I know that the rising fastball is physically impossible, but curveballs are real! I thought I was going to get beaned so I stepped out of the box, the next thing I see is the ball in the catcher’s mitt. Called strike three.
“so I stepped out of the box, the next thing I see is the ball in the catcher’s mitt. Called strike three.”
You and a bunch of us too. LOL
Took me a while to figure this one out. Curveballs are real. The "break" is not. The ball will travel on a curved trajectory from pitcher to catcher. Not a straight line to near the plate and then a break.
I disagree that there is no such thing as a rising fastball. Try it with a wiffleball (it magnifies all of the effects due to the light weight.) Spin a ball backwards fast enough at it will rise.