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Screwball

A screwball, also called a scroogie, is a baseball and fastpitch softball pitch that is thrown so as to break in the opposite direction of a slider or curveball. Depending on the pitcher's arm angle, the ball may also have a sinking action. The pitch is rarely used in 21st century baseball because of a belief that it was hard on the arm, and its…

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Notable screwball pitchers

New York GiantsLuis ArroyoJack BaldschunCy BlantonDallas Braden
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BaseballFastpitch softballPitchSliderCurveball
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PitcherBatter
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Grip and action

Circle changeup
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related to Notable screwball pitchers · 16
Screwball → BradenHarry BrecheenJim BrewerTom BrowningPaul, ByrdBobby Castillo, Carl HubbellJen-Lei LiaoJuan MarichalMike, Christy Mathewson, FolkersJohn FrancoRubén GómezClark GriffithWillie, HernándezDaniel Ray HerreraTeddy HigueraBrent, Honeywell Jr, Keith ComstockMike CuellarYu DarvishRich, Luis ArroyoJack BaldschunCy BlantonDallas, Major, MarshallChristy MathewsonTug McGrawJim MecirMasanori, MurakamiMike NorrisMel ParnellNelson PotterHector, New York Giants, One, SantiagoYoshinori TateyamaSloppy ThurstonFernando Valenzuela, Valenzuela
related to Grip and action · 4
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has effect · 3
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Screwballrelated to Notable screwball pitchersLuis ArroyoJack BaldschunCy BlantonDallas0.60section

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