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Are you really too dumb to read the contents if the articles you post, or are you just trying to be funny? This is from the article you just posted the link for.
The myth of the rising fastball
Fuld has pondered other aspects of hitting that will interest any fan.
When a hitter swings under the ball and misses, baseball announcers sometimes say the pitcher got him with a "rising fastball." But technically, this pitch cannot exist if thrown overhand — it's impossible for a pitch thrown downward to buck gravity and achieve upward lift.
The rising fastball deceives the hitter in almost the opposite way a good curve does. A 90-mph fastball will drop significantly less than one thrown at 80 mph. So instead of dropping a few inches in the last few feet, a fastball with some serious zip will maintain a nearly straight trajectory.
You've taken this ridiculous contention of yours to the extreme. We all know you're wrong yet you persist. Please let it go before you embarass yourelf any further. I would rather have you tell us again why it's appropriate in your world to go for help on a check swing with the right hand. At least it pertains to officiating.
Tim.