Pitches in Japanese
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Pitches in Japanese
Just wanted to confirm, would "henka-kyu" be translated as a breaking ball? Most of the pitches are the same in Japanese and English, so I was a little confused about this one. Whatever it is, the Japanese announcers usually get very excited when it is thrown!
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Re: Pitches in Japanese
[ Author: number9 | Posted: Jul 15, 2009 1:31 AM
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There might be minor differences like how the changeup is classified, but yeah for the most part henka-kyu is analogous to breaking balls.. unless I'm missing something.
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