@media (min-width:768px){.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__subnav--teams__leagues{min-width:600px;}.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__subnav--teams__divisions{display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;}.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__subnav--teams__divisions > *{-webkit-flex:1 0 200px;-ms-flex:1 0 200px;flex:1 0 200px;margin-left:0;}}/*!sc*/ Odds & lines subject to change. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__nav-item--inner .p-icon *{fill:#ffffff;}/*!sc*/ data-styled.g167[id="Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0"]{content:"groqnz,"}/*!sc*/ .blUWSx{height:30px;position:relative;width:30px;}/*!sc*/ The Baseball Hall of Fame said Bruce Sutter died in Cartersville, Georgia. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__logo--mlb a{text-align:center;}/*!sc*/ @media (min-width:1024px){.mHQYb header.mlb-header.mlb-header--side-nav-open .header__nav-side{display:none;}}/*!sc*/ Concerns over its effect on pitchers' arms have overhadowed its effectiveness. data-styled.g10[id="buttonstyle__Label-sc-vlv7w5-0"]{content:"iwXciG,"}/*!sc*/ He finished with a 1.34 (!) b,strong{font-weight:bolder;}/*!sc*/ When thrown with the effort of a fastball, the splitter will drop sharply as it nears home plate. @media (min-width:768px){body.article .ad-top-container{min-height:106px;}}/*!sc*/ He saved just three games in 1986 before undergoing shoulder surgery to repair an injured rotator cuff, the third arm surgery of his career. He also gave a lot of credit to Mike Roarke, a former Big League catcher, who helped him with that pitch. .mHQYb .p-search__input--sm{font-size:12px;height:30px;min-width:150px;}/*!sc*/ (Milo Stewart Jr./National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum), Id like to tell you I worked and worked at it but Id be lying to you because it did come to me right away, Sutter said. You can just take your fingers and the more you put them apart, the more you put stress on the elbow, the Twins pitching coach Rick Anderson said. @media (max-width:1023px){.mHQYb header.mlb-header.mlb-header--side-nav-open .header__nav-side__nav-items{font-size:14px;}}/*!sc*/ Please also read our Privacy Notice and Terms of Use, which became effective December 20, 2019. For every pitcher listed here, there could be several others who gave up on the splitter early because it bothered their arm. @media (min-width:1024px){.mHQYb .mlb-header__login-menu{right:32px;top:calc(56px - 4px);}.mHQYb .mlb-header[data-is-club] .mlb-header__login-menu{top:calc(112px - 4px);}}/*!sc*/ Like a lot of things in sports, youre desperate and you try a lot of different things and it turned out to work. pic.twitter.com/BjxKBnK0Lw. The irony of that is that he struck out Gorman Thomas for the last out of the World Series on a high fastball that was just 84 miles per hour.. Herzog, also a National Baseball Hall of Famer and a Cardinals Hall of Famer, credited the addition of Sutter as being the missing piece of St. Louis championship team. .hUHmCp > article .ad-top-right-container,.hUHmCp > article .ad-bottom-right-container{position:relative;margin-bottom:64px;min-height:250px;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__nav-item{border-color:rgba(255,255,255,0.15);background-color:#041E42;}/*!sc*/ Bruce and I spent a lot of time together, and I was as close to him as any teammate I ever played with, said Kaat, who spent seven decades in and around Major League Baseball as a player, coach and broadcaster. 2 is a two-seam fastball.) Early on, when no one in the . A three-finger changeup is a good off-speed pitch for younger baseball pitchers and for those who do not have big hands. He. Sutter failed to convert a save in his final outing of the 1984 season, leaving him tied with Royals closer Dan Quisenberry for the then-MLB record of 45 saves. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__nav-item--parent[aria-expanded='true'] .header__nav-side__nav-item--inner .p-icon *{fill:#ffffff;}/*!sc*/ A slider is the third fastest pitch in baseball. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__button .p-icon--login{width:35px;height:35px;}/*!sc*/ It bears mentioning that the time missed by de la Rosa and most of the time missed by Matsuzaka resulted from an injury suffered the prior year. Though Reitz and Waller were duds as Cubs, Durham put together several good seasons for the Cubs, so it wasnt a terrible trade. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__main-nav{background-color:#041E42;}/*!sc*/ .fvEQJr{bottom:0;left:0;position:absolute;right:0;top:0;}/*!sc*/ h5.headlinestyle__HeadlineWrapper-sc-1ccyctx-0{font-weight:normal;}/*!sc*/ 2010 was a good year health-wise for splitter-throwing pitchers. data-styled.g172[id="Styles__AppContainer-jwcsl0-0"]{content:"hUHmCp,"}/*!sc*/. data-styled.g89[id="sc-global-feDRkC1"]{content:"sc-global-feDRkC1,"}/*!sc*/ The pitch that looks like a fastball but falls off the table at the last second was revolutionizing the game, reviving careers and tormenting the unlucky guys standing in the batters box. data-styled.g146[id="Styles__StickyHeadline-sc-1wye7kw-2"]{content:"cHcHkC,"}/*!sc*/ Still, Sutter had a 1.54 ERA over a career-best 122 2/3 innings that season, and he parlayed the performance into a six-year, $9.1 million free-agent deal with the Braves. Chad Sutter, son of the legendary closer, stressed the importance of the Cardinals organization and its fan base to Bruce in a statement released on Friday morning. That's because the pitch itself should be "choked" deep in the hand. Theres a fairly strong feeling that were not going to teach anybody the split-finger at the early stage, the Reds pitching coach Bryan Price said. The average DL stint for splitter throwers is 77 days and the median is 74 days. We are saddened over the passing of Bruce Sutter.Sutter was a dominant pitcher and a member of the '82 World Series Championship team.He is a member of both the National Baseball Hall of Fame and the Cardinals Hall of Fame.Our thoughts are with Bruce's family and friends. .hSQYJO{font-family:"proxima-nova","open Sans","Helvetica","Arial",sans-serif;font-size:35px;color:#222222;margin:0;}/*!sc*/ He agreed to receive $750,000 a year in salary with Atlanta and defer the remainder of his money, with the Braves paying him $1.12 million over a 30-year period. @media screen and (-ms-high-contrast:active),(-ms-high-contrast:none){.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__url-logo{height:30px;}.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__url-logo img{min-height:30px;height:auto !important;}.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__tagline img{width:100%;}}/*!sc*/ He went to his first baseball game at age two. Jul 28, 2006. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .icon{display:inline-block;-webkit-align-self:center;-ms-flex-item-align:center;align-self:center;line-height:20px;}/*!sc*/ The two pitches are gripped in almost the same way, except a splitter is generally held with more ease and placed toward the top of the fingers. .mHQYb .p-search__list--multiple-type .p-search-item--team:first-of-type:before{content:'Teams';}/*!sc*/ Next, place your thumb directly beneath the baseball, resting on the smooth leather (as shown in the picture on the right). .hHLkAw input[type='search']{height:32px;-webkit-appearance:none;}/*!sc*/ Hold a baseball with a splitter grip. window.adobeAnalytics = {"reportingSuiteId":"mlbglobal08,mlbcom08","linkInternalFilters":"mlb"} Here's a shot of Sutter pitching in a game back in 1983 love the scruff. Lets take a look at the injury history of pitchers who utilize the splitter. @media (max-width:1023px){.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__nav-items--quick--show-revenue .header__nav-top__nav-item{margin-top:-12px;}.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__nav-items--quick--show-revenue .header__nav-top__nav-item__link{padding:0;}}/*!sc*/ They were facing the Cardinals at Wrigley Field, trailing 1-0 entering the bottom of the ninth, and Sutter, who had posted a then record-tying 45 saves, entered to try to wrap up the game for St. Louis. I always felt like he was a brother. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__nav-item--mobile-quick-nav .header__nav-top__nav-item--inner{display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-webkit-flex-direction:column;-ms-flex-direction:column;flex-direction:column;-webkit-box-pack:start;-webkit-justify-content:flex-start;-ms-flex-pack:start;justify-content:flex-start;height:100%;}/*!sc*/ Bruce was a team guy. Did you know Hall of Fame pitcher Bruce Sutter may have had one of the best splitters in the history of baseball, according to baseball analysts? Bruce Sutter signed with the Cubs in September 1971 and pitched for Chicago through 1980. Whether or not that's true depends on a lot of things, of course, but the slider is certainly an effective pitch for those who can throw it correctly. This TV sports report has the highlights scroll in to 1:00 to start watching. Most good slider pitchers grip the outer-third of the baseball and cock their wrist slightly, but not stiffly, to their throwing hand's thumb-side upon release of the pitch. When thrown, try to manipulate the pitch to come off of the thumb-side of your index finger NOT your index- and middle-fingers, as with a two-seam fastball because a two-finger release will cause the pitch to balance out, which reduces the spin that you are looking for. data-styled.g21[id="imagestyle__Img-sc-xw1tzz-1"]{content:"ebrWqN,iQELft,"}/*!sc*/ Furthermore, I don't have a handle on how many minor league pitchers have suffered arm injuries due to splitter usage, or pitchers who have been relegated to the bullpen due to their splitter usage. Using the pitch that replicated a fastball before dropping out of the strike zone, Sutter racked up 31 saves in his first full season in 1977, 27 more in 78 and 37 in 79 with a 2.22 ERA to beat out Joe Niekro for the Cy Young Award. button,select{text-transform:none;}/*!sc*/ Nowadays, the splitter has fallen out of favor. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__tagline--no-sponsor{margin-right:0;}/*!sc*/ It should be placedonthe baseball as opposed to pointed at a target. And it helps to make fingernails a little tougher. He never beat himself with a base on balls. window.appId = '' .ezZJVn{background:transparent;border:0;color:#000000;font-family:"proxima-nova","open Sans","Helvetica","Arial",sans-serif;font-size:1rem;margin:0;padding:0;position:absolute;right:35px;top:60%;-webkit-transform:translateY(-50%);-ms-transform:translateY(-50%);transform:translateY(-50%);white-space:nowrap;}/*!sc*/ Betances Slurve Jim Palmer/Zach Greinkes/Bert Byleven Big Curveball (for Bert/Jim its the 12-6, for Greinke its just the curve) Zach Britton/Orel Hershiser's Sinker up in the zone N. Ryan/B. From 2010-13, there have been about 15 starting pitchers per season who use their splitter with at least a ten percent frequency. If many pitching coaches and executives across the league have their way, it is also a pitch that is seeing its last days. 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OK, now that you've got your grip, hold the baseball deep in the palm of your hand to maximize friction and to "de-centralize" the force of the baseball when the pitch is released. hr{box-sizing:content-box;height:0;overflow:visible;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb .p-search__input--icon--sm{top:0.5rem;right:0.5rem;}/*!sc*/ .hspSPq svg{padding-top:1px;vertical-align:top;fill:#ffffff;}/*!sc*/ header.mlb-header.mlb-header--side-nav-open{position:fixed;top:0px;z-index:99992;}/*!sc*/ Many pitching coaches and minor-league instructors are urging their younger prospects to focus on the straight changeup over the splitter, even though it is not quite as effective. @media (min-width:1024px){.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top{padding:0 32px;-webkit-flex-wrap:nowrap;-ms-flex-wrap:nowrap;flex-wrap:nowrap;}.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__nav-container{width:auto;min-width:50vw;display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;height:56px;overflow:hidden;}.mHQYb 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