MLB 10大最難打的球 - 美國職棒

youtube看到的，跟大家分享(應該有板友已經看過了)

但目前只能找到八個，剩下兩個不知道是誰

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MLB 10大最難打的球 Hoffman - ChangeUp

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQgVvnTCx0s

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MLB 10大最難打的球 Billy Wagner - 超快速球

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFM48QzXHCM

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MLB 10大最難打的球 NOMO Forkball

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVgJvy74ras

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MLB 10大最難打的球 Eyre - Curveball

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-0GAo5ZTU0

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MLB 10大最難打的球 王建民 - 伸卡球

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvxYOMSg0Cg

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MLB 10大最難打的球 Clemens SFF

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRXdfBfSQxI

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MLB 10大最難打的球 Rivera - 卡特球

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mv3jLYHvX6o

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MLB 10大最難打的球 Herandez - ChangeUp

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-Tdk_x4W0Y

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另外，附上ESPN認為的十大魔球:

1) Mariano Rivera's cut fastball:

A few years ago, when Rivera was unquestionably in his prime, this was
arguably the Toughest Pitch in Baseball. Rivera broke more bats with this
than any pitcher in the game. Now, Rivera is older and there are more clicks
on his pitching odometer. But still, this is a dominant pitch thrown by a
dominant closer.

"It's such a hard pitch to recognize,'' says Jim Kaat, former pitcher and
current Yankees broadcaster. "Left-handed hitters know it's coming and it
still doesn't help. If you cheat and try to get out front, you pull it. And
if you wait on it, it ties you up inside. It's just the perfect pitch.''

2) Kerry Wood's curveball:

Like Nolan Ryan, the Texas gunslinger whom Wood emulates, the combination of
a 95-mph fastball and a hard-breaking curveball presents a lethal combination.

Not many pitchers throw an over-the-top curve anymore, as the slider has
become the breaking pitch of preference. But Wood not only has the 12-to-6
break, he also throws it nearly as hard as some lesser pitchers throw their
fastball.

"That hard, sharp break is filthy,'' says one major league manager.

3) John Smoltz' slider:

When Smoltz was a starter, he varied his repertoire more, pacing himself for
a 100-pitch outing. Now that he operates exclusively out of the bullpen as
Atlanta's closer, he doesn't have to pace himself or worry about overexposing
his signature pitch.

If Smoltz is in the game, it means the opponents are trailing. Thanks to this
wicked slider, which darts across the strike zone, it's doubtful the Braves'
lead is going to be squandered.


Eric Gagne sets up hitters with hard stuff before using his changeup to sit
them down.

4) Eric Gagne's changeup:

Like fellow All-Star closers Keith Foulke and Trevor Hoffman, Gagne's best
pitch is this off-speed choice which can upset a hitter's timing. Unlike
Foulke and Hoffman, Gagne has a fastball that tops out in the mid- to
high-90s, and the contrast between the two makes each that much more
effective.

"It really is the old 'Bugs Bunny' change,'' says an advance scout. "You can
swing at it three times and still not hit it.''

5) Roger Clemens' split-finger fastball:

A few years ago, in a postseason interview session, Clemens famously -- and
comically -- referred to "Mr. Splittee,'' his nickname for his devastating,
darting fastball.

Catching up with Clemens' four-seamer is a challenge in and of itself. But
when he mixes in this, often in the dirt, hitters can look awfully foolish as
they go fishing.

"The guy's a physical marvel,'' one baseball executive says. "He may have
lost a little velocity on his hard stuff, but not much.''

6) Tim Wakefield's knuckleball:

When Wakefield's signature pitch flattens, it's an inviting target and easier
to hit than a batting practice fastball. Just ask Aaron Boone.

But when the conditions are right and the knuckler is moving, there's no more
confounding pitch in the game. Go ahead -- try to hit a butterfly with your
bat.

The knuckler has all but disappeared from the game -- Steve Sparks still
mixes one in and Mike Mussina toys with a knuckle-curve -- meaning hitters
only to get see it a few times per season. For many, that's plenty.


7) Billy Wagner's four-seam fastball:

This pitch defies the laws of physics. Actually, Wagner defies the laws of
physics.

"You see him,'' says Red Sox GM Theo Epstein, "and you wonder: how does that
pitch come from that body.''

Wagner's listed height and weight -- 5-foot-11, 195 pounds -- seems
preposterous. He seems an inch or two shorter and a good 20 pounds lighter
than that. But somehow -- good genes, arm speed -- he delivers, often
registering 100 mph on radar guns.

Sure, velocity may be overrated. But not in this case.

"No one ever gets comfortable against him,'' adds a scout.

8) Barry Zito's curveball:

Zito's curveball is the perfect West Coast pitch, as it befits the hurler
himself -- mellow and relaxed.

While Wood's curveball is sharp and powerful, Zito's deuce is soft and
gradual. It freezes hitters as it ever-so-gradually rolls from top to bottom,
as if delivered to the plate on a cloud.

9) Kevin Brown's sinker:

Brown is older now and has a variety of physical problems -- seven trips to
the disabled list since 2000 -- have reduced his durability. But healthy, as
he seems to be this season for the Yankees, he still has this devastating
power sinker.

Try as they might to lay off it, hitters can't help but pound the ball into
the ground, making for a busy night for his infielders, but a long,
frustrating night for the opponent.

"That thing is so heavy and explosive -- it's like lead,'' marvels one GM.

10) Jim Mecir's screwball:

The screw ball is something of a baseball dinosaur, nearing extinction on the
mound. Fernando Valenzuela's signature pitch in the 1980s, it's slowly
disappeared in the last decade. Only a handful of pitchers -- including John
Franco -- throw it with any degree of regularity.

Though right-handed, Mecir's scroogie has almost turned him into a
situational lefty since the pitch eats up left-handed hitters. Unfortunately
for Mecir, right-handed hitters don't have nearly as much trouble with it.


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