Hey Kyle, Is there any chance of you putting up the footage of Roger Clemens' pronated...

Hey Kyle,

Is there any chance of you putting up the footage of Roger Clemens' pronated slider/curveball? It was on the previous site. Nobody believes me when I tell them about it.

EDIT: Check the comments for the image requested.

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Roger's Pronated Slider

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by Kyle Boddy on Sep 13, 2008 11:55 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Money!

Thanks a lot.

by Prince 71 on Sep 14, 2008 7:50 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

What am I missing here -- don't all pitchers pronate on all pitches?

Isn’t it part of a natural follow through?

Beyond the Boxscore // Calling BJ Upton lazy is lazy.

by Sky Kalkman on Sep 14, 2008 2:39 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

They do.

But this is active pronation through release.

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by Kyle Boddy on Sep 14, 2008 2:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

You’re typically taught on a slider to “turn the door knob” through release (really it’s more going over the top of the ball than turning a door knob to get depth but we’ll ignore that) and basically apply pressure more with your middle finger. Clemens here already has his forearm supinated before release and is pronating it back, generating spin by applying force with his index finger. It’s almost exactly backwards of the way to throw a traditional slider.

by nickmueller on Sep 15, 2008 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs