Paraphrasing Barry Bonds to Jenny Finch, "That ain't no curve. That is a damn slider" Softball curves are really more like a MLB slider than curve.
I'd argue that the better sliders (ie can be used against both lefties and righties) in MLB have LOTS of tilt. Guys with flat sliders are either Lefty / Righty specialists or only use the slider righty to right or lefty to lefty. Adam Ottavino's (just one example) slider is NASTY, but he can't get out a lefthander.
I'd argue that the better sliders (ie can be used against both lefties and righties) in MLB have LOTS of tilt. Guys with flat sliders are either Lefty / Righty specialists or only use the slider righty to right or lefty to lefty. Adam Ottavino's (just one example) slider is NASTY, but he can't get out a lefthander.