90 MPH split-finger fastball that he uses as a strikeout pitch.
		As a father of four children, he dedicated himself to the development of a new Christian school in the metropolitan Atlanta region.
		Although Smoltz still features an fastball clocked at up to 95-96 MPH with excellent lateral movement, a carnival-trick slider, and a world-class split-fingered fastball, perhaps the most important pitch in his repertoire this year has been the curveball.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_Smoltz (1674 words)

	How to Throw Basic Pitches: Fastballs, Curve and the Circle Change by Ryan Schnier
		A four-seam fastball is a variant of the straight fastball.
		A two-seam fastball, sometimes called a two-seamer, is a variant of the straight fastball.
		The two-seam fastball is designed to have more movement than a four seam fastball, and is a pitch to be used while the pitcher is ahead in the count, setting up an off speed pitch, or looking to get a strikeout.
	www.baseballtips.com /throwingpitches.html (1180 words)

	Welcome to Munster Little League
		With the curves of the seam turning straight, the ball should drop sooner than a four-seam.
		The grip shown is a splitter grip; the forkball would have the narrow part of the seam between the fingers.
		This is the kind of pitch a strike-out pitcher needs in his arsenal to fan the good hitters that either catch up to his fastball or are using the curveball for batting practice.
	www.munsterlittleleague.com /Pitches.htm (985 words)

	Baseball
		Gripping the ball with the fingers across the wide part of the seam ("four-seam fastball") produces a straight pitch, gripping it across the narrow part ("two-seam fastball") produces a sinking fastball, and holding a two-seam fastball off-centre ("cut fastball") imparts lateral movement to the fastball.
		Some pitchers also use a cut fastball (or cutter) which is one step closer than the slider to the fastball on the spectrum between fastballs and curves.
		It is thrown with the same arm action as a fastball; the speed difference is due to a different grip.
	www.gamesinathens.com /olympics/b/ba/baseball.shtml (2880 words)

	Sports: Here's the pitch
		The Lowdown: The physics are the same as a four-seam fastball, but instead of a backspin, there's a bit of a sidespin, which causes the ball to dive slightly sideways and down at the last instant.
		It looks like a fastball, but because of the grip (the ball is held firmly in the hand against the palm) it comes in anywhere from 10 to 20 mph slower.
		But everything has to look the same as a fastball: the angle of the arm, the speed of the arm motion, the release point.
	www.sptimes.com /2005/05/17/Sports/Here_s_the_pitch.shtml (1805 words)

	profiles
		Mixes a mid-90s fastball, a cut fastball and a splendid curveball to create a baffling blend of possibilities.
		He also throws a sinking fastball, and mixes in a slider and changeup.
		He also throws a two-seam fastball in the low 90s, and an occasional curve and changeup.
	www.geocities.com /four_cs_2000/champs.html (771 words)

	Fastballs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
		A fastball can be thrown so that when it is released, four seams rotate as the ball leaves the hand.
		A four-seam fastball is usually a bit faster and easier to control than a two-seam fastball.
		Two-seam fastballs, on the other hand, tend to have more movement and are thus harder to hit.
	goodswing.com /pitching/fastballs.htm (524 words)

	Connor's Pitching Tips - from Double Switched by Corey Green
		Sometimes I pitch a homerun hitter a slow offspeed pitch because when you pitch a fastball, you supply a lot of the power and the hitter doesn't have to swing as hard.
		You hold a four seam fastball across the two widest seams.
		You hold a two seamer with one finger on each seam, where the seams are closest together.
	www.doubleswitched.com /pitching.html (914 words)

	News-Leader.com \| Special Reports \| Player stops hitters with four pitches
		While Ryan was known for his fastball, Gray noticed that he also had a wicked curve and a sneaky changeup that often fooled batters.
		The basic "four-seam" fastball, where the fingers grab the seams horizontally, is mainly straight.
		While the curve and slider are good complements to a fastball at the college and pro levels, youngsters should be careful not to start throwing curves too soon.
	springfield.news-leader.com /specialreports/hammonsfield/nie/0401-Playerstop-52665.html (604 words)

	ESPN.com: MLB - Establishing fastball is Washburn's key
		It isn't a sinking fastball; it is a four-seam fastball with life.
		Washburn's fastball, usually in the low-90s, isn't one of the league's hardest, but it's hop and life makes it hard to hit.
		Hitters can wait and zone his fastball since he has trouble locating his breaking ball when he is behind in the count.
	espn.go.com /mlb/columns/candiotti_tom/1407168.html (508 words)

	Throw a Fastball - eHow.com
		Fastball in the field - You should throw with the "four seam" grip when throwing among field positions or when pitching a fastball.
		Pitching - Throwing a two seam fast ball is the smartest pitch to throw while pitching because it has movement and is fast and under control.
		Most people throw it with a four seam grip but I like the single seam with your index and middle finger raised up slightly on the left seam then your thumb underneath on your bottom seam (with your other fingers resting in between the two seams).
	www.ehow.com /tips_1832.html (1242 words)

	WebBall: Pitching: Basic RH with Pictures (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
		Four seams catch air, giving the ball as much lift as possible.
		With only two seams catching air, the ball drops quicker than a four seam fastball.
		CHANGE-UP Throw exactly like a fastball but tuck the ball in tighter (full tuck or partial) so it arrives at 85% of the fastball speed (about 12 mph slower).
	www.webball.com /bullpen/grips.html (506 words)

	USATODAY.com - Instructional Series (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
		The two-seam fastball: For the basic two-seamer, hold the ball with your fingers along the seams, usually where the seams are closest together.
		For the four-seam fastball, grip the ball across the widest seams, or the "horseshoe," depending on your hand size.
		The changeup is thrown with the same arm speed as the fastball, except the ball is released not off the fingertips, but off the second row of knuckles.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/bbw/2001-05-09/2001-05-09-clubhouse.htm (1089 words)

	San Francisco Giants News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
		As in turning an almost throwaway four-seam fastball -- a heretofore "for effect" pitch -- into something smoking and sinister that consistently sizzled on the inside of the plate, raising the hair on the backs of hitters' necks and raising Tomko's game to a higher level.
		Tomko's new aggressive pitch and relentless pounding inside -- ironically coming on the heels of elbow inflammation -- paid off with a superb second half of 2004, as the right-hander had a 10-3 mark and 3.09 ERA over his final 20 appearances.
		It clicked, and the 31-year-old hurler went on to have what he termed a "breakout year," but in the back of his mind were nagging thoughts of his two successive seasons of poor early efforts.
	sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/sf/news/sf_news.jsp?ymd=20050203&content_id=939265&vkey=news_sf&fext=.jsp (714 words)

	MVP Baseball 2004 for PS2 on Gamerhelp.com
		Hitting a fastball while swinging late will usually cause a pop up that'll be really easy to catch.
		If he pitches a fastball that you nail for a homerun, chances are he won't throw you another fastball, at least not in the same spot, your next turn at bat.
		Depending on how you pitch, where you pitch it to, and the type of your pitch, your opponent can either pop up, hit a foul, or smash a home run, the last of which is not good for your pitcher's morale, or your team.
	www.gamerhelp.com /xbox/MVPBaseball2004/100096.shtml (9362 words)

	for age 17, what do u believe is a "fast" fastball? - Baseball Fever
		A four seam fastball is always faster than a two seam fastball.
		The four seam is the out pitch to a kid hitting 90+, the batters just can't catch up.
		Hold the two seam fastball with more presure on one finger than the other.
	www.baseball-fever.com /showthread.php?t=8882 (906 words)

	Baseball - InfoSearchPoint.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
		There are four bases, named in counterclockwise order, first base, second base, third base and home base or home plate.
		Fastball: The fastball is the pitch that most pitchers throw most of the time.
		A change up also tends to break slightly in the same direction as a screwball due to the way it is commonly released, this makes it an effective pitch away from the plate.
	www.infosearchpoint.com /display/Baseball (2898 words)

	Grips
		You can use a two seam fastball, but a four seam generally will give you more downward movement.
		The hand is underneath the ball to produce the four seam sideways rotation.
		Some pitchers can use a regular four seam fastball hold to pitch their drop.
	www.pitchafit.com /grips.htm (201 words)

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