Can you explain the different baseball pitching styles to me?

Question:I love to watch baseball (especially MLB extra innings) and am interested in learning more about pitchers. I know there are at least 2 different styles of pitching. Can anyone tell me how many styles there are, what they're called, and give a breakdown as to how they work?
Thanks!

Answers:

To date, who has pitched the only no-hitter in Toronto Blue Jays history?

You have the overhead pitcher, where the arm moves perpendicular to the ground. Andy Pettitte is an overhead pitcher.

3/4 Arm is the most common one where the arm is close to a 45-degree angle to the ground. Greg Maddux is one type of pitcher.

Side arm is not as common, but as Randy Johnson could tell you, it can be effective. This is when the arm is parallel to the ground.

And last but not least the submariners. Byun-Hyum Kim, Mike Myers and myself. The ball is released below the belt of the pitcher and on some extreme occasions, like Carl Mays, the knuckles can scrape against the ground.

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Best pitcher of all time and in the game today?

i don't know any

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Can Justin Verlander win 20 games this year?

In the MLB, there are overhand and sidearm pitchers. Overhand pitching is the more predominate and what you will usually see. The pitcher's throwing arm moves parallel to the ground in sidearm pitching instead of over the top. If you watch Randy Johnson pitch, you will get a good example of sidearm pitching.

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What best for baseball, Barry Bonds breaking Aaron's homerun record, or Selig punishing Ortiz and Giambi?

Over hand- pettitte, clemens, mussina, etc
side-arm- randy johnson
submarine- mike myers, chad bradford

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Blue Jays fans?

I`m not sure if you mean arm angles( over the top, sidearm, submarine), or what type of pitches they throw. You have guys who throw fastballs, and others who throw off-speed pitches. You can`t make the major leagues without being able to throw both, but they all throw one better than the other. A great example is the difference between Randy Johnson and Greg Maddux. Johnson is a great fastball pitcher with a decent curveball. Maddux has fashioned a hall of fame career, with off-speed stuff. They`re both great.

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