Talk:Fastball

message: so i hear that nolan ryan is the fastest pitcher ever.  i hear that he could throw at 106 miles per hour.  is this true?—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 66.166.172.178 (talk • contribs).
:Yeah right, i dont think that Nolan Ryan could throw 106 miles per hour!  There are only an couple of pitchers who I have heard of who could through over 100mph, and those pitchers are Randy Johnson of the New York Yankees, and Bobby Jenks of the Chicago White Soxs.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 70.68.251.126 (talk • contribs).
NOPE!
There is alot more where that came from. Sandy Koufax, Tom Seaver, Jason Schmidt, Carlos Zamaya, Robb Nen, Eric Gagne, Billy Wagner, Curt Schilling, Pedro Martinez, Eric Threets and thats just off the top of my head!! I could believe that Ryan threw 106 MPH.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 69.106.188.127 (talk • contribs).
Joel Zumaya was clocked at 103 at Yankee Stadium last year in the postseason. As far as Don Sutton, or anyone else, throwing 112, I wouldn't give that any credence at all. At the very least, show us a citation? To my knowledge, there is no official measurement exceeding 103-104. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.177.57.140 (talk • contribs) 8 March 2007
:Don Sutton never threw 100. That's crazy. He probably rarely topped 90, even in his prime. Sutton was not a power pitcher at all. But lots of pitchers, Ryan among them, have thrown a verified 100 mph pitch at some point in their careers. It's not unusual anymore. Here's a complete list: http://www.baseball-almanac.com/articles/fastest-pitcher-in-baseball.shtml Jsc1973 (talk) 02:15, 22 May 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Nolan Ryan 

message: Anybody have a clue what a six-seam fastball is?—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.180.238.138 (talk • contribs).
:Something thrown by someone with a really big hand? Never heard of it..--SodiumBenzoate 09:47, 13 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: If possible to throw, a Six Seam fastball would be the fastest pitch in baseball.213.149.61.120 (talk) 22:33, 3 April 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Six-seam Fastball 

message: The Split Fingered fastball needs its own article; it's not even remotely the same pitch; the splitter is called a "fastball" only because the arm action is the same. Mooshimanx 23:05, 13 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Splitter article

message: This paragraph appears choppy and includes incomplete sentences, apparently victim of a poor edit.  More significantly, it also fails to actually explain the pitch.  Could someone with adequate knowledge of the pitch please review.  Thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Austinlwyman4 (talk • contribs) 23 April 2007
A cutter isn't a four-seamer, it's a two-seamer. You can't even throw a cutter four seam.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.235.150.129 (talk) 18:41, 15 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cutter 

message: The individual fastball pages were merged to this page about a year ago without discussion, and I think they should be re-split. I believe there is enough content potential to justify separate articles and I don't think there is much synergy gained by having them together. Furthermore, the other types of pitches, like the knuckle curve, have their own articles. For some reason, the information on the sinker was lost, but I'll exhume it. Basar 23:40, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Splitting articles 

message: Is there a real difference between these. From what I have read, there is no technical difference. I'll combine the sections if there isn't a difference. Basar 17:17, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Risers don't actually happen, but a rising fastball is "slang" for a four-seam too.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.235.150.129 (talk) 18:43, 15 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rising fastball versus four seamer 

message: I almost put  on the article, but that seems a bit of a bludgeon. The lead needs to be rewritten to provide more context for the thing is and what it's used for -- yanno, all that context that readers who don't have a clue need -- before jumping into the technicalities of the types of fastballs. I'd even suggest putting the types and in a separate section, before the details, but that might make the lead too short -- but certainly separate out those into a new last paragraph of the lead. I'd do these edits myself but frankly I don't know enough about the topic -- growing up in the States, you can't avoid learning what it means, but that's about all for me. —Quasirandom (talk) 01:34, 8 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Request lead rewrite 

message: One of the elements in the lead which is particularly complex is the discussion of the "exploding fastball."  It really belongs with the "rising fastball" explanation, as both are illusions conveyed to the batter.  I think.  I'm particularly unsure of what the intent of the text about "exploding fastball" is. Steve (talk) 12:48, 27 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Agree lead rewrite 

message: It's impossible with overhand delivery, but with sidearm and even more submarine it should be possible, should it not? That way the ball can be thrown from lower to higher point. 213.149.61.120 (talk)  —Preceding undated comment added 22:30, 3 April 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rising fastball 

message: I've heard of
*moving fastball ("people who aren't properly taught how to throw learn to throw like that; different from those from a pitching machine"),
*running fastball, 
*tailing fastball, 
*sinking fastball, 
*dipping fastball, 
*veering fastball
it would be good to cover those 213.149.61.120 (talk) 22:15, 5 April 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Types or terms