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kenshin
kenshin

I believe a wise man once wrote: "Post something new"

MarkOC
MarkOC

Schmidt, for sure. I remember a lot of lurching, silly-looking swings by guys thinking they were getting a 95 mph fastball!

Chris
Chris

I'll start this one. When I think of excellent changeups during my Giants' lifetime, I think of Jason Schmidt, Noah Lowry, and now Tim Lincecum. Lincecum's changeup is really impressive to me. It's a pitch that was rated as average-ish when he came out of college but it's been a major weapon for him in the majors. Schmidt's changeup was nasty, too. It's the pitch that helped him become dominant. When Lowry had his changeup going (ie: 2004) it was a thing of beauty.