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	YourArt.com >> Encyclopedia >> slurve (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The term "slurve" is derived from a combination of "curve" and "slider", the two pitches that are worked together to throw a slurve.
		The slurve is a difficult pitch to throw because it has a movement that is about half way between a slider and curve ball.
		The slurve is a pitch that is most effective when used with a knuckle-curve, or a cut fastball.
	www.yourart.com /research/encyclopedia.cgi?subject=/slurve (428 words)

	Slurve - RBIdb
		Slurve is a method to the madness that is RBI Baseball and is a name given to a pitching style used by a minority of RBI players.
		The majority of slurve players rely on location, location, location when pitching and mind games are a rare occurance.
		The beauty of slurve is the inconsitency in games, as players may go through stretches of 3-2, 2-1 games and then suddenly partake in a 14-12 slugfest.
	dee-nee.com /wiki/index.php/Slurve (180 words)

	Talking Baseball
		Next pitch was a slurve that ate the hands of Millar, but it was just barely inside for ball one (a questionable call, reminiscing).
		K-Rod's slurve is generally around 75-80 MPH and it breaks about 2 feet down and a foot to the left - I kid you not.
		K-Rod's slurve is often discussed as one of the nastiest pitches in baseball - Rob Dibble, no stranger to Nastiness, deemed it as the 2nd-nastiest pitch in MLB behind Eric Gagne's change.
	talkingbaseball.blogspot.com /2004_05_30_talkingbaseball_archive.html (1199 words)

	slurve help - Knuckleball Pitching Community
		the slurve is basicaly a slider grip, then flick the wrist like throwin a curve then flick the fingers all in one motion.
		I am working on a slurve with a deep sink/drop...I have been working on it for awhile, but I dont think I throw hard enough to do it...have to get awesome spin on it.
		The slurve is technically a slider that is as slow as a curve, but has slider break.
	www.oddball-mall.com /knucklertalk/viewthread.php?tid=2341 (955 words)

	Slurve OR Slider - Knuckleball Pitching Community
		A Slurve is kinda a hybrid of the two.
		posted on 11-10-2005 at 01:45 PM IMO a slurve is just a bad curve or slider, a slider is supposed to have sharp break and a curve needs to have that straight over the top downspin.
		The slurve has neither so it tends to be not as effective b/c it almost stays on the same plane has the bat, making it more hittable.
	www.oddball-mall.com /knucklertalk/viewthread.php?tid=2652 (550 words)

	Netsports Community Forums - Prior's stuff
		That just about sums up his great pitches, but the quality that sets him apart from the other young studs are his outstanding command and mound maturity (i hope he doesn't become a head hunter one day).
		I seem to remember Prior talking about his curveball and he said that he really didn't have a name for it.
		Slurve was the closest he said, but it's really in a league of its own when it comes to that.
	forums.netsports.com /showthread.php?postid=476050 (621 words)

	Slurve
		A better description would be what you guys call slurve, since I'll throw curveballs, but I always get a piece of the plate.
		As far as slurve goes, it really only matter when you're playing head to head with a human opponent, like JoeD said.
		Slurve, by our definition, is that a pitch may be delivered from any part of the rubber and may be moved as much as the player likes.
	forums.dee-nee.com /index.php?topic=5119.0 (1009 words)

	Changeup - RBIdb
		The ball comes in much slower, making a squiggly motion and hopefully dropping on top of the plate just under the surprised batter's swing.
		In anything goes pitching style, a changeup may be thrown at any time while in slurve it can be thrown at any time as long as it is not twice in a row.
		Straight pitch players vary in their changeup rules, some allowing them to be thrown a limited amount while others don't allow them at all.
	dee-nee.com /wiki/index.php/Knuckleball (239 words)

	How do you throw a slurve ball? - Answerbag
		One way to throw it is have your thumb on one side of the ball and your middle and index fingers together resting below a seam on the other side of the ball.
		A "slurve" is a breaking ball that has the tendencies of a slider and a curve ball.
		To throw a "slurve" it all depends on your arm angle and hand angle when rel...
	www.answerbag.com /q_view.php/9748 (324 words)

	Slurve - BR Bullpen
		A slurve is a breaking ball pitch intermediate between a slider and a curve, hence the name.
		Some coaches and commentators dislike the slurve, feeling that it is a sign of sloppiness on the part of the pitcher, who should throw either a distinctly curve-like or slider-like pitch.
		Others do not make such fine distinctions and view it as being just one more kind of breaking ball.
	www.baseball-reference.com /bullpen/Slurve (84 words)

	How You Throw A Slurve Resource Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		a slurve (between a slider and a curve...
		Hitting a slurve, slider, or curve is near...
		average fastball, along with a slurve and a changeup.
	www.mythrow.info /find/howyouthrowaslurve (1298 words)

	SportingNews.com - Baseball : Scouting Report: Jarrod Washburn (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		In Anaheim, he is the third pitcher on a team that is probably a year away from a playoff run.
		He does an excellent job of changing speeds on his slurve and should use that pitch more.
		He doesn't have a sinker, but adding one would complement his ability to change speeds on his four-seam fastball.
	fantasy.sportingnews.com /baseball/articles/20020424/398931-p.html (244 words)

	Semantic Compositions: A blend that strikes out
		They pitch the slider as if they are throwing a curve, and the ball comes out in a big, sweeping flat curve.
		Yes, I would think an actual big-league pitcher (and, incidentally, the best I've ever seen at fielding his position -- to see Jim Kaat go after a ball hit to his right was like watching a cat pounce) would have a pretty good handle on what pitches are worth distinguishing.
		And while "slurvy" is rare (as are "slidery" and "curvy" [in the baseball sense], I would imagine), "slurve" is an old and perfectly respectable term, as can be seen from the Kaat quote and the thousands of Google hits.
	semanticcompositions.typepad.com /index/2004/06/a_blend_that_st.html (619 words)

	Baseball America - Colorado Rockies Top 10 Prospects
		Cook has an exceptional 85-89 mph slurve that looks like a forkball with its late explosion.
		He refined his mechanics in 2001 and has a compact and smooth delivery that helped his command and velocity.
		His slurve is a key pitch, but he can get a little lazy with it, particularly when he is ahead in the count.
	www.baseballamerica.com /today/features/rockiestop03.html (416 words)

	IGN Boards - Player Edits
		His slurve doesnt have as much movement as his nasty slider but it has more than enough for it to be affectible.
		He has less control on his slurve due to his very minimal change in arm angle, that also gives it the 11-5 trajectory.
		His slurve is also slower by a couple mph.
	boards.ign.com /mvp_baseball/b6785/84915713/p22 (663 words)

	Athletics Nation :: Scouting Kennedy
		Throws across his body, gives the 2 seamer its movement and the slurve its break...
		Stuff is pretty good, doesn't seem to have the ability to locate it so well, though (other than the 4 seemer, which he can go up and down with, side-to-side not so much).
		could be a 3 if he learned to locate his slurve a little better.
	www.athleticsnation.com /story/2005/6/15/204554/819 (1078 words)

	A.L. West Sporting News, The - Find Articles
		LHP Barry Zito now has a slurve that complements his traditional overhand curveball.
		By dropping his arm slot slightly, he creates a more sweeping break: He planned to use it as a show pitch, throwing it three or four times a game to unsettle hitters.
		But after seeing Ichiro Suzuki bail out on a slurve last week, Zito might use it more often....
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1208/is_18_229/ai_n13678094 (375 words)

	Minor League Ball :: Indians sign Paul Byrd...
		by slurve on Sun Dec 04, 2005 at 06:55:10 PM CST
		slurve is pointing out that I didn't finish off my post with a "have a good day" or "have a great day" like I usually do, so he wanted to call my attention to it.
		By the way, slurve, I like the "cranky bastard" line.
	www.minorleagueball.com /story/2005/12/4/20535/0070 (1661 words)

	Federal Baseball :: Pitching, pitching, pitching
		Throws: [U]pper-80s fastball, a slurve and a changeup.
		Tendencies: [C]an run his fastball, which has occasional sinking action, to the inside part of the plate against righthanded and lefthanded hitters.
		Changes speeds with his slurve; can throw it slower, with a big break, or harder with a flat break.
	www.federalbaseball.com /story/2006/2/27/205639/623 (1122 words)

	Gaming Target - PlayStation 2: All-Star Baseball 2003 - Preview
		Every pitcher has between three and five available pitches and Acclaim has seen fit to include every pitch ever used in a Major League game.
		The slurve (a combination slider curve) is a selectable pitch.
		I don't think I know five baseball fans that know what a slurve is. Acclaim has also added in the slide step delivery as an option if you need to keep a runner close to the bag.
	www.gamingtarget.com /article.php?artid=1177 (1356 words)

	Baseball Fever - how to throw a sinker
		Then I drop to about a 3/4 arm slot and throw it naturally, the ball moves itself.
		For a slurve, I grip the ball the same way as my slider, release it from the same arm slot, only i snap my wrist like I would for a curve.
		This takes a little velocity off the ball and gives it some of the curveball movement.
	www.baseball-fever.com /printthread.php?t=25948 (315 words)

	Balls and Strikes and Runners in Scoring Position
		My brother tries this crap all the time, saying that it was called a strike.
		The rule in slurve does include the pitch being called a strike but most importantly, hit has to be hitable.
		I'm sure if I ever played slurve, I would throw at least one by accident.
	forums.dee-nee.com /index.php?topic=4756.0 (1765 words)

	Wiffleball!!!!! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		on the mound: throws a nasty slurve "slider/curve" that breaks the knuckles of left handed batters.
		at the plate: not much for plate discipline, like's to look at Nick's big slurve as it blows by him, also enjoys walks in the park, cake, and swinging and missing on Eric's pitches.
		Hate's to retrieve left over wiffle balls that have been pitched.
	www.jchapa.com /wiffleball/players.html (667 words)

	HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
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		Although many have found it useful, throwing the curveball/slider hybrid is apparently nothing pitchers like to brag about.
		Medders' new pitch could be a key factor in his making a successful transition...
	highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?docid=1G1:86509073&... (156 words)

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	Minor League Ball :: Comments By
		posted by slurve on 06/19/2006 11:56:20 AM CST
		posted by slurve on 06/17/2006 09:33:10 AM CST
		Pat Neshek describes getting called up to the Twins and his...
	www.minorleagueball.com /user/slurve/comments/3 (485 words)

	Athletics Nation :: All Stories
		He has a great changeup, throws his fastball in the high 80's.
		He also has an average slurve type, curveball (or some type of breaking ball).
		He came in as a C+ in John's preseason ranks, and i don't think it's changed.
	www.athleticsnation.com /user/uid:534 (4317 words)

	Rob Neyer
		He complements it with a 92-mph four-seam fastball, a cut fastball and a change-up.
		His slider sometimes looks more like a slurve, particularly when thrown from the windup.
		The slider and cutter look similar coming out of Halsey's hand.
	www.robneyer.com /book_04_extras2.html (2641 words)

	The Cub Reporter: Wood Made of Glass (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		if kerry could still throw that "slurve" for 1/2 his pitches rather than the 1-3 times a game he does it for an out-pitch he might be back to that rookie unreal form.
		Posted by: crunch at March 4, 2006 01:29 PM
		CRUNCH: If Woody were to be used as a one-inning reliever, using the slurve three times in that one inning instead of three times in seven innings would make him virtually unhittable for that one inning.
	www.all-baseball.com /cubreporter/archives/021928.html (4588 words)

	Dictionary citation for slurve from Double-Tongued Word Wrester Dictionary
		Dictionary citation for slurve from Double-Tongued Word Wrester Dictionary
		He would like to see Kennedy pitch inside more often than he has been allowed in college and mentioned that Ian tends to “get around his curve a little,” producing what’s known as a “slurve.”
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