curveball
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He came to the Dodgers in a trade from the Chicago White Sox in December 1971 with an 84-91 record, a good curveball and a less than intimidating fastball.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
Dhiraj Narula, U.S. rates analyst at HSBC, pointed out that the Fed’s aggressive posture regarding the possibility of a rate hike had thrown markets a bit of a curveball.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026
But in the outskirts of Boston on Saturday, it could be Steve Clarke who is about to hurl one almighty curveball that even Babe Ruth would struggle to read.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
He has added a cutter to the mix, to pair with his curveball and slider.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
I wind up like a pitcher and throw a curveball that doesn’t break.
From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner
Against curveballs and sliders, that number plummets to .220.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
No curveballs, but then there was never going to be.
From BBC ● May 19, 2026
And relationships face so much stress — everyone is being hit by all these curveballs and trying to keep your head above water — how can you enjoy each other?
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026
You are, understandably, reeling from past marital financial curveballs.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 12, 2026
All he did was set the Say Hey Kid down swinging — on three straight curveballs.
From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli
