I’m not wing but in our day the action of the pitch was pretty much the same flight patterns—the difference was the fork was less velo more like a change up. The split that Waldrep throws has more velo (generally 87-90mph).
People don’t let 74Nole fool ya . He threw it 98-101. Wing threw it 84-86.. you guys decide . yea Wing did have a hammer,
Waldrep's pitch has been called a split-change (and I can't see any difference between that and the NPB standard issue forkball). So.. if in your day.. a split-fingered fastball and a changeup loved each other very much (etc.) -- how would the result compare to Waldrep's "down'em, swing, miss, grab some pine" pitch or the standard-issue forkball? (Not trying to disrespect either of you.. just trying to learn something!)
Gator Line Up: #4 Kurland 2B #26 Langford CF #14 Caglianone 1B #24 Rivera SS #15 Riopelle C #28 Heyman DH #6 Shelnut LF #2 Evans RF #5 Halter 3B #12 Waldrep SP
To me @neutrino_boi the tumbling darting action on Waldrep’s split is coming at you with more velo while doing the diving/darting thing. So you’re fighting faster abrupt movement with the split. The true fork is almost first cousin to the knuckle ball IMHO. I believe it was Mike Scott in the MLB that threw the fork ball as his primary pitch.
ls who lineup #3 Crews CF #47 White 3B #18 Morgan 1B #8 Dugas 2B #24 Beloso DH #25 Travinski C #6 Jobert RF #4 Thompson SS #11 Pearson LF #30 Ackenhausen SP
May our boys put 7 or 8 runs him on him in the first two innings and enjoy some quality Schadenfreude!