Eephus pitch

GPTKB entity

Statements (18)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf baseball pitch
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs blooper pitch
junk pitch
gptkbp:characterizedBy high arcing trajectory
very slow speed
gptkbp:contrastsWith fastball
slider
curveball
gptkbp:difficultToHit due to unusual speed and arc
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Eephus pitch
gptkbp:introducedIn 1940s
gptkbp:nameOrigin possibly from Hebrew word for 'nothing'
gptkbp:notableUser gptkb:Rip_Sewell
gptkbp:purpose to surprise the batter
gptkbp:rarelyUsedBy professional pitchers
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:baseball
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Eephus
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7