Hanging sliders when you throw 100

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Re: Hanging sliders when you throw 100

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ramfandan wrote: 24 May 2025 07:15 am
CCard wrote: 24 May 2025 06:19 am You can't JUST throw 100 all the time. Occasionally you're going to "hang" a slider. It happens to the best and make no mistake, Helsley is arguably the best closer in the game.
Legit question .. Announcer say on breaking pitches hit for HR's ... oh 'he hung that curve ball ' or 'hung the slider '
Can't a curve ball that is NOT hung be hit for a HR ... How about a slider ? Does every breaking pitch hit for a HR only happen because the 'pitcher HUNG that pitch' ?

And what about a fastball jacked for a HR ? Can you hang one of those ? All I hear on fastballs for HR's is usually .. Oh that was a meatball ! That was center cut ! Right down Broadway ! I have seen fastballs hit for HR's that are on the corners ..low, high, in and out What about those ?
Mostly by their very nature, a good curveball and a good slider will not yield a homerun. But if you hang one or say the slider backs up then that's where you homerun comes in. I guess occasionally a hitter can run into one, but you really aren't going to hit too many homers off of pitches located properly with movement.
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