What is the best pitch in baseball?
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What is the best pitch in baseball?
i think that the change up is the best. many people would prolly say a 90 mph fastball or a curve with a 12 in drop but a change up looks like the 90 mph fastball but it only comin at about 75 if they are good at throwin it
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All the pitches have to be set up, what makes a great pitch are the pitches that are thrown before to set up the 'sit down' strike. It all depends on what pitches pitchers want to go with to set up how they are throwing. Certain pitchers use the curve and change to make the fast ball seem like it is shot out of a cannon. and other times its vice versa. I personally like the slurve. its a great pitch to throw to really set a batter back on his heals to just have it break over the plate. The nuckle ball really bothers me, unless you can throw it like Wakefield can if it gets any rotation at all and it happens to wander in the strike zone its going to get crushed. Any pitch that is a strike is the best pitch :cheesy:
Thats why Eric Gibbons was and is still very good at pitching, he had the ability to change speeds without doing anything different with his motion or armspeed. He didnt win everygame because even the best have off nights, i.e. Mussina vs. the D-Rays. Changing up the speed is the key to being a great pitcher at all levels.
I think the world's gonna end--but I agree with Ham. Any pitch that is a strike is a good pitch--even if you throw your fastball 50 miles an hour--if you have consistency--you can throw stirkes and if they are hit--that's what the other 8 guys are there for. The best LOOKING pitch would definitely have to be the knuckleball--Makes the batter look totally defenseless when he sees one coming.
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