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bballman10,000+ posts

I just went back and looked at he full at bat for this guy. There were actually 7 pitches thrown. Four of them were fouled off. He was starting to catch up to the fastball a little and pulled a CB foul. Change was a good one though. It was the 1st change of the AB and the batter didn't expect it at all.

I personally think it can be effective because the trajectory and spin on the ball are very similar to a fastball - until you realize it is slower and drops off the table. Sometimes, with the CB you can see it coming better. One of the keys to throwing an effective CU is coordinating it with your fast ball. What I mean by that is if you are mostly throwing a 2 seam FB, then you should throw a 2 seam CU. The spin on the ball will be the same and it will be much harder to pick up if your arm slot and arm speed stay the same.

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