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Posted By: DMcD

David G: I did a little netsurfing on the topic of "the fadeaway". Some say Rube Foster taught it to Matty, some say Mordecai Brown. Ring Lardner perhaps took poetic license. Even Buddy Holly got into the act. Made for some interesting reading but I was only able to conclude that baseball historians appear to be all over the map regarding the pitch's origins.

Interesting bio of Rube Foster: http://www.mrbaseball.com/spotlight02.php Quite a guy. I learn more about the grand old vintage game all the time.

Seeing my name immortalized by Bart Simpson made my day so far. Thanks, Joe D.