is the eephus pitch just a really slow changeup or dus is actully curve
2007-05-09 14:59:55 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Baseball
I beleive the only requirement for an eephus, and I could be wrong, is that the release point is behind the shoulder. This gives the pitch the extremely high arc, and slow speed, while maintain arm speed. Also this explains why the pitch is extremely difficult to throw, and very few pitchers in the history of baseball have mastered it.
But like I said, I heard this all second hand.
2007-05-09 15:26:32 · answer #1 · answered by bearsonfire85 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
An eephus pitch goes way the hell up in the air and drops down over the plate at about 30 MPH.
Mariano Rivera tried adding the eephus to his resume a few years ago, until a game against the Rangers. If that pitch was an English prostitute, then A-Rod was Jack the Ripper, because he absolutely slaughtered it. Said Alex, "It just looked real fat to me." I don't think Rivera - or anybody else - has thrown it since.
2007-05-10 11:29:53 · answer #2 · answered by Xobai 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a very, very slow breaking pitch with a high and relatively narrow arch.
Yes, if you can time it just so, it's very hittable. But most hitters simply can't find it in themselves to wait that long for any pitch, and tend to swing through it.
You can get more information on the eephus pitch and on who threw it or throws it, from the source below.
2007-05-09 23:02:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's the fattest curveball you ever did see.
The classic eephus or lob arcs up to about twice the height of the pitcher and drops into the strike zone closer to vertical than horizontal. It looks so big and inviting, just looming, drifting in -- but the arc is nearly orthogonal to the typical batter's swing, reducing the possibility of contact to a very small zone. Gotta time it just right, and batters see it so rarely that it can be very tricky to get comfortable swinging at it.
Didn't stop Perez from nailing one from Spaceman in Game 7 of the 1975 Series. It landed in New Hampshire somewhere.
2007-05-09 22:40:09 · answer #4 · answered by Chipmaker Authentic 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Eephus is similar to a slow-pitch softball pitch. It is such a slow pitch that it can catch the batters off guard, and cause them to swing wildly. I'm pretty sure there is no break, but it must be possible to put one on it.
2007-05-09 22:15:13 · answer #5 · answered by jetsdave92 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a slow, looping pitch that literally arches about 10 feet in the air on the way to the plate.
2007-05-09 22:19:10 · answer #6 · answered by blueyeznj 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its so slow that it does have some drop/curve to it, but it isnt thrown with any wrist snap or special grip, so basically its just a really slow changeup
2007-05-09 22:09:59 · answer #7 · answered by jfitz5272 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋