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Previous study of 2 vs 4 seam pitches Post #1

Posted on November 23, 2018June 21, 2019 by bartonlsmith

RPP tackled the same question (why 2 and 4-seam fastballs are different) back in July and came to the same conclusion (that seam orientation in itself does nothing) but from the opposite direction.  They showed that a 4-seam pitch with side-spin induced at release would run the same way as Continue Reading

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