in baseball, what does it mean when a pitcher "turns over" a fastball?
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This full phrase is, "turn the ball over."\n\nThere are two meanings, but I'll give you the one that directly pertains.\n\nTo "turn the ball over" means that a pitcher rotates his wrist as he releases the ball, making it stay low in the strike zone.\n\nThe other phrase involves turning so there is a reverse spin, but I think the first definition is the one you want.
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Babe Ruth liked throwing the fastball to see how many batters he could dismiss in a row\n\nedit: econ check it out\nhttp://www.ballparkguys.com/2000_Awards/babe_ruth_award.htm
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i assume you're talking about baseball; but all it is is that there is a spinning wheel incased in a large metal structure. there is a whole where a baseball is placed. depending on how fast you want the pitch to go you can adjust the speed the wheel turns. once the ball goes down the chute and lands on the wheel, the wheel accelerates the ball forward, simulating a pitch
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Well, depending how theoretical you want to get.  There is an unenforced rule that a pitcher must throw a pitch within 20 seconds or a ball will be called.  He could do that 4 times, and a player would walk.  Then he could pick the player off.  The player would be out with 0 pitches.  Repeat 23 or 26 times, and you have a complete game without throwing a pitch.\n\nThe fact that the rule is not enforced is one problem with the scenario.  A player can also be out for changing which batter's box he stands in while the pitcher is ready to pitch.  So throw a few of those in there for variety's sake, and you get to 0 another way.
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Down to the third baseman.  Usually goes 3rd to short to 2nd and back to third.  Every once in a while some teams throw to 1st, but it's pretty rare.  Usually third.
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Hi. I'm a pitcher in  high school girls fast pitch. I think it is a fairly easy sport. You  have to practice a lot to get good, But it's really fun.
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When a pitcher is making something rutinary before or during his pitches that alert the batter on what pitch is coming. For example, if every time a pitcher is going to deliver a slider he moves his shoulders back or during his delivery, extends his arm a little bit more, then he might be tipping. Batters can pick this up and destry his pitches.
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The article below, An Asterisk Here, "An Asterisk There, Jimmy Foxx and Hank Greenberg the Homerun Kings?", \non home run records claims that baseball's "No corked bat policy" comes from the discovery of the discovery that Ruth used one.  However, this article quotes "tricked bat" and interprets the phrase as "corked", while that is clearly debateable.\n\nhttp://blogs.foxsports.com/tkesaint521/MLB?page_no=2\n\nOn the other hand, it's doubtful that the use of a corked bat matters much (at least now). Please see the physics of baseball:  \n\nhttp://library.thinkquest.org/11902/physics/bats.html
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The ball becomes scuffed.  A ball with any flaws on it will have more break on it.  This is an advantage to the pitcher.
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After any out with no one on base, the infielders throw the ball around. On a strikeout, the catcher has the ball, so he throws to the third baseman. On a ground out, the first baseman throws to another infielder before the ball goes to the pitcher. They don't do this with men on base, because the runners could advance on a bad throw or they could just steal.
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it stands for wild pitch\nwhen a pitcher throws a ball that a catcher cant simply handle\nits a wild pitch
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The best website to visit is www.ehow.com and search for baseball pitching. It has awesome tips. Here is an example of how to throw a fastball: \n1.Choose one of the following handgrips for a combination of comfortable release and maximum control.  \n  \n2.   Grip the ball perpendicular to the seams, at their widest point, with your middle and index fingers spread 1/2 inch apart. Your thumb lies perpendicular to the seams on the underside of the ball. With this grip, expect the pitch to rise as it makes its way to the catcher.  \n  \n3.   Alternatively, grip the ball with your middle and index fingers at the point where the seams are closest to each other. Your fingers should lie perpendicular to the seams. Expect the pitch to sink.  \n  \n4.   Hide the ball in your glove.  \n  \n5.   Wind up, and use this windup to gain power. Use the same motion you use with other pitches so that the batter has trouble predicting a fastball.  \n  \n6.   Release the ball from your fingertips to maintain control and gain spin.  \n  \n7.   Continue the motion of your arm after releasing the pitch, and follow through with your body. Allow your natural momentum to carry your body forward.  \n  \n  \n  Tips:  \n For increased backward rotation of the pitch, snap your wrist slightly as you release the ball - this sacrifices some speed but makes the pitch harder to hit.  \n  \n As your control improves, adjust your grip to maximize speed without losing control.  \n  \n  \n  Warnings:  \n Gripping the ball across the seams may cause blisters.
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The pitcher keeps his back foot on the rubber bar on the pitching mound. He is sideways to the batter and is keeping track of the runner(s) on base. This is done to keep the runners from advancing when the pitcher does his normal throw, which is called pitching out of the windup.
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No, but if you ask a baseball player "does a curveball curve?" they'll tell you that it sure does, and they're right. It turns out it is a lot harder to prove than you may have expected.  In September 1941,  Life magazine claimed to have proven, through a series of high speed pictures, that the curve ball didn’t curve at all and it was just an "optical illusion." Again, as recently as November 1982, Science 82 magazine published an article that referred to the "apparent break in a curveball" as an "illusion."  If curveballs curve a lot, according to baseball players than where does this controversy stem from?\nThe bottom dotted line is tangent to the path of the ball when the pitcher releases the ball.  If the hitter thinks the ball is a fastball this is the path they would expect the ball to take, but the ball curves on its way to the plate, represented by the solid black line, and the hitter would claim the the ball curved the width of the plate.\n\nHowever, if you were to draw a line from where the ball leaves the pitcher's hand to where it crosses the plate. The largest deviation from this line, called the sagitta, is much smaller. If you were to have three poles in a row it would be very difficult to throw a pitch which passes left of the first, right of the second, and left of the third.
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For a pitcher, the spitball and any of its variants; also, trying to quick-pitch to the batter is illegal, and faking a throw while on the mound is a balk, which allows the runners to advance a base.\n\nBasically, impeding the other side from doing their job.  In other words, if you're running and you get in the way of somebody trying to make a play, that's illegal; if you are  playing defense, you can't stop a runner from trying to get to a base.
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You throw the sinker pretty much like a fast ball. It is mostly a modified two seem fastball. Take your two seemer grip, then move your pointer and middle fingers closer together. They should now be between the seems (fingers on seems takes away the sinking action). Offset your thumb from the 6 o;clock position to about 7 or 8 o'clock. \n\nWhen you throw, this grip will make you, without trying, "turn the ball over". From a righthander, the ball will have a little clockwise and "top" spin to it. The ball will TEND to move in and down to a righthanded batter.\n\nMove your thumb the other way and you will be throwing a "cutter". A cutter is a fastball that acts like a slider (without as much movement and sinking action) but has almost the velocity of the two seem fastball.\n\nThe regular two seem fastball will tend to tail into a right handed batter from a righthanded pitcher.\n\nAnother way to throw the sinker is to widen your pointer a middle finger a bit from the two seem fastball. Now they will be outside the laces of the "sweet" spot on the baseball. Thumb stays in the same position as a regular two seem fastball. This pitch will tend to break straight down late. You will loose velocity (compared to the two seem fastball) but pick up movement down. With a little pressure from either finger, you will find the ball tailing one way or another. Some call this a sinker, others call it a split fingered fastball. Neither term is completely accurate but both suffice.\n\nIf you have large hands and widen the split in your fingers so that the ball rests on the web between those fingers, you will be throwing a fork ball. That pitch breaks down hard and is fairly slow. It actually works like a poor knuckle ball but at a higher velocity. \n\nAgain, you need a coach right there with you that knows what he/she is doing. You should also not be trying to throw these pitches until you are at least 13 and more like 16. Some people say that widening your fingers on a ball can hurt your arm. I say it depends on the size of your hands and length of your fingers. Be safe with it.
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Watch the pitcher in a game when a runner is on base. Insted of keeping his heels on the rubber and taking his back step(windup step) and winding up his arms, he will turn and keep his push off foot on the rubber. This allows him to make a quick move if he has to throw to a base, and to watch the runner. You can't pick off a runenr from that position because once you start you have to throw home or it is a baulk and the runner advances. Any type of off speed pitch such as a curve ball, slider, sinker, knuckle ball, spliter, etc is a breaking ball. Basically anything but a fast ball and sometimes a cahnge up. I taught my brother a change up pitch that breaks so its still a breaking ball.