| 单词 | circle change |
| 释义 | > as lemmascircle change circle change n. Baseball a slow pitch used as a changeup, in which a pitcher bends the forefinger into the thumb before throwing the ball from the palm (see quot. 1992). ΚΠ 1985 Los Angeles Times 18 Oct. vi. 20/1 Did anyone really yearn to hear detailed analysis of the circle change-up?... Or that the circle change-up is a half screwball, but not a true screwball?] 1988 Chicago Tribune 21 Sept. iv. 4/4 The circle change has replaced the split-fingered fastball..as the glamor pitch of the '80s. 1992 N. Ryan & J. Jenkins Miracle Man xiii. 159 I did develop what's called a circle change, where you use your forefinger and thumb to form a circle and hold the ball in your palm. As you release the ball, you keep the thumb and forefinger touching.., causing the ball to slide out of your hand and off your remaining three fingers. 2001 Arlington (Texas) Morning News (Electronic ed.) 20 Feb. He now relies on a low-90s four-seam fastball, a slow curveball and a circle-change. < as lemmas |
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