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The split-finger is often recommended as an alternative to breaking pitches to young players because of its simplicity and the significantly reduced risk of injury. An off-speed pitch, the splitter is generally thrown slower than the pitcher's fastball.
Roger Lee Craig (February 17, 1930 – June 4, 2023) was an American pitcher, coach and manager in Major League Baseball ().After playing for the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds and Philadelphia Phillies between 1955 and 1966, Craig became an acclaimed pitching coach, [1] and a manager, between 1969 and 1992.
He was one of the sport's dominant relievers in the late 1970s and early 1980s, making effective use of the split-finger fastball. A six-time All-Star and 1982 World Series champion, Sutter recorded a 2.83 career earned run average and 300 saves, the third-most in MLB history at the time of his retirement.
A pitch long stigmatized as an injury risk might be making a comeback as individualized pitch design wins over MLB aces. Why the splitter could flip from baseball taboo to popular experiment for ...
Roger Craig, who pitched for the Dodgers in the 1950s and '60s before embarking on a successful coaching and managerial career, has died at 93.
Nolan Ryan's fastball was clocked at 100.9 mph in 1974, a time in which radar readings were measured near the plate instead of out of the hand. Some calculate the same pitch would be clocked at ...
The forkball differs from the split-fingered fastball, however, in that the ball is jammed deeper between the first two fingers. The result is that the forkball is generally thrown slightly slower than the splitter, but has more of a "tumbling" action akin to the movement of a 12–6 curveball , as it will drop off the plate before it gets to ...
The New York Giants were finally able to examine defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul for the first time since he lost an index finger in a fireworks accident and what they saw was worse than what they ...