An eephus pitch is one of baseball’s many pieces of niche ephemera. It’s a weird trick throw that’s barely ever glimpsed in the professional game—an arcing lob of the ball, traveling at half the speed ...

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Controversially, the implementation of a pitch clock in 2023 effectively transformed the experience of both playing and watching major league baseball. By undermining the pitcher’s authority on how ...

An eephus pitch is a low-speed, high-arcing lob thrown with three fingers like a curveball. This trick-pitch’s power is in its slowness, which confuses batters. “You get bored watching it,” says ...

Eephus, a new baseball movie co-written by 2015 Boston College graduate Nate Fisher, is a home run. Lauded by critics and shown at several film festivals, the independent film opened this month in ...

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The final day on a small town baseball field is the setting for a funny, elegiac feature directorial debut. By Alissa Wilkinson When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through ...