Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Baseball A pitched ball that curves in the direction opposite to that of a normal curve ball.
- noun Slang An eccentric, impulsively whimsical, or irrational person.
- adjective Impulsively whimsical; eccentric.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun baseball A
pitch thrown with added pressure by the index finger and a twisting wrist motion resulting in a motion to the right when thrown by a right-handed pitcher. - noun US One who behaves in a crazy manner.
- adjective originally US Crazy,
offbeat ,bizarre ,zany , or weird.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a whimsically eccentric person
- adjective foolish; totally unsound
- noun a pitch with reverse spin that curves toward the side of the plate from which it was thrown
Etymologies
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Examples
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Quote: We had some pitchers that threw what we called a screwball in those days, but that was a hard pitch to throw, and it was hard on your arm.
The Neyer/James Guide To Pitchers Bill James Rob Neyer 2004
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Quote: We had some pitchers that threw what we called a screwball in those days, but that was a hard pitch to throw, and it was hard on your arm.
The Neyer/James Guide To Pitchers Bill James Rob Neyer 2004
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Quote: We had some pitchers that threw what we called a screwball in those days, but that was a hard pitch to throw, and it was hard on your arm.
The Neyer/James Guide To Pitchers Bill James Rob Neyer 2004
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The slider, fastball, and the screwball were all on tonight.
USATODAY.com 2004
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One might assume that the incurve is simply the reverse of the outcurve, which would be the reverse of the curveball … which is to say, a screwball.
The Neyer/James Guide To Pitchers Bill James Rob Neyer 2004
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I had a variety of curves—threw a so-called screwball or indrop, too—and I used whatever delivery seemed best.
The Neyer/James Guide To Pitchers Bill James Rob Neyer 2004
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One might assume that the incurve is simply the reverse of the outcurve, which would be the reverse of the curveball … which is to say, a screwball.
The Neyer/James Guide To Pitchers Bill James Rob Neyer 2004
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According to The New Dickson Baseball Dictionary, the incurve was the “pitch now known as a screwball.”
The Neyer/James Guide To Pitchers Bill James Rob Neyer 2004
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According to The New Dickson Baseball Dictionary, the incurve was the “pitch now known as a screwball.”
The Neyer/James Guide To Pitchers Bill James Rob Neyer 2004
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I had a variety of curves—threw a so-called screwball or indrop, too—and I used whatever delivery seemed best.
The Neyer/James Guide To Pitchers Bill James Rob Neyer 2004
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Although touted as a cross between Baywatch and Fargo, to my mind, Tuomainen’s style is more in keeping with the great ‘screwball noir’ movies of the past (like personal favourite Arsenic and Old Lace) which combine elements of film noir with the farce of screwball comedy, thus allowing the audience to laugh out loud at shocking crimes and acts of extreme violence.
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Inspired by the curation of costume designer Sophie de Rakoff, this month we’re taking a loving look at the gear-shifting, hybrid charms of Jonathan Demme’s screwball noir, Something Wild—and the Ray Liotta entrance that changes everything.
Episode #51: Something Wild (1986) Veronica Fitzpatrick & Chad Perman 2024
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