offspeed

Yesterday, Taylor Tankersley and Ryota Igarashi, in a span of seven pitches, fed him five offspeed offerings.

For Bryce Harper, no rush to judgment 2011

Harper noticed his hands moving backward to start his swing too quickly, a tick that Monday made him vulnerable to offspeed pitches.

Bryce Harper records his first hit during Nationals spring training 2011

: A lot of offspeed pitches to Utley, as well as Pettitte gets a strikeout.

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: A lot of offspeed pitches to Utley, as well as Pettitte gets a strikeout.

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And so, for one day, offspeed pitches were going to be extra difficult for Harper.

For Bryce Harper, no rush to judgment 2011

He said he began to believe this when he noticed that Toronto runners at second base would turn their heads one way, toward the shortstop, when a fastball was coming and the other way, toward the second baseman, for an offspeed pitch.

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The second was an offspeed pitch, seemingly a slider.

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With the count 1-1, Willingham looked for one of those offspeed pitches.

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"And having control, getting ahead in the count, pounding the strike zone that makes your offspeed stuff better."

Not a Welcome Sight 2010

And then he dumped the coolz-ee-freeze on Votto's upper body with some sort of offspeed number that turned Votto into a pillar of salt.

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