[Phogge]

The Dodgers Jim Brewer used the screwball to kill the Giants in relief. Heavy right hand hitting order...Mays, Hart, Cepeda, Davenport. It would come up looking like a balloon and drift away to soft contact and outs.

Spahn threw hard when he was young (first MLB win at 25) and lasted long enough to become the all time leader in lefty wins. By mid career he was a control pitcher with a devastating screwball.

Nobody throws it anymore but Spahn, Marichal, Brewer and others lasted for years.

I agree with Lex. It was more fun watching Maddux toy with hitters for nine innings than to watch Rodon blow them away for five. But we are in the minority.

[Phogge]

The Dodgers Jim Brewer used the screwball to kill the Giants in relief. Heavy right hand hitting order...Mays, Hart, Cepeda, Davenport. It would come up looking like a balloon and drift away to soft contact and outs.

Spahn threw hard when he was young (first MLB win at 25) and lasted long enough to become the all time leader in lefty wins. By mid career he was a control pitcher with a devastating screwball.

Nobody throws it anymore but Spahn, Marichal, Brewer and others lasted for years.

I agree with Lex. It was more fun watching Maddux toy with hitters for nine innings than to watch Rodon blow them away for five. But we are in the minority.