Forkball pitchers are a rare breed, perhaps even rarer than the elusive knuckleballer. The forkball is a pitch that isn’t used much anymore in the major leagues, though its cousin, the split-finger ...
Being a major league pitcher isn't the sweet gig that it used to be. You can't use sticky stuff. You can't take your time. Heck, you can't even rely on over-shifted defenders and small bases to save ...
Wednesday night, I saw something I’d never seen before. Wednesday night, I saw an original forkball. The Angels were losing to the Royals in the ninth, and Mike Scioscia summoned 28-year-old rookie ...
CONCORD — Because he was once a skinny teenager with big glasses and a ho-hum fastball, Fred Breining loves talking to youngsters with major league dreams. Breining somehow carved out a Giants career ...
CONCORD — Because he was once a skinny teenager with big glasses and a ho-hum fastball, Fred Breining loves talking to youngsters with major league dreams. Breining somehow carved out a Giants career ...