If his major league debut were a canvas , it would be spotted with five baseballs - - one for each pitch he throws - - including a fastball , curveball , slider , changeup and forkball 如果他的大联盟出登板是一幅油画的话，可能这幅画上面的记注只有五颗棒球，每一颗球都是他所投出来的，包含了快速球、曲球、滑球、变速球和指叉球。
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With the ball falling a little short and bouncing over the base , the governor was regretful and lamented that his forkball dropped too much . nonetheless governor ishihara waved his hand to the crowd and left the mound with a big smile on his face 球的落点有点短并弹过了垒，知事对自己“分指扣球退步太多了”深表遗憾。尽管如此，知事还是向观众挥手致意，带着笑容离开了投手土台。
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He claims to throw nine pitches - - when asked before the game which pitches torre might be most interested in seeing , the manager deadpanned , " strikes " - - and dusted off a forkball for his effort against the mariners , a pitch he threw sparingly in the minor leagues but leaned on a great deal in high school 他主张投九个好球，当赛前被问到老爹也许有兴趣看到的投球，老爹面无表情，且面对水手时将叉擦球上的灰土擦乾净，这在小联盟时候他很少投，但是他在高中的时候却很倚重指叉球。
