Can someone who knows baseball explain what is a reverse slider?

[jw7]

I keep hearing it mentioned with Bauer. I have no idea what this is.

I'm not a huge baseball fan but I understand fastball, curve, change up, slider, and even knuckleball. Even on google I can't find a coherent explanation.

 

[coyoteshockeyfan]

It's a slider that breaks in the opposite direction from the normal one. So for a righty thrower it breaks right instead on left, from the pitcher's point of view. But it doesn't move nearly as much as a regular slider. Here's Bauer throwing it but it's kinda hard to see it move much. Looks like a funny hand grip too. Let's see if this link works...

 

[82CardsGrad]

Really nothing much different than a Screw Ball...

 

[coyoteshockeyfan]

Hand grip as far as I can tell looks closer to a circle change than a screwball, which is good considering how much stress throwing a screwball can apparently put on an arm. Same kind of movement though.

 

[jw7]

It's a slider that breaks in the opposite direction from the normal one. So for a righty thrower it breaks right instead on left, from the pitcher's point of view. But it doesn't move nearly as much as a regular slider. Here's Bauer throwing it but it's kinda hard to see it move much. Looks like a funny hand grip too. Let's see if this link works...

Thanks much for the explanation CHF, and the link does work.

But to a casual observer (i.e. me) that just looks like a sinker.

 

[Gaddabout]

Hand grip as far as I can tell looks closer to a circle change than a screwball, which is good considering how much stress throwing a screwball can apparently put on an arm. Same kind of movement though.

It can be, but a great screwball is usually gripped like a curve. A circle change usually has the index finger lapped over the thumb to encourage the ball to float from the palm. Screwballs -- like any other bendy pitch -- require intense rotation, so they require laces grip with the strong (index/middle) fingers.

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