Assertion: pitcher | /r/CapableOf | throw curveball
Facets:
value: at an angle
type: MANNER
value: with the arm slot
type: MANNER
value: more or less vertical
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Pitchers who can throw a curveball completely overhanded with the arm slot more or less vertical will have a curveball that will break straight downwards.
text: Pitchers throwing their curveballs with the arm slot at an angle will throw a curveball that breaks down and toward the pitcher's off-hand.
text: Pitchers throwing their curveballs with the arm slot at an angle will throw a curveball that breaks down and toward the pitcher's off-hand.
text: To throw a curveball, a pitcher must hold the baseball between his thumb and his index and middle fingers, with the middle finger resting on the baseball seam.
text: When pitchers throw curveballs they snap their wrist and follow their arm across their body, making the ball curve to the outside of the plate.