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MLB Regular Season 2013 |OT2| - Revenge of the Umpires

RBH

Member
http://deadspin.com/all-star-game-i...source=deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow

Well, he is a man of his word

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Yup, that's a Yankees fan alright.


























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sangreal

Member
Gotcha, I think that was the quickest I've gotten a grasp on something with the forum's help so thanks.

Slider equals earlier and more vertical break while a cutter moves horizontal, late, and is going to run away from a righty. Can a lefty throw a true cutter then?

Yes, it just breaks the other way. Anyways, it is not nearly as clear cut as the other posters suggest. You can try changing grips to throw one or the other, but it comes down to velocity (which gives the slider its vertical break), so it is determined after the fact.

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/cutters-and-sliders-w-roger-mcdowell-randy-st-claire/
 

cashman

Banned
Gotcha, I think that was the quickest I've gotten a grasp on something with the forum's help so thanks.

Slider equals earlier and more vertical break while a cutter moves horizontal, late, and is going to run away from a righty. Can a lefty throw a true cutter then?

Edit: I guess that a lefty's cutter would just run away from lefties, into righties. So nvm.

Also a cutter's velocity is much closer to the pitchers fastball velocity.
 
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