Assertion: pitcher | /r/CapableOf | release the ball
Facets:
value: closer to the plate
type: LOCATION
value: more quickly
type: MANNER
value: by using the slide step
type: MANNER
value: closer to home
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: Typically, pitchers from the set use a high leg kick, but may instead release the ball more quickly by using the slide step.
text: Typically, pitchers from the set use a high leg kick, thus lunging toward home in pitching; a pitcher may instead release the ball more quickly by using the slide step, quickly stepping directly and immediately toward home and pitching.
text: The more secure a pitcher’s fingers are on the seams, the greater rotation he’s going to get when he releases the ball.
text: If a pitcher can cut that distance down and release the ball closer to home, a pitcher can gain added pitching velocity.
text: The following exercises may promote consistent mechanics, while helping pitchers release the ball closer to home plate:
text: Taller pitchers are more intimidating, throw on a greater downhill plane, and release the ball closer to the plate.
text: Unlike baseball, however, there is no "leading off" – the baserunner can only leave the base when the pitcher releases the ball.
text: The windup is performed with the throwing arm and happens prior to the pitcher releasing the ball.
text: The secret behind the curveball is the spinning action created when the pitcher releases the ball.
text: When the pitcher comes through his motion to throw the ball, he snaps his wrist downward as he releases the ball, which gives the ball topspin.
text: The spinning action created when the pitcher releases the ball is the secret behind the curveball.