fastball

English

fast + ball

fastball (plural fastballs)

(baseball) Any of the variations of high speed pitches thrown in baseball
(baseball) A four-seam fastball, which is a backspin pitch thrown with a ball gripped in the direction to cause four of the seams of the ball to cross the flight path and released with roughly equal pressure by the index and middle fingers
The pitcher had a blazing fastball.

- 1986 May 1, "Talkin' Baseball . . . The Can of Corn Is Back on the Shelf," Los Angeles Times:
  A couple of players told me that they refer to a situation in which the batter is badly overmatched by a fastball as a Linda Ronstadt... That refers to Ronstadt's million-selling remake of Roy Orbison's hit song, "Blue Bayou" (blew by you).

单词	fastball
释义	fastball English Etymology fast + ball Noun fastball (plural fastballs) (baseball) Any of the variations of high speed pitches thrown in baseball (baseball) A four-seam fastball, which is a backspin pitch thrown with a ball gripped in the direction to cause four of the seams of the ball to cross the flight path and released with roughly equal pressure by the index and middle fingers The pitcher had a blazing fastball. Synonyms hummer (slang) cheese (slang) heat (slang) gas (slang) Linda Ronstadt (slang) 1986 May 1, "Talkin' Baseball . . . The Can of Corn Is Back on the Shelf," Los Angeles Times: A couple of players told me that they refer to a situation in which the batter is badly overmatched by a fastball as a Linda Ronstadt... That refers to Ronstadt's million-selling remake of Roy Orbison's hit song, "Blue Bayou" (blew by you). See also curveball slider cut fastball two-seam fastball split-finger fastball sinker screwball knuckleball gyroball spitball change-up Bugs Bunny change-up
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