Assertion: pitcher | /r/CapableOf | throw the ball
Facets:
value: rarely
type: DEGREE
value: deliberately
type: MANNER
value: at a batter
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: in the strike zone
type: LOCATION
value: fast
type: MANNER
value: around the "strike zone"
type: LOCATION
value: with an underhand motion
type: MANNER
value: usually
type: TEMPORAL
value: slower
type: MANNER
value: close enough
type: MANNER
value: with maximum effort
type: MANNER
value: for many
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: over the home plate
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: to the base
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: in excess of 85 mph
type: OTHER
value: past their high school days
type: TEMPORAL
value: as hard as he can
type: MANNER
value: from the middle of the diamond
type: LOCATION
value: successfully
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: The most basic pitch is a fastball, where the pitcher throws the ball as hard as he can.
text: And According to Sports Illustrated, this stress will cause pitchers to not be able to throw a ball past their high school days for many, as the frequency of Tommy John surgery grows as the years go on.
text: Pitchers that could hurl the ball in excess of 85 mph at a batter 46 feet away could strike out 15 to 20 batters a game.
text: A pitcher is the person who stands in the center of the infield and "pitches" or throws the ball over the home plate.
text: He or She may throw the ball fast or slow.
text: It is believed that these feats were only possible because pitchers in the early years of the game, unlike modern starters, rarely threw the ball with maximum effort.
text: Teams may sometimes call a deliberate play, the pitchout, wherein the pitcher intentionally throws the ball wide and high to the catcher, who comes out of his crouch to receive it and relays the ball quickly to a base to put a runner out.
text: When a pitcher gets ahead in the count he may deliberately throw the ball outside the strike zone, hoping the batter will chase it.
text: Pitchers throw the ball with an underhand motion at speeds up to 70 miles per hour (110 km/h) for women and up to 125 miles per hour (201 km/h) for men.
text: Pitchers in fast-pitch softball usually throw the ball using a "windmill" type of movement.
text: The spin move is when the pitcher lifts his leg like he is going to pitch the ball but then rotates his body toward first and throws the ball.
text: If the pitcher successfully throws the ball to the base before the base-runner is able to return to it, then the defense will be able to tag out the runner.
text: He or She may throw the ball fast or slow.
text: The pitcher throws the ball in or around the "strike zone".
text: No matter what level of play, all baserunners must keep one foot on a base until the pitcher throws the ball or until the ball crosses the front edge of home plate (depends on association).
text: The pitcher is the individual who throws the ball from the middle of the diamond.
text: Pitchers throw the ball with an underhand motion.
text: The pitcher normally throws the ball close enough for the batter to hit it.
text: If the pitcher throws the ball in the strike zone, which is the area over home plate and between the hitter's knee and chest, the pitch is a "strike", unless the batter hits the ball.
text: The ways that a pitcher throws the ball are called pitches.
text: When throwing the ball, the pitcher must touch the pitchers mound with his foot.
text: The pitcher cannot take more than one step forward when he throws the ball.
text: That makes the pitcher throw the ball slower.
text: Pitchers can throw balls that curve inwards (screwball) and outwards (curveball) on right-handed batters.