That doesn't really work for a number of reasons, but I didn't have time ... ball: putting backspin on a shot "softens" the bounce, by reducing the horizontal velocity of the ball after the rebound.

During the game, Sportsnet showed the above graph explaining the decrease in velocity of Dickey’s knuckleball this season. Some would think that the 2-mile-per-hour difference would not result ...

But he boasted a season-best average fastball velocity ... s a ball that probably goes out only in this ballpark,” Mendoza said. Suffice to say, Severino did not enjoy his first time pitching ...