Sentence examples for lose velocity from inspiring English sources

A pitcher will lose velocity, Moyer reasoned, but not his knowledge.

Pick: Falcons Broncos (2-2) at Patriots (2-2) Sunday, 4 25 p.m. Line: Patriots by 7 Baseball is littered with stories of veteran pitchers who through injuries or aging lose velocity on their pitches and are forced to relearn their craft, relying on creativity and the ability to fool batters with pitch placement.

When pitching side-arm you lose velocity.

When a ball cuts, it loses velocity.

Normally, Thole said, Niese loses velocity on his fastball later in games.

That injury affected Marino's throwing arm, and he lost velocity on his throws as a result.

Phil Hughes, the other, spent three months this season on the disabled list after mysteriously losing velocity on his fastball.

His command wasn't always precise, and he temporarily lost velocity when he encountered elbow and shoulder problems.

Moyer, who relies on guile and finesse, has joked that he does not have to worry about losing velocity off his fastball.

He said he lost velocity because he was not generating power with his back leg after surgery on his left ankle in 2000.

"It was very obvious the fourth and fifth inning that the ball was leaking back over the plate, losing velocity," Warthen said.