gyroball n.— «When Japanese television analysts tried to deconstruct the mystifying slider thrown by Daisuke Matsuzaka, they called it a gyroball, partly because the pitch seemed to come from another world.» —“The Japanese Gyroball...
slider n.— «The Rizr, also fashioned after the Razr, is what’s called a “slider,” a type of phone on which Motorola has lagged. With a slider, a user opens the phone by sliding a cover to reveal a keyboard, not by flipping it...
funk n.— «His biggest advantage, Mets Manager Willie Randolph said, is that Bradford brings “the funk.” His slider can start at a right-handed hitter’s knees and run across the plate. Or it can zip upward. His sinker...
cutter n.— «He also throws what the Blue Jays call a slider and what he refers to as a cutter.» —“Blue Jays continue their arms race” by Larry Millson Globe and Mail (Toronto, Can.) June 8, 2005. (source:...
Nintendo slider n.— «“He’s got the Nintendo slider,” [Torii] Hunter said of [Jeff] Nelson. “I wasn’t trying to swing for the fence. I made contact and the ball went out. I don’t know how.”» —“M’s get...
Nintendo slider n.— «It makes it a little easier to get right-handers out when you have more velocity, but when the velocity is lower, you throw a little more junk. Right now, my slider is working well. It looked like a Nintendo slider...