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 The Neyer/James

Guide To Pitchers

An Historical Compendium

of Pitching, Pitchers, and Pitches

Ceremonial First Pitch, vii

Acknowlegements, x

Part I: Pitches

What Do You Call That Thing?, 3

All the Pitches We Could Find (okay, most of them) - Neyer, 11

The Mighty Fastball - James, 23

The Best Fastballs of each Half-Decade - James, 27

The Curious Curve - Neyer, 33

The Changing Change-Up - Neyer, 35

The Undefinable Slider - Neyer, 37

The Dancing Knuckleball - Neyer, 40

The Forkball Fast and Slow - Neyer, 45

The Screwball: Fading Away - Neyer, 52

The Unsanitary Spitball - Neyer, 56

Part II: Pitchers

Tommy Bond - Neyer, 61

Tony Mullane - James, 65

Wilbur Cooper - Neyer, 72

Eddie Rommel - Neyer, 75

Mel Harder - Neyer, 81

Lon Warneke - James, 85

Tommy Bridges - Neyer, 92

Bucky Walters - James, 98

Billy Pierce - Neyer, 103

Bob Friend - James, 108

Pitcher Census, 115

Knuckleballers - Neyer, 438

Submariners - James, 443

Part III: Pitching

Abuse and Durability - James, 449

A Response in Defense of PAP - Jazayerli & Woolner, 464

E=M Cy Squared - James, 467

Lucky Bastards - James, 472

Unique Records - James, 476

Pitcher Codes - James, 481