Vulcan changeup

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In the Vulcan changeup, the baseball is wedged in the gap between the middle and ring finger, similar to the "Vulcan salute" by actor Leonard Nimoy (see picture) from the TV series Star Trek .

The Vulcan changeup (German: Vulcan - Changeup ) is a throwing technique of a pitcher in baseball . The ball is thrown with the throwing motion of a straight fastball , but is clamped between the middle and ring fingers in order to deliberately slow down the pitch (change-up). This is intended to tempt the opposing batsman to strike too early, and the unusual finger placement also results in a staggering movement that is difficult to calculate.

In Major League Baseball , the Vulcan changeup was popularized by longtime Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Éric Gagné and his MLB colleague Joe Nelson . Nelson is also the godfather of the litter. He said: "I wanted to name the litter either Nanu-Nano or the Vulcan , and Spock seemed cooler to me than Mork." The spread of the middle and ring fingers alludes to the "Vulcan greeting" from the TV series Star Trek .

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