In baseball, a cutter, or cut fastball, is a type of fastball which breaks slightly as it reaches home plate. This pitch is somewhere between a slider and a fastball, as it is usually thrown faster than a slider but with more motion than a typical fastball. A common technique used to throw a cutter is to release a fastball with slight pressure from the tip of the middle finger.
The cut fastball is famously associated with Mariano Rivera, a relief pitcher for the New York Yankees. Rivera has become one of the best closers in Major League Baseball history by relying heavily on this pitch. Rivera's cutter is particularly effective because of the significant amount of movement (away from right handed batters and in on the hands of left handed batters) that he is able to achieve while still throwing the ball around 95 mph. Al Leiter rode his cutter to 162 career wins and a no-hitter. Esteban Loaiza effectively used a cutter to help him win 21 games in 2003.
The cut fastball is famously associated with Mariano Rivera, a relief pitcher for the New York Yankees. Rivera has become one of the best closers in Major League Baseball history by relying heavily on this pitch. Rivera's cutter is particularly effective because of the significant amount of movement (away from right handed batters and in on the hands of left handed batters) that he is able to achieve while still throwing the ball around 95 mph. Al Leiter rode his cutter to 162 career wins and a no-hitter. Esteban Loaiza effectively used a cutter to help him win 21 games in 2003.
by pimpdady April 5, 2006
someone in a parking lot who walks down a row of cars making you think he is heading to his car but then cuts through to a different row of cars
we were looking for a parking spot and followed him slowly as he walked down the row to his car when all of a sudden he went between two parked cars and into the next row of parked cars where someone else got his space. we were so annoyed! we put down the window and yelled "CUTTER!"
by nancy coleman and molly February 21, 2008
1. a person who has emotional difficulties
2. need a way to express their emotions
3. can not deal with the world ergo they cut themselves to escape from reality
2. need a way to express their emotions
3. can not deal with the world ergo they cut themselves to escape from reality
by crazymusicdudette January 1, 2009
i am a cutter and i fine some of these definitions to be bullshit. i do NOT belive cuting is dangerous or a way to get attention it is just a way to get out those bottled up emotions. i am also emo/goth and a girl so i understand the sterotypes i have alot of preppy friends and they always ask to see my wrist to make sure i dont cut. they have no idea what cutting is about.
by SamAnnie October 24, 2006
by Mini Gunz April 30, 2010
1. A derogatory term for people in the midwest United States (particularly Indiana) that work in stone quarries, and their families. More generally, derogatory for 'blue collar' or 'working class'.
2. A person that practices self-mutilation in the form of cutting themselves with sharp objects. This is most often done on the forearms and thighs, and is generally considered a symptom of mental illness.
2. A person that practices self-mutilation in the form of cutting themselves with sharp objects. This is most often done on the forearms and thighs, and is generally considered a symptom of mental illness.
1. "Why would you want to hang out with a bunch of cutters?"
2. "I have heard that so-and-so is a cutter, and that's why she always wears long sleeves".
2. "I have heard that so-and-so is a cutter, and that's why she always wears long sleeves".
by eighten August 27, 2006