[soundedlikeastrike]

A BB scout is out looking at HS pitching prospect. He send the following telegraph/text message, back to the owner: Send more money, can't hit what can't see.

Of course the money is sent and deal is done.

The rookie gets his first assigment, a start against the Yankees.
After a few warm-up tosses, F2 trouts out and welcomes the kid to the bigs.

Then he says okay kid, heres the signs; one finger is a fastball, two fingers is a curve, got it?

The kid nods and echos "one finger fastball, two fingers curve", got it.

First pitch, F2 puts down 1 finger. F1 winds up and uncorks a ball, that goes nearly 1/2 way up the backstop, for ball 1.

F2, thinks "man the kids a little nervous, he'll be okay".
Squats and gives the FB sign again.
Wiind up, uncorked, nearly straight into the 1B dugout, ball two.
Wow, thinks F2, "this kids tighter-n-frogs a--". He then gets a idea, "I'll try the curve ball, maybe the extra concentration needed will give the kid a chance to quit thinking about his new surroundings, calm him down a bit".
He gives the curve ball sign.
The wind up. the kid snaps one off that has Jetter bailing and laying on his a--, "Strike" is the call.
"Ah", thinks F2, "there we go, he's back with us now". So F2 flashes the FB sign again, wind up, uncorked, nearly into the 3rd base dugout, ball.

Finally F2's had it, "time" he says and trots on out to see what's going on.
He says, "kid that was the best damn curve ball I've ever seen, what's the deal with the fast ball?

The kids holds up the ball with two finger across the seams, and says "we'll that 2 finger curveball, I can handle", but, as he switches his grip to the ball now being held between his "thumb and forefinger", that one finger fast ball is tough to control.