Where have the trick pitches gone?

[striker42]

Doesn't Kimbrel throw a knuckle curve?

[striker42]

An occasional Ephus pitch carries tremendous entertainment value.

I love seeing someone throw an ephus. You'd think you'd have AAAA quality players or washed up vets trying to perfect pitches like that more than you do. If you can master a trick pitch you can scrape together a year or two in the majors.

[JxnMissFan]

I love seeing someone throw an ephus. You'd think you'd have AAAA quality players or washed up vets trying to perfect pitches like that more than you do. If you can master a trick pitch you can scrape together a year or two in the majors.

I think kershaw has thrown a few ephus pitches. I would love to see someone like chapman or Thor perfect an ephus pitch. Could you imagine the entertainment value of a guy sitting on the 100 mph FB but swinging at the 55 mph ephus

[jcc03004]

I thought Folty threw a knuckle curve at least he does on the show lol

[JxnMissFan]

We talk about these pitches going away because to injury concerns but I always wonder if velocity is the biggest cause of pitcher injury. Pitching staffs are bigger than ever, guys throw less pitches but the injury rates is as high as ever.

[BeanieAntics]

I think kershaw has thrown a few ephus pitches. I would love to see someone like chapman or Thor perfect an ephus pitch. Could you imagine the entertainment value of a guy sitting on the 100 mph FB but swinging at the 55 mph ephus

I've always wondered why there wasn't one power pitcher who thought learning a knuckleball would help him. I know that mechanically throwing a knuckleball can be different, but damn a guy that threw 97 with a good changeup, curve, and knuckleball would be devastating. You older guys correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Louis Tiant throw the occasional knuckleball?

[steveAKAslick]

Not sure about the others but the slurve is supposedly notorious on elbows

[CyYoung31]

The splitter is my favorite pitch partially due to Smoltz having a great one and owning people all day long with it. Sadly it caused him injury issues here and there. Clemens had a great splitter as well. Might be that I don't follow MLB as a whole as I used to but I can't really recall anyone since those two that have had that good of a split finger pitch.

Tim Hudson.

[CyYoung31]

If I were a pitcher trying to make a career out of it, I would master throwing the change up and two seamer to compliment my straight fast ball, a la Greg Maddux. Maddux threw a curve too, but it was his 4th pitch, not his 1st or 2nd. I think you could almost guarantee yourself a nice, long, healthy career if you just didn't rely heavily on breaking pitches.

[steveAKAslick]

If I were a pitcher trying to make a career out of it, I would master throwing the change up and two seamer to compliment my straight fast ball, a la Greg Maddux. Maddux threw a curve too, but it was his 4th pitch, not his 1st or 2nd. I think you could almost guarantee yourself a nice, long, healthy career if you just didn't rely heavily on breaking pitches.

23 seasons and only 15 days on the DL...that’s pretty damn impressive

[thewupk]

Tim Hudson.

I should have remembered that. Thanks.