Yu Darvish 146km/h Forkball !!!!

[TopTenCrew]

No MLB hitter would have gone for that lol

[AndyoooAndy]

@tikiyu100 Don't lie

[komatsu1124]

日本の実力証明してくれ(^-^)v

[MrPazziny]

Brazo de fusil . ¡Waaao! 

[KillerNachos101]

Nice fork!!!

[820815ryou]

海外でもっとフォーク使えばいいね

[ziggystardust414]

レンジャース、打率いいからダルだったら20勝位いけんじゃね？

すいません。嘘です。

[MART0613]

yes! he is a super hero from my town!

[MrIndianHomes]

it costed 110 mil for darvish, 51 mil to talk to him, and 60 on the contract, but he looks like he could be the real deal for texas, hope he pans out, someone needs to take up the mantle after ichiro retires as the face of japanese baseball (okay fine dice k could be that, but im talking young and coming up as a superstar

[MrThechump]

@retrospect no dude 51 mil jus to talk im oretty sure

[The11IsaN]

I am soooo happy that Darvish is coming to TEXAS!!! Yeah!!!

Im a Japanese college student in Sherman, but with him coming to the Rangers, I am absolutely positive that I will be going to the Ranger's game more!!!

Yu will do great in the MLB.

Oh and go Uehara as well!!!

[aznmex21]

@The11IsaN not official until he signs on the dotted line. it would be interesting to see how he fares in major league baseball since the performance of japanese pitchers has been a mix of good and bad...

[ParasiticDaemon]

@The11IsaN Koji sucks :\

[guestyour]

like a pingpong ball

[drob2112]

TEXAS

[Pokerstarsvevo]

Welcome to MLB Yu Darvish Now Texas Rangers Yeah!!!

[counter546]

Either he'll be the jays new halladay or the jays new dice-k....

[montypython555]

WOW HE WILL LOOK AMAZING IN A JAYS JERSEY :P

[wowwowmatthew]

Jays



[75B01]

@wowwowmatthew I sure hope so!

[rooneybrandon]

No, it's Toronto*

[drob2112]

We're waiting for you in Texas Yu

[bodylock88]

@drob2112 Toronto*

[spartacus778]

@bodylock88 @drob2112 Washington*

[drob2112]

@bodylock88 TEXAS* WELCOME YU

[utube793]

@drob2112

LOL TEXAS ARE SUCKERS!

51 Million just to talk to this pretty boy???

No thanks,Yu can have him texas

From

Toronto.

[retrospects]

@utube793 You do realize that is the Rangers don't reach a deal they don't pay anything and Yu goes back to Japan right? Also until yesterday afternoon everyone thought he was going to Toronto so thanks for the surprise Christmas present!

[Pokerstarsvevo]

@utube793 FUCK YOU 高速フォ

[dafizzle24]

@utube793 at least these suckers will be in the playoffs

[bodylock88]

@drob2112 oh go fuck yuself

[Mzero3]

The other team just sits there....lol pwned!

[KratoSalza]

i hope he comes to the jays

[20459972]

I don't think that was a normal forkball. It's more like SFF or a two-seamer. Correct me if I'm wrong, I'm not a pitching expert

[semperfoo24]

That was a Forkball?? That looked more like a really nasty sinker. Whats the difference anyways?

[chadfanto13]

@semperfoo24 your probably right it looks like a sinker . the difference is that a sinker is a fastball with downward motion and a forkball is a changeup that moves slightly down and left for a right handed pitcher (almost the opposite of a circle change, it also looks like a slow cutter) and he's not going off tim he's just confused by a misleading video...at least we didn't get rick roll'd lol

[norkaalum]

@oldsidearmer This is very funny. All the time I see stat geeks and others that never even played the game trying to make comments about things that can't possibly know a thing about Just for informations sake, the spliiter is best if thrown from a 3/4 arm angle with some pronation to get the downward"bite" in front of the plate. The true forkball is best if thrown nearly straight over the top to get downward type rotation on it.

[norkaalum]

@norkaalum Also, if you throw a four seamer for a swing and miss, the forkball is a good follow pitch since it is alot slower and drops. The reason the splitter is so good is that many pitchers don't have a good fastball so the splitter is just a little slower and the movement induces groundballs. You can actually overthrow a splitter, you can't overthrow a forkball.

[d11k10]

この年よくこのボール投げてたな

野茂から教えてもらったフォークだね

[iharu4]

野球界のクリロナ降臨ｗ

[pencilisgood]

i want him to be a Yankee or Ranger...n hope he doesnt go to Boston or the national league..:D

[680tigers]

NIPPONHAM!

[tonyflores33]

Rangers!!!!!

[22TC12TH]

Please Epstein!!! the Cubs rotation could come to life with this kid...

[elzarsspiceweasel]

That double leg pump thing is a balk waiting to happen.

[joedoys]

these hitters are AA level.

[jraayal]

Mariners!

[mr3000ts]

yankees!!!!

[danpersand]

This kid is the best I've ever seen.

[calvaryian]

the comentator said

"if your opponent is darvish u better give up " LOL wtf !

[MrTekuani]

Nasty pitch. If the ball has a backspin, it is a splitter. If it has a top spin it is a forkball.

At around 50 seconds you get a really good close up that shows it is NOT a forkball and is indeed a splitter.

At 2:14, if that was a splitter it did not break like he wanted, probably a two seam with not too much movement.

In the end, that is a nasty offspeed.

[norkaalum]

@oldsidearmer I blow up the film and it is indeed a pronated splitter. His fingers just aren't spread enough for a forkball.

[danpersand]

@norkaalum but it was a splitter that moved as much as a forkball, and that's still pretty impressive,

[twinswin1991]

meh.he's pitching to AAA players.

[1993jsizzle]

@varsityredheads Next year... YANKEES

[GodRMK]

Lil Wayne? Smh Japan

[DevilBladerX]

woah i never knew such a ball exist

[giants3jansher]

下山に投げた最後のボール、外れとるわｗどこ見てんだよ主審

[nijnek1]

握りを見る限り、フォークではなく、スプリット。

浅くはさむことで、より速く落とすことができる。



[TheTwinBoost]

@nijnek1

思いっきり握っていた球をそのままストレートと同じ握りで投げる­と握力の影響で勝手にリリースポイントが速くなり、その結果全く­回転が無いボールが高速ですっぽ抜けていく。

[tim191219]

@oldsidearmer actually, jackass I said he never threw both a spliter and a fork. you said it yourself that he switched from one to the other. Im glad I dont have to life your life of ignorance. douchebag

[tim191219]

@oldsidearmer I can guarantee you that he never threw both a splitter and a forkball considering they are essentially the same pitch. I can guarantee you that asshole. So why don't you go read the condescending jargon you wrote at teh end of your post and go fuck yousel

[norkaalum]

@tim191219 The splitter and forkball are not essentially the same pitch. Few if any major league pitchers today throw a true Elroy Face type forkball. The splitter is/was a quick learn pitch that many picked up as an effective change-up. Today, the spilter has been replaced by the circle change as the off speed pitch of choice even though Roy Halladay started throwing a spiltter this year along with a circle change and a sort of palm ball type pitch he used a couple times a game.

[norkaalum]

@tim191219 No, they are not even close to being "essentially" the same pitch. Many years ago I palyed some low minor league ball and the spring training instructer was Roger Craig and showed us both pitches and they were not the same thing. That's like saying a 2-seam fastball and a sinker are the same thing. Or a cutter and a slider are the same thing. If you aren't sure what's what, ask. Don't go off just because you don't know.

[spritedblue]

@oldsidearmer i need to squeeze more.

[spritedblue]

@oldsidearmer but im a lefty.... but my dominant hand is right but when is started playing baseball i used my left cos i only had a lefty glove ( a glove that you put in your right hand ) it was my friend.... then i started pitching with my left.... but i tried the opposite way by pointing my middle finger at 1 o'clock and my thumb at 7 o'clock... i'm still trying it cos i just tried it but i can't seem to get my wrist to snap like a bull whip.. i need squeeze more.

[tktkminmin]

スプリットだろ

[TaY10r69]

hahaha a milli in the backround weezy is worldwide

[wagatekihawareniari]

１４０キロフォークとかあだち充の世界だ

[spritedblue]

@dheeren62 so you throw forkballs too?? i've wanted to learn forkballs but im still 15. is it safe to learn such a ball? if not is there any suggestion of any breaking ball i should learn?

[tatsuki6123]

最後カメラ意識したのかな

[fuji0721]

SFFじゃね？



[coldlynx]

How many people wanna bet? That when he goes to MLB. He'll be wearing Pinstripes.

[TheeUrbanGentleman]

Christ hes fast.

[Koorice]

i would really luv to see him in the major leagues

[Vinilemoane]

what pitcher

[giants3jansher]

ダル年々おちてきてるような気がするの俺だけかな

成績みてたらまぁまぁだけどなんとなく威圧感がなくなってきてる­ような

一度原点にもどってあの迫力のある球威をもどしてほしい僕がどう­こういえるようなものじゃないですけど

[sariatu1]

@giants3jansher

研究されまくってるから有る程度仕方ないのでは？

それでも防御率はかなり良いですよ。タイトル獲れるでしょう！

[tim191219]

@dheeren62 dude your trying to tell me he throw his pitch 96? thats such a joke bro.

[tim191219]

@dheeren62 absolutely false statement. go fuck yourself

[soundup007]

昨日、クルーンが１５０kmのフォーク投げてた

[soundup007]

昨日、クルーンが１５０kmのフォーク投げてた

[sansoosavage]

There is a difference between forks and splitters. It's in the wrist mechanics. Forks tumble and break more. (kinda like a knuckler) Splitters sink. Also it's not necessary to throw a fork hard as it's the movement that gets you. Splitter, if not thrown "harder" will 1) lack movement and 2) Will be easier for a hitter to detect and lay off. Neither are "strike" pitches. You want them to swing at a ball in the dirt.

[paulisapler]

@dheeren62 You are obviously retarded.

First off, you spelled Roger Clemens' name wrong.

Second, he threw a splitter. He stated multiple times that he threw a splitter.

[ks1234567899]

超強

[PunkStar6661]

This is kick a<3 !!!!!

Intense..... :]

[TheGoldenWater]

fuck. if you can throw forkball in that kind of speed. it's enough said lol.

[iguacu777]

１４６キロの変化球とか打てるわけがない。仮にあたってもゴロに­しかならん。これを打てと言う方が無理。

[pgoody]

seems more like a split fingered fastball... forkball/splitters are held much deeper in between the index and middle fingers...

[SoftBank47]

Not yet. Darvish had back and shoulder troubles last year, and he also fractured his pitching hand. He also has yet to prove himself in outdoor stadiums (Pacific League stadiums are mostly domes).

[SoftBank47]

Looking at the rotation, yes it is a forkball.

[chunichi34]

ダルなら何をやってもおかしくないｗ

[sikankplan]

Ｖスライダーとは違うのか

[saltothemacchia]

hge should be careful forkball/splitter is how i totally ruined my arm

[pgoody]

You're human, Yu Darvish is not...

[pgoody]

Then you were throwing it wrong or had horrible mechanics... a splitter/forkball has the arm and wrist action of a fastball... thats why it can be so effective, it has the look of a fastball out of the pitchers hand but is slightly slower and breaks straight down...

[TheDvabel]

The Dv Abel Next Year Varsity Red Heads but with a twist. How does the power duo of Greineke & Darvish sound to you in the Royals' powder blue.

[hsnu100719]

look at the slow motion at 0:21

he splits his finger on the ball for sure.

well, the Rocket can also throw splitters with low 90's.

[iBlue69]

A forkball is basically a pitch when the ball drops really quickly. Thus, hitting the dirt at times.

[AntiFlag182]

a Milli by lil wayne

[weirdtalk101]

yea I now a milli but it sounded like the obama version

[OlympianX]

A forkball is actually just a variation on the splitter.

[elnino9striker]

this is two seam fastball with long break

[TheColorEye]

Are you guys sure that is his forkball? That could be his 2 seam? Or his fastball with a lot of motion.

[TheGoldenWater]

wait?! 92mile fork ball?! FORK BALL?!

[boothesquirrel]

japan ham?

[mohammadzafar]

ya i think he also said he wanted to win 250 games in japan...but i think he will join mlb...one day :)

[ghostfacetron]

damn, thats nasty in any league.

[mohammadzafar]

free agent 2014...long time from now

[jcvelina]

That is so unfair. Most pitchers doesn't have a 91 mph fastball let alone a 91 mph forkball. Reminds me of Smoltz's slider which he throws with the same velocity as most pitchers' fastball.

Filthy stuff. No wonder people were talking about him during the WBC.

[knpdyeballarice]

what is the speed for MPH for 148km?? can anyone do the math to convert it? lol...

[Fatward1988]

148 kilometers = 91.9629365 miles

[BSBluvCTK]

he's the real deal!!gosh,this boy is awesome to watch!GRANDISSIMO...

[poshko41]

You wanna talk about a kid who is totally in control of his emotions on top of all the pitching talent he clearly has. When Korea jumped on him a bit in one of the WBC games that Team Japan eventually lost, Darvish never lost his composure. His teammates killed him with some costly errors, but he battled through that first inning and eventually settled down and ended up having a pretty dominant outing.

[crimetoad]

That pitch is just stupid...you cant even tip that if you commit...unreal...YU is my hero

[KwNJn1]

I watched him pitch in the WBC and he is a lot of fun to watch. I would like to see him pitch in the MLB. Preferably for the Braves with Kenshin Kawakami.

[TommyDComedy]

Too bad he doesn't want to play MLB ball.

[tefoca]

@TommyDComedy Japanese players MUST play at least 8 years on national teams before go international as MLB.

[asuasu74jpn]

元・横浜の佐々木の全盛期が９イニング続くと思えば一番分かりや­すい（笑）

[arequipa1]

wow. he's got it.

[unak78]

Throws everything from the stretch.  Nice.

[Ashitaka1110]

Wicked stuff.

[omoshirosugidayo]

0:51のフォークのキレやばくね？野茂なみｗｗｗ

[Araujo4MVP]

すごいですね！

[tabesuginomisugi]

リアルチートだろこれｗｗ

長身からの高速ボールの投げ下ろしだけでもきついのに、その上魔­球だらけ・・・。

そして顔がモデル並みってのが一番反則。

[ghostfacetron]

nasty nasty

[tatsuya420]

反則だろｗｗ

[jovanb101]

@tatsuya420 yeah what he said....