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	Pitch (baseball) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In baseball, a pitch is the act of throwing a baseball toward home plate to start a play.
		To obtain variety, and therefore enhance defensive baseball strategy, the pitcher manipulates the grip on the ball at the point of release.
		The fastball is the most common pitch in baseball, and all pitchers have some form of a fastball in their arsenal.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_baseball_pitches (302 words)

	Breaking ball - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In baseball, a breaking ball is a pitch which does not travel straight like a fastball as it approaches the batter.
		The pitcher must therefore have confidence in the catcher to block a ball in the dirt when there are runners on base, as if the ball gets away from the catcher the runners will likely advance.
		If a breaking ball fails to break, it becomes a high, slow pitch that is very easy to hit, and often results in extra bases or a home run.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Breaking_ball (224 words)

	Baseball
		Baseball is a direct descendant of cricket and rounders, and it is very similar to softball.
		In its usual form, the game of baseball is played between two teams of nine players on a playing field consisting of four bases, arranged in a diagonal square ("the diamond") and a large outfield extending from two adjacent sides of the diamond.
		In Major League Baseball the longest game played was a 26-inning affair between the Brooklyn Robins (now called the Los Angeles Dodgers) and Boston Braves (now in Atlanta) on May 1, 1920 (the game ended in a 1-1 tie called on account of darkness).
	www.fr-jeux.com /articles/b/a/Baseball.html (4467 words)

	Informat.io on Pitcher
		In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter who attempts to either make contact with it or draw a walk.
		In most cases, the object of a pitch is to deliver the ball to the catcher without allowing the batter to hit the ball.
		The ball is delivered in such a way that the batter either can't hit a pitch through the strike zone or is compelled to swing at a pitch outside of the strike zone.
	www.quaest.io /?title=Pitcher (1052 words)

	Baseball
		Baseball is thought to be a direct descendant of cricket, rounders, and town ball, though the game's origins are uncertain.
		He is touched by a pitched ball which he is not attempting to hit unless (1) The ball is in the strike zone when it touches the batter, or (2) the batter makes no attempt to avoid being touched by the ball.
		Baseball history is full of heroes and goats—men who in the heat of the moment distinguished themselves with a timely hit or catch, or an untimely strikeout or error.
	www.knowledgefun.com /book/b/ba/baseball.html (4445 words)

	Top20baseball.com - Your Top20 Guide for baseball!
		Baseball is played between two teams of nine players each on a baseball field, usually under the authority of one or more officials, called umpires.
		Common pitches include a fastball, which is the ball thrown at a maximum velocity; a curveball, which is made to curve by rotation imparted by the pitcher; and a change-up, which is a slower version of a fastball.
		Baseball is thought to be a direct descendant of cricket, rounders, and town ball (which was much like rounders), though the game's true origins are uncertain.
	www.top20baseball.com (8043 words)

	Baseball Pitches (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Washington-area baseball fans probably don't like it, but District of Columbia taxpayers should be pleased their city council is demanding private money help build a new baseball stadium,...
		Baseball Pitching Instruction - Pitching Mechanics - Pitching...
		Macon making baseball pitches Three or four teams being wooed to move to city By Thomas W. Krause Telegraph Staff Writer...
	www.frozentoaster.com /baseball-pitches.html (242 words)

	ipedia.com: Baseball Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		In the United States, baseball has often been called the "national pastime", and the total attendance for Major League games is...
		The goal of each batter is to help his team win by enabling baserunners to score, or by becoming a baserunner himself and advancing to first, second, third, and then home base, thus scoring a run.
		In general, the pitcher attempts to prevent this by pitching the ball in such a way that the batter cannot hit it cleanly.
	www.ipedia.com /baseball.html (4442 words)

	Baseball Pitches (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		BASEBALL PITCHES There are many types of baseball pitches.
		Definition of List of baseball pitches In baseball, a pitch is the act of throwing a baseball...
		baseball throwing arm and the velocity of baseball pitches and throws...
	www.mlbfans.net /baseball-pitches.html (221 words)

	Baseball America - Arizona Fall League: Top 20 Prospects
		When compiling this list, future ceiling played a larger part into the rankings than did league performance, considering the short duration (two months) of the league and the low caliber of pitching.
		That said, the list should have few surprises, starting with No. 1, since he is likely to be the No. 1 prospect in the minors heading into 2005.
		Weeks' greatest asset is his ultra-quick hands that allow him to turn on inside fastballs and handle pitches on the outer half and drive them the other way.
	www.baseballamerica.com /today/2004afl/041125afl20.html (1935 words)

	National Baseball Hall of Fame - Research List - July 4th Trivia, Facts, and Feats (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		In a classic pitching duel featuring future Hall of Famers Lefty Grove and Herb Pennock, the New York Yankees defeat the Philadelphia Athletics, 1-0, in 15 innings.
		In one of the most memorable moments in baseball history, future Hall of Famer Lou Gehrig has his uniform No. 4 retired by the New York Yankees.
		Gehrig tells 61,808 fans at Yankee Stadium, "I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the Earth." Gehrig is the first major leaguer to have his uniform number officially retired.
	www.baseballhalloffame.org /library/research_lists/july_4_facts.htm (924 words)

	SportingNews.com - Baseball : Colon pitches complete game as Indians shut out Angels (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Bartolo Colon pitched a five-hitter to become the first Cleveland pitcher in 34 years to throw an opening day shutout, and the Indians beat the Anaheim Angels 6-0 on Sunday night as the 2002 major-league baseball season began.
		Navy SEAL members parachuted in to deliver the ball used for the ceremonial first pitch and President Bush delivered a videotaped message to the sellout crowd of 42,697.
		Baseball is trying to speed along games this year, and Colon made it look easy in the early opener.
	i.tsn.com /baseball/scoreboard/20020331/recap/3.html (1084 words)

	Spitball Pitchers by The Rules Committee : A Legendary List on Baseball Almanac
		For violation of any part of this rule, deliver what is called the "shine" ball, "spit" ball, "mud" ball or "emery" ball, the umpire shall call the pitch a ball, warn the pitcher and have announced on the public address system the reason for the action.
		A group of pitchers who depended upon the spitball pitch were officially listed and allowed to continue throwing it for the remainder of their career.
		The year after the ruling he led the league in wins with twenty-two and continued pitching for fourteen more seasons winning a career total of two-hundred seventy games.
	www.baseball-almanac.com /legendary/lispit.shtml (280 words)

	Baseball Prospectus \| Articles \| Prospectus Hit List: Week of April 30
		But it's a mixed bag for Felix Hernandez; despite notching a W (yawn), he's hit so hard that the team suspects he's tipping his pitches, and at the very least his mechanics are regressing.
		Young, tops on our Top 50 Prospect List, has been suspended indefinitely and should be looking at a 90-day vacation complete with anger management counseling, argues Kevin Goldstein, while Steven Goldman cracks open the history books in search of precedent.
		The Prospectus Hit List rankings are derived from Won-Loss records and several measurements pertaining to run differentials, both actual and adjusted, from Baseball Prospectus Adjusted Standings through the close of play on every Sunday.
	www.baseballprospectus.com /article.php?articleid=5028 (2743 words)

	Baseball Prospectus \| Articles \| Prospectus Hit List: Week of May 21
		Again, pitching leads the way, highlighted by Justin Verlander outdueling Johan Santana for the seventh of the team's eight shutouts thus far.
		Jeff Francis and Aaron Cook both rank among the NL leaders in pitching VORP (17.6 and 16.3, good for ninth and 12th, respectively), and every Rockie starter still on the roster is sporting an ERA south of 5.00.
		The pitching staff is shellacked for 44 runs after yielding just 37 in the previous fortnight; Chan Ho Park (14 runs in 12.1 IP) and Scott Cassidy (nine runs, just three earned, in 1.2 IP) bear the brunt.
	www.baseballprospectus.com /article.php?articleid=5107 (3015 words)

	Baseball weirdness \| Ask MetaFilter
		Common pitches are a curve-ball in the dirt, or a climb the ladder pitch (Chest-high fastball right down the middle).
		The pitcher must be able to through pitches in the dirt with 100% trust that his catcher can handle it.
		Which is why pitchers pitch only every fifth day now, and why their arms still get scrrewed up so frequently.
	ask.metafilter.com /mefi/21925 (1203 words)

	9 Pitches - 9 Strikes - Side Retired by Baseball Almanac
		After a really great game, it might be said of a pitcher that he was throwing "nothing but strikes." Every once in awhile, thirty-nine times to be exact, at least for one inning, this is completely correct.
		When Nolan Ryan retired the side on nine (9) pitches / nine (9) strikes with the California Angels he became the first and only player to accomplish this unique feat once during both the American (1972) and National League (1968).
		Over one-hundred twenty-five years of Major League Baseball history, millions of pitches thrown by thousands of different pitchers and only forty known / recorded instances by thirty-seven different pitchers — this is truly an amazing feat.
	www.baseball-almanac.com /feats/feats17.shtml (378 words)

	What pitches should I throw? - Baseball Fever
		Just keep your mechanics the same on both pitches and watch the batters flail at a changeup that drops right out of the strike zone.
		Baseball is the only place where a Sacrifice is very appreciated.
		A baseball park is the one place where a man's wife doesn't mind his getting excited over somebody else's curves.
	www.baseball-fever.com /showthread.php?t=29491 (401 words)

	Baseball - Gurupedia
		Baseball is thought to be a direct descendant of cricket and rounders, though the game's origins are uncertain.
		Major League Baseball's American League) also allow a designated hitter, a player whose sole purpose is to hit when it would normally be the pitcher's turn.
		Major League Baseball in North America consists of the National League and the
	www.gurupedia.com /b/ba/baseball.htm (4612 words)

	UNCW Baseball (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		For the second consecutive year, the manager of baseball’s World Series champion will be the keynote speaker at the UNCW Dugout Club’s annual Spring Training Banquet.
		Call the UNCW Baseball office (910) 962-3570 or email scalfm@uncw.edu for more info.
		UNC Wilmington head baseball coach Mark Scalf has announced the signings of six players for the 2005-06 season.
	www.uncwil.edu /athletics/BASEBALL.HTM (354 words)

	ESPN.com - Page2 - List: Biggest baseball playoff upsets
		Check out our top 10 list, and then send us your pick for the biggest baseball playoff upset.
		You can romanticize about day baseball all you want, but the fact is, few of us would be able to watch many games if they weren't played at night.
		Then he slams the next pitch over the Green Monster, a three-run blast to give the Yankees the lead.
	espn.go.com /page2/s/list/baseball/upsets.html (2376 words)

	All-Baseball.com, part of MVN: The List Archives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		No one thinks their pitching is for real, but no one believes that the Yeti exists either, despite solid photographic evidence.
		The top pick in the baseball draft was suspended indefinitely on Monday, a day after he was arrested at a bar in Peoria, Ariz. for investigation of trespass, disorderly conduct and assault.
		Major league baseball is coming down to signage on the revenue side of the ledger and signability on the expense side.
	www.all-baseball.com /archives/cat_the_list.html (22222 words)

	List of pitchers' individual pitches - Fantasy Baseball Cafe 2006
		Yeah Insider has a "scouting report" for most pitchers which shows their pitches, and strengths and weaknesses, but they don't have it for every guy and sometimes it isn't the most accurate.
		It goes through certain pitches and has small biographicals on many old and modern day pitches.
		These all state what pitches the pitcher threw and what his main pitch was.
	www.fantasybaseballcafe.com /forums/viewtopic.php?t=159496 (997 words)

	Shilling only threw 75 pitches - Baseball Fever
		Schilling throws strikes, especially on the first pitch, and the Reds love to swing.
		His first ball was to Jason LaRue, the second batter in the third inning.
		He was perfect through four innings, with 23 strikes in 26 pitches.
	www.baseball-fever.com /showthread.php?t=3754 (899 words)

	Pitching (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		In baseball, pitching is the act of throwing the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher with the goal of retiring a batter who attempts to make contact with it, or draw a walk.
		A pitcher is the player who throws the baseball, at the beginning of each play.
		Nearly all action during a game is centered around the pitcher for the defensive team.
	www.info-pedia.net /about/pitching (933 words)

	Sports News - Baseball - New York Times
		By VINCENT M. Zack Hample says he has collected 2,930 baseballs from 29 of the 30 current major league parks and a dozen former parks.
		When Dodgers pitcher Derek Lowe is not on the mound, he spends time playing some of the country’s most famous golf courses.
		The Yankees' starting pitcher from Taiwan discusses his baseball and family roots.
	www.nytimes.com /pages/sports/baseball/index.html (272 words)

	How To Play Better Baseball > Recommended Reading List
		Produce consistent power and control using proven baseball mechanics/skills.
		"I pitch with more control and greater velocity after having my pitching motion analyzed...
		Can we throw five more pitches before we stop?"...
	www.howtoplay.com /baseball/reading_list.html (753 words)

	SLAM! Sports - Baseball
		Donnie Smith wasn't wearing a Superman cape when he entered the game, but he probably should have been.
		homered in the seventh inning Monday, giving him 494 for his career and moving him past Lou Gehrig for 20th place on baseball's all-time list.
		Andy Pettitte went back on the 15-day disabled list Monday because of a strained muscle in his left forearm.
	slam.canoe.ca /Baseball/home.html (294 words)

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