fosh

Featuring one of the best curveballs of his era and a mesmerizing "fosh," he first made a name for himself in

Baseball Prospectus 2009

Another has David Nied, one of the later practitioners, saying that fosh “sounded like the perfect word for the movement of the pitch.”

The Neyer/James Guide To Pitchers Bill James Rob Neyer 2004

Note: Learned to throw the fosh change from Al Nipper in 1995.

The Neyer/James Guide To Pitchers Bill James Rob Neyer 2004

There are no fewer than three stories about how the fosh got its name.

The Neyer/James Guide To Pitchers Bill James Rob Neyer 2004

Another has David Nied, one of the later practitioners, saying that fosh “sounded like the perfect word for the movement of the pitch.”

The Neyer/James Guide To Pitchers Bill James Rob Neyer 2004

In the 1980s, some bright boy came up with the “fosh change,” a variation on the forkball which might actually be nothing more than the original version of the forkball, before the label was corrupted by the split-fingered fastball.

The Neyer/James Guide To Pitchers Bill James Rob Neyer 2004

There are no fewer than three stories about how the fosh got its name.

The Neyer/James Guide To Pitchers Bill James Rob Neyer 2004

There are no fewer than three stories about how the fosh got its name.

The Neyer/James Guide To Pitchers Bill James Rob Neyer 2004

Note: Learned to throw the fosh change from Al Nipper in 1995.

The Neyer/James Guide To Pitchers Bill James Rob Neyer 2004

In the 1980s, some bright boy came up with the “fosh change,” a variation on the forkball which might actually be nothing more than the original version of the forkball, before the label was corrupted by the split-fingered fastball.

The Neyer/James Guide To Pitchers Bill James Rob Neyer 2004