Gyroball in the May 7th update

[yanksdaniel99]

So Verlander and Johan Santana have gyroballs instead of fastballs in the newest update. That's interesting ...

Edit: Peavy, Price, Lincy & Hamels have one as well

[gator3guy]

Definitely a glitch. All those guys had running fastballs. The gyro ball looks like something out of an arcade game. Trying facing Verlander now. 99 mph Gyro balls. Fun stuff.

[yimmys85]

that really is NOT cool. i just crushed some guy. this is going to make scrambling for the tigers suck. nobody will play you with that team now.

[gator3guy]

Wonder what caused this? It's the nastiest pitch I've seen since Randy Johnson's slider. :P

[Rattler17]

The Gyro ball isnt even a real pitch.... i dont see why it would be put in the game to begin with, it was at best a cross between a screwball and a change..... stupid SCEA

[drsublime]

Quote: Originally Posted by Rattler17

The Gyro ball isnt even a real pitch.... i dont see why it would be put in the game to begin with, it was at best a cross between a screwball and a change..... stupid SCEA

its a real pitch

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slu...gyroball022107

[xLarkins]

Took a break from RTTS to see Verlander's gyroball. That is insane. I'm not too sure what they were thinking

[DAVIES]

Yeah, the "gyroball" is actually just a different METHOD of pitching that a lot of guys throw in Japan. It purportedly optimizes the ball spin to reduce wear and tear on pitchers. BAsically, they use a different arm angle and delivery method.

For a pitch to truly "gyro" it would require spinning (or having centrifugal inertia) in two different directions, which is impossible for a solid object.


One thing I know for sure is that it's not is a 97-mph pitch that moves three feet sideways and six inches up.