who has the nastiest curve ball in the big leagues......after watching Roy Oswalt sunday, i think he'd get my vote
who has the nastiest curve ball in the big leagues......after watching Roy Oswalt sunday, i think he'd get my vote
When it's on, Johan Santana's is up there.
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Originally Posted by Scott D
I've seen his in person and it's the debil! Nasty! Nasty! Nasty!
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Darrell Kile had a 12 to 6 curve that defied logic.
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his 'out' pitch is a slider, but when he needs to he has a nasty Curve... I wish I could remember who it was that had a curve that started out around shoulder high and had a nasty dip down to the knees back in the 80s/90sOriginally Posted by jk the sooner fan
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When it's on......Kerry Wood.
aaron sele had a pretty nasty hook but he used it way too much, and didnt have any other real power pitch to fall back on
When he's not pitching like he's afraid of his pitching ability, Jose Contreras has a pretty nasty curve too.
"The mark of a great player is in his ability to come back. The great champions have all come back from defeat." - Sam Snead
Santana's money pitch is his changeup. It's as ridiculous as any I've ever seen.
Kerry Wood's curve isn't nearly as good as most because it has too much of a 9-3 motion. If he misses inside to righthanders it's big trouble because it goes right to the heart of the dish. The good curves, like the one Darryl Kile used to throw, were always 12-6.
Today, I'd go with Oswalt. His is real sharp. The best ever? No contest---Bert Blyleven. It was like somebody pulled a table out from under it.
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Originally Posted by GrapevineSooner
And you're right. He does have a fantastic curveball. It's all set up on the tremendous leverage his pitching motion provides him. I'm not sure anyone has a sharper break than he does.
Barrry Zito used to have a great one. Similar to Roy's slow, big 12-6 break.
Originally Posted by XingTheRubicon
Actually, a 6 to 12 curve would defy logic (and gravity).
Ankiel had one until he became a nut job.