The not-terribly-secret weapon in Ginny Baker’s arsenal on Pitch is her screwball. It doesn’t have to be a secret because it’s effective, it’s uncommon, and it’s pretty damn hard to hit ...

The pitch in question was a screwball, once known as a “reverse curveball,” a pitch that Fernando Valenzuela made famous in 1981, when the Dodgers left-hander went 13-7 with a 2.48 ERA and ...

“The screwball is an unnatural pitch. Nature never intended a man to turn his hand like that throwing rocks at a bear.” — Carl Hubbell, Hall of Fame pitcher Seventy years ago this ...

Honeywell, 21 and regarded as one of the best pitching prospects in professional baseball, is mastering the deception of the “screwball” pitch. Chosen by the Tampa Bay Rays in the second ...

There's a running gag that the screwball "screws" up your elbow. But these are virtual athletes, and they can throw as many as we need them to. This was a favorite pitch of Fernando Valenzuela ...