level 1. This wipeout slider to freeze Manny Margot and end things. Sunday's best GIFs! Required fields are marked *. Same as last years championship series. He also left Giants third baseman Evan Longoria wishing he’d left the bat on his shoulder for this fifth-inning gem. Required fields are marked *. The obligatory GIF: There's 12-6 and then there's this pitch which looks like its100 to fucking 0. David Robertson‘s Curveball – This Robertson curve almost appears to rise before the bottom drops out and in drifts inside. **For the best user experience, we recommend disabling the Reddit redesign. Clayton Kershaw! America's Pastime. Samardzija's Splitter looks like a screwball more than any pitch I've seen this year. [gfycat data_id=”SpotlessWholeBoaconstrictor”]. The Dodgers ace dropped 15 of these rainbows over his seven innings Sunday for a 26.7 whiff percentage. Dodgers sign outfielder Jordan Schafer ... to pitch? By the looks of this dive-bombing throw, it was a good thing he stuck with it. Copyright © 2020 Pitcher GIFS Inc. All Rights Reserved. This spring training in fact, there were games where he would throw like 70%+ just sliders. The pitch reaches as high as eye-level well off the plate before gracefully falling to the bottom of the outside corner for a called strike Which was your favorite pitch? He's posted an ERA below 3 every year but 2008, when he was a 20-year-old rookie. Jason has been a contributor at various places such as the Boston Globe and the Hardball Times and is an editor at Bleacher Report. [gfycat data_id=”OldfashionedDimBandicoot”]. Jose Quintana‘s Curveball – The Cubs lefty was fired up after taking down Milwaukee’s Jesus Aguilar to work out of this sixth-inning jam and preserve his team’s 2-0 lead. I actually noticed this while watching him pitch the other day. Why Clayton Kershaw really is out of this world. The pair spent three seasons together at Ohio State before landing on the same team in the NFL. Gif: Dodgers final out and clinch. I’m pretty sure when your bat ends up on first base – you’ve been had. But he got it together as the game went on, and this changeup to strike out Miami’s Braxton Lee was pure witchcraft. Twenty-four swings and misses, including 16 whiffs on 34 splitters. [gfycat data_id=”AllSplendidIndusriverdolphin”]. [gfycat data_id=”DifficultBelovedBarbet”]. [gfycat data_id=”IndolentBlackAmericanpainthorse”]. Something like GIFs. Doesn't look as impressive since you lose the view behind the catcher's body, but here you go. Archived [GIF] Clayton Kershaw shows off his world famous Curveball (more GIFs in comments) Oh, Big Sexy. 85-year-old Corso is broadcasting from his home instead of traveling to each week’s venue. Felix Hernandez‘s Changeup – Hernandez didn’t get a lot of whiffs tonight, but this mad changeup made Trayce Thompson look every bit the fool for thinking he could catch up with this one. •, Where to live in New York if you've just come into $324 million. Clayton Kershaw’s Curveball + The Nastiest GIFs From Sunday’s Games. ... Clayton Kershaw's Perfect Curveball. Colon seems to be aiming at the DH’s hip before the seams decide otherwise and careen the ball inward to catch a chunk of the heart of the plate. Brad Peacock‘s Slider – Peacock threw seven strikes out of eight pitches for a one-two-three ninth to slam the door on the Padres. Since 2011, the only lefty starters with a higher average fastball velocity than Kershaw’s 93.5 mph are David Price (94.9 mph) and Derek Holland (94.1 mph). That’s exactly what this Diaz pitch on the outside corner did. Clayton Kershaw‘s Curveball – Everyone knows how good Kershaw’s curve is – I mean, just look at this beauty. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images) The perfect Iffy Claytonkershaw Animated GIF for your conversation. He’s a regular on these recaps and rightly so.