A good fastball will set up a forkball, which is a pitch that appears to be. From Wordnik.com. [Clemens in command from the start] Reference
You can't have a good forkball without a fastball. From Wordnik.com. [Clemens in command from the start] Reference
The next batter launched my forkball into outer space. From Wordnik.com. [Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine]
"The first at-bat, he threw me a forkball and I missed it,". From Wordnik.com. [National League Baseball - Astros vs. Braves] Reference
"It's not just the forkball, my control wasn't there tonight,". From Wordnik.com. [American League Baseball - Red Sox vs. Royals] Reference
"I got everything working today, including the changeup and forkball.". From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
Bukvich throws a fastball in the mid-90s, along with a hard slider and a forkball. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Two closers learn to share one job in Wichita] Reference
'' And where Nomo's forkball just falls off the table, Irabu's is more like a sinker. From Wordnik.com. [Deadine drives teams to deal] Reference
The biggest difference with Clemens was that he came up with and perfected his forkball. From Wordnik.com. [Let's honor the best of 1997] Reference
Against the Mariners, Clemens was throwing three pitches - a fastball, forkball and slider. From Wordnik.com. [Clemens in command from the start] Reference
Or deadly forkball pitcher who has regained command of one of the least hittable pitches in the game?. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Buyer, beware of breakouts in April] Reference
Tampa Bay left-handed pitcher Wilson Alvarez is working on learning how to throw a forkball this spring. From Wordnik.com. [Chen looks like Braves' No. 5 starter] Reference
Narron compares him to Seattle's Kazuhiro Sasaki because both combine low-90s fastballs with a good forkball. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Ever-adapting Irabu fills in] Reference
BRUCE SUTTER He was the pitcher that introduced the forkball, but somehow that doesn't seem like it is enough. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - My Hall votes go to Ozzie Smith, Carter] Reference
"I feel I must throw my fastball over for strikes or no one will swing at my forkball," Nomo said through an interpreter. From Wordnik.com. [American League Baseball - Blue Jays vs. Red Sox] Reference
We have a strikeout artist unknown to the Western world in Kazuhisa Ishii, enigmatic Eric Gagne, Hideo "will they lay off my forkball?". From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - The minor moves mean the most] Reference
"The first one, my leg slipped, and the second one was just a forkball that got away from the catcher," Nomo said through an interpreter. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
"He left a forkball up," MHS head coach Tom Vick Jr. said. From Wordnik.com. Reference
I was a relief pitcher and threw what I thought was a forkball. From Wordnik.com. [The Seattle Times] Reference
He has a fastball in the 90s, an effective forkball and a hard curve. From Wordnik.com. [Bats] Reference
Rookie Kanekoa Texeira has a 3F arsenal - a fastball, forkball and future. From Wordnik.com. [The News Tribune Blogs] Reference
"I still have some problems with the forkball sometimes," Igarashi said through an interpreter. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page]
He features a 88-90 mph fastball, a nice cutter, two kinds of forkball, and an outstanding slider. From Wordnik.com. [Blog updates] Reference
Also looking to impress with his fastball and forkball is closer Kyuji Fujikawa of the Hanshin Tigers. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Tazawa throws a fastball at over 150 kilometers per hour and also has a forkball and slider in his arsenal. From Wordnik.com. [Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion] Reference
Igarashi, 30, said he threw his first forkball in April 1999, to the Chunichi Dragons slugger Takeshi Yamasaki. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page]
"His fastball is usually in the upper 80s and he has a really good forkball, which he uses as his off speed pitch.". From Wordnik.com. [The Huntington News RSS] Reference
I told Steve I threw a fastball, curveball and forkball, but we better just stick with the first two in this situation. From Wordnik.com. [Bluebird Banter] Reference
He said that learning the pitch would be harder than learning the forkball, which took him weeks to master, if not months. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page]
He was trying to teach me a changeup, and I couldn't get a feel for one to save my life, so he said "Why don't you try a forkball?". From Wordnik.com. [Baseball Prospectus] Reference
A forkball that breaks down - and is trying to add a third pitch. From Wordnik.com. [Yanks answer questions in defense] Reference
It was either a forkball or a slider. From Wordnik.com. [National League Baseball - Phillies vs. Braves] Reference
"I was using my new pitch, a cutter, and a forkball. From Wordnik.com. [The Times Today's News] Reference
A great forkball tonight. From Wordnik.com. [American League Baseball - Blue Jays vs. Red Sox] Reference
My forkball was my out pitch. ". From Wordnik.com. [The Times Today's News] Reference
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