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Originally Posted by Left-handed Badger
2) The old shineball- Never quite got what it was supposed to do exactly either.
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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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