change-of-pace

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  1. a baseball pitch thrown with little velocity when the batter is expecting a fastball; -- called also change-up.

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  1. a baseball thrown with little velocity when the batter is expecting a fastball

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  • The coaching staff has to hope that Scott delivers on his enormous promise and that frees up Stewart for the change-of-pace play that could be so effective. —  ProFantasySports
  • Wilson offers an amusing change-of-pace role as a deluded rock star wannabe, but the script betrays him in its ambitions as a —  Creative Loafing Atlanta Feed
  • They're one of the tightest five-piece units currently active, which is evident in the quality of songs like "Wicked Ways," the powerful and emotional piece "When the Circus Leaves Town" or the change-of-pace ballad "One Woman."
  • But the loss of Ward is negated somewhat by the fact Giants still have a change-of-pace runner in shifty Ahmad Bradshaw.
  • The Chiefs will improve markedly in their running game with a fresh LJ and a change-of-pace back in Jamaal Charles and they will improve markedly in their offense because of a vastly improved offensive scheme. —  MVN
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