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- noun baseball One who pitches
fastballs .
Etymologies
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Examples
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A fastballer throws with a wrist snap that adds significantly to the velocity.
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On August 19, he lost his seventh straight decision, and there were whispers that Zimmer planned to bring up a rookie, Bobby Sprowl, a fastballer who was 5–3 at Pawtucket.
The Greatest Game Richard Bradley 2008
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On August 19, he lost his seventh straight decision, and there were whispers that Zimmer planned to bring up a rookie, Bobby Sprowl, a fastballer who was 5–3 at Pawtucket.
The Greatest Game Richard Bradley 2008
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Tatum was an overpowering fastballer with erratic control, and Blair was crowding the plate.
ROB NEYER’S BIG BOOK OF BASEBALL LEGENDS ROB NEYER 2008
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On August 19, he lost his seventh straight decision, and there were whispers that Zimmer planned to bring up a rookie, Bobby Sprowl, a fastballer who was 5–3 at Pawtucket.
The Greatest Game Richard Bradley 2008
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On August 19, he lost his seventh straight decision, and there were whispers that Zimmer planned to bring up a rookie, Bobby Sprowl, a fastballer who was 5–3 at Pawtucket.
The Greatest Game Richard Bradley 2008
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On August 19, he lost his seventh straight decision, and there were whispers that Zimmer planned to bring up a rookie, Bobby Sprowl, a fastballer who was 5–3 at Pawtucket.
The Greatest Game Richard Bradley 2008
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Adair says that when a fastballer such as Randy Johnson throws a pitch in the high 90s, the hitter has only about two-tenths of a second from the time the ball leaves his hand to process "the last information that does you any conceivable good whatsoever" — and then swing.
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Comment: “Strictly a fastballer at one time, he started to throw a curve in earnest in 1962, and is now an artist at low snapping hooks.”
The Neyer/James Guide To Pitchers Bill James Rob Neyer 2004
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Note: View From the Dugout Ed Richter, 1963 describes Ellsworth as a “fastballer” and says that “his fastball was blazing” in one particular game.
The Neyer/James Guide To Pitchers Bill James Rob Neyer 2004
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