had dice-k pitched a gyroball already in the majors?
2007-06-06 00:26:02 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Baseball
The gyroball credited to Dice-K is nothing more than a screwball used by many pitchers in MBL. The screwball moves in the opposite direction of a curveball. Dice-K is a right handed pitcher so the screwball will run back in to the hands of a right handed batter rather than break away from him which a curveball would do.
2007-06-06 01:10:01 · answer #1 · answered by Frizzer 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Throw the ball out of the strike zone so that you walk 8 batters per game but still win because your offense always bails you out with high run support.
2016-05-17 23:05:27 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Eric is right, but in Japan they actually teach them how to throw this pitch, so while it's a mistake, it's actually a mistake done on purpose.
2007-06-06 04:53:52 · answer #3 · answered by John H 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
bob is right. It is what they call a back up slider. It is a slider that doesn't work. Most pitchers throw this, but by accident.
2007-06-06 03:09:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the gyroball is a myth
2007-06-06 00:28:01 · answer #5 · answered by Travis D 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yeah, he's used it. Its the same as a screwball. According to Joe Buck.
2007-06-06 00:41:16 · answer #6 · answered by The Gooch 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Matsuzaka has already denied ever knowing how to throw that pitch.
2007-06-06 01:17:30 · answer #7 · answered by Renaissance Man 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes he used it and it looks like a slider but it never breaks.
2007-06-06 01:24:49 · answer #8 · answered by Bob S 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no, he isn't allowed too, but we know what would happen if he DID
2007-06-06 01:27:53 · answer #9 · answered by schless102 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
idk
2007-06-09 16:43:36 · answer #10 · answered by sandy k 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋