Gyroball
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The blue pitching ability, '''Gyroball''', gives the pitcher's 4SFB a football-like spin and slight downward movement. The exact quote is "The pitched ball spins like a gyroscope, making the ball appear to be moving faster". | The blue pitching ability, '''Gyroball''', gives the pitcher's 4SFB a football-like spin and slight downward movement. The exact quote is "The pitched ball spins like a gyroscope, making the ball appear to be moving faster". | ||
| - | The characteristics of the pitch (late life and slight drop near the plate) suggests that the in-game Gyroball is of the four-seam variety. The on-screen animation also shows four seams rotating parallel to the ground. | + | The characteristics of the pitch (late life and slight drop near the plate) suggests that the in-game Gyroball is of the four-seam variety. The on-screen animation also shows four seams rotating parallel to the ground, the definition of a four-seam gyroball. <ref>"Himeno simulated air flowing around both a two-seam and four-seam gyroball. (The distinction indicates the number of seams rotating parallel to the ground.)" [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/the_bonus/01/25/matsuzaka.gyroball/index.html]</ref> |
The Gyroball ability can be acquired at random in the following events: | The Gyroball ability can be acquired at random in the following events: | ||
Revision as of 18:25, 16 February 2008
The blue pitching ability, Gyroball, gives the pitcher's 4SFB a football-like spin and slight downward movement. The exact quote is "The pitched ball spins like a gyroscope, making the ball appear to be moving faster".
The characteristics of the pitch (late life and slight drop near the plate) suggests that the in-game Gyroball is of the four-seam variety. The on-screen animation also shows four seams rotating parallel to the ground, the definition of a four-seam gyroball. [1]
The Gyroball ability can be acquired at random in the following events:
