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  2. Fastball - Wikipedia

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    The four-seam fastball is the most common variant of the fastball. The pitch is used often by the pitcher to get ahead in the count or when he needs to throw a strike . This type of fastball is intended to have minimal lateral movement, relying more on its velocity and vertical 'rising' movement.

  3. Comparison of top chess players throughout history - Wikipedia

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    In a 2022 interview after the 5th round of the first leg in FIDE Grand Prix 2022, when asked if he thought that in the future Garry Kasparov or Magnus Carlsen would be considered the 'GOAT' (Greatest Of All Time), Levon Aronian stated that "I kind of feel that Magnus will be the greatest for a long long time, because for me he is probably ...

  4. Four-seam fastball - Wikipedia

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    Finger grip on a four-seam fastball Finger grip on a four-seam fastball. The four-seam fastball is designed purely for velocity; it travels to the batter's box with little or no "break" from straight-line flight—the intent being to challenge the batter's reaction time instead of fooling him with a pitch that breaks downward or to one side or the other.

  5. How one ‘angry fastball’ played a huge part in the Royals ...

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    Even in a game with four Royals home runs, one of the biggest moments came when pitcher Alec Marsh muscled up.

  6. Are sliders destined to overtake fastballs as baseball's ...

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    The late-diving pitch, which verges on cutter status, first nudged past Kershaw’s fastball in usage in 2018 and has overtaken it entirely since 2021. This season, the future Hall of Famer has ...

  7. Magnus Carlsen - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 17 December 2024. Norwegian chess grandmaster (born 1990) For people with a similar name, see Magnus Carlsson (disambiguation), Magnus Karlsson (disambiguation), and Magnus Carlson. Magnus Carlsen Carlsen in 2024 Full name Sven Magnus Øen Carlsen Country Norway Born (1990-11-30) 30 November 1990 (age 34 ...

  8. How one ‘angry fastball’ played a huge part in the Royals ...

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    The 98.0 mph pitch, according to Statcast, was the second-fastest of Marsh’s career. “Just trying to surprise him with a fastball, because he’s probably thinking I’m not gonna throw him ...

  9. Kyuji Fujikawa - Wikipedia

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    According to the principles of the Magnus effect, the faster an object spins and the less it is tilted about its vertical axis, the more lift it will create, causing the ball to travel in a trajectory more closely modeling a straight line than a typical fastball would. The program hypothesized that Fujikawa's fastball, if thrown from an ...