If you were a pitcher, which 5 pitches would you want in your repertoire?

Question

-Four-seam fastball
-Two-seam fastball
-Cut fastball
-Split-finger fastball / Forkball
-Curveball
-Knuckle curve
-Slurve
-Slider
-Shuuto / Reverse slider (The pitch often confused as the Gyroball)
-Sinker
-Changeup
-Circle change
-Palmball
-Knuckleball
-Screwball

Answer 1

Hmmmm, interesting question.

If I were a pitcher, I'd probably want a:
1.)Knuckle Curve
2.)Gyroball (I guess you call it a Shutto?)
3.)Cut Fastball
4.)Palmball
5.)Circle Change

That way I'd have a devestating fastball to keep hitters awake, and then four other dominating pitches so that they wouldn't know what was coming!
I wonder how good a pitcher would be if he could master all of those pitches...Look out Johan!!! lol :)

Answer 2

Four Seam Fastball
Curveball
Circle Changeup
Slider
Two Seam Fastball

this way you have three breaking pitches an offspeed pitch and one you can throw occaisionally for your first pitch.

Answer 3

Four-seam fastball--This is the basic pitch for any pitcher. If you can place it well and throw low 80-s, it's all you need in high school.

Two Seamer--This makes your four-seam fastball look a little faster and can cause weak grounders.

circle change--This keeps the hitters off balance and gets you the weak, pulled hoppers that all hitters dread.

Sinker--Man on first. Batter sees a four-seamer and misses. then comes the sinker, looking just like the two-seamer, but it drops off the table right before it hits the bat. The hitter hits a grounder to short and boom. Double play.

Curveball--What can I say? 0-2 count, roll it to the batter for a swinging strike three. 3-0 count, the hitter isn't looking for it, sees it as a high ball to take the hitter to first. Suddenly, it's a 3-1 count and your back in the at-bat.

Answer 4

2 Seam
Circle Change
Cutter
Knuckle Curve
Splitter

With that I've basically got a fastball that can go three different directions (2 Seam - right, Cutter - left, Splitter - down), a change up with movement, and a great breaking ball. You'd never know which way the damn thing was gonna go, domination is what that is.

Answer 5

My own personal five were:
4 seam
Cutter
Splitter
Knuckle
Curve Ball

Its all a matter of accuracy and mixing up the pitches to throw off batter timing. Cutter mixes off the Curve, 4 seam mixes off the Splitter. The Knuckle I actually can throw for three different effects. Sinking, Floating (Flutter Ball), Cork Screw.

Answer 6

I'd want a four-seam and a two-seam heater. A hard sinker or slider, a circle change and a straight change. Don't forget...changing speeds on some of these will give you even more than 5 pitches!

Answer 7

a four seam of course
a curve cause no pitcher should go without it
a changeup good off speed stuff wins games
a circle change like johan santana since its practically unhitable
and a slider, because it gets the job done
i wouldnt want a split finger cause it puts wayyyyyyyyyy to much pressure on the arm

Answer 8

Knuckle curve, slider, fastball, sinker, changeup

Answer 9

Difficult enough to master 3. If you master 5 you will be an incredible pitcher.
Two-Seam Fastball
Four seam fastball
Split finger
Curveball
Change up

Answer 10

I would want the following:

Bobby Jenks' fastball
Barry Zito's curve ball
Johan Santana's Change up
Tim Wakefield's knuckle ball
Jose Contreras' fork ball