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Stephen Strasburg's Curveball - It feels a little mean to pick on R.A. Dickey considering he's a pitcher hitting against one of the best starters in the majors, but was there a sniper in the stands? Dickey's big flinch shows just how much Strasburg can fool a hitter with his Curveball. Dickey thinks it's going for his head and the pitch falls in for a strike. Beautiful.
That Claudio change is as unique a pitch as I’ve ever seen