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Old 05-03-2008, 03:19 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Left-handed Badger View Post
2) The old shineball- Never quite got what it was supposed to do exactly either.
It doesn't explain it to me, but maybe this helps:

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Eller had a dirty little secret – a pitch called the shineball which involved dirt, spit and some hard rubbing. The result was a pitch that fluttered as it approached the plate.


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"Flutter"? Like a butterfly?
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