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First rotary arm pitching machine invented by Buddy Blatt who along with his wife Lee opened the first batting cages in LA in 1960.The couple built the machines themselves, using the design of Lee Blatt's father
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In 1897, mathematics instructor Charles Hinton designed a gunpowder-powered baseball pitching machine for the Princeton University baseball team's batting practice. According to one source it caused several injuries, and may have been in part responsible for Hinton's dismissal from Princeton that year. However, the machine was versatile: it was capable of throwing variable speeds with an adjustable breech size and firing curve balls by the use of two rubber coated steel fingers at the muzzle of the pitcher. He successfully introduced the machine to the University of Minnesota where Hinton worked as an assistant professor until 1900.
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Who invented the crank and slider mechanism?
the crank and slider mechanisme is cool
Which finger on a pictures hand controls a curve ball and a slider?
which fingers on a pitcher's throwing hand controls a curve ball and a slider
Which finger on a pitcher's throwing hand controls a curve ball and slider?
Middle Finger
Who invented the baseball pitch called a slider?
George Uhle
Would a slider be a good pitch against left handed batters?
if it's a right handed pitcher
What must a baseball pitcher do in order to throw the baseball pitch called the slider?
The slider is a difficult pitch to master. It also requires a developed arm strength. With that in mind, a pitcher must first be willing to practice the pitch many times before its thrown in a real game. Also, because it is hard on the arm, first master the curve ball and the fastball. When all three things are done, a pitcher is ready to use the slider in a real game.
What does filthy stuff mean in baseball terms?
For a pitcher to throw unhitable pitches. For Example Clayton Kershaw has a filthy slider.
You are making a pitcher for MLB 08 the show what are the 3 best pitches for your player to throw?
four seam fastball, slider, curveball
What major league pitcher was one of the first ones to master the pitch called the slider?
Actually more than one major league pitcher back in the middle of the 20th Century were known as great slider pitchers. The ones that come to mind are Bob Feller, George Blaeholder, Early Wynn and Bob Lemon. As an aside, as a note to how effective a good slider is, baseball great, Joe DiMaggio, a super hitter, had a terrible time hitting this pitch.
What are all the pitches a pitcher can throw?
a curveball, slider, fastball,knuckleball,4seam fastball,changeup What about a knucklecurve, a palmball, slurve, circlechange, and a 2seamer
What kind of pitch is a slider?
A slider is a pitch in baseball that breaks laterally and down. It is not thrown at the velocity that a fastball is thrown at, but its velocity is faster than a curve ball. The break on a slider is not as big as a curve ball. The slider is similar to a cut fastball, but will break more than a cut fastball.
What is the difference between a hanging slider and a regular slider?
The term "hanging," in reference to any type of pitch, means the pitch just hung out over the plate, giving the batter an excellent chance to hit it. It generally results from the pitcher didn't throw the pitch in the way he intended to throw it, and the ball then just went right over the plate. In that sense, a hanging curveball, a hanging slider, or a hanging screwball are all pretty much the same thing: a pitch that didn't do what the pitcher wanted it to do.
