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Posted By: Steve

The pitch that Smith was throwing is called a palm ball.



It is thrown over the top and will start high and end low.



It is a pretty hard pitch to master.



If you break your wrist at the point of release it will fade away from

right handed batters and into left handed ones. It is most commonly used as a changeup.





Steve


edited to add: Satchel Paige threw one as did Jim Palmer among others.