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This is a baseball pitch that gets the kind of spin similar to a spiral thrown by a quarterback in American football.
There is much debate as to whether the pitch actually exists, but Japanese pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka allegedly throws such a pitch, similar to the slurve(cut fastball/slider) but he is usually extremely vague, saying that he has only seen the gyroball-- in japanese comic books.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQCbvYwHPoA
This is NOT my website, but there are a number of sketchy videos on the internet such as this where it is unclear what kind of spin is on the ball. If and when Daisuke Matsuzaka signs with a major league baseball team(as of october, 2006 he has only pitched in japan), people will surely be talking about the gyroball.
There is much debate as to whether the pitch actually exists, but Japanese pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka allegedly throws such a pitch, similar to the slurve(cut fastball/slider) but he is usually extremely vague, saying that he has only seen the gyroball-- in japanese comic books.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQCbvYwHPoA
This is NOT my website, but there are a number of sketchy videos on the internet such as this where it is unclear what kind of spin is on the ball. If and when Daisuke Matsuzaka signs with a major league baseball team(as of october, 2006 he has only pitched in japan), people will surely be talking about the gyroball.
by devin_ November 1, 2006