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Curtis · 04-15-2011, 10:29 PM

I know terminology and slang change over time; do definitions also change?

I thought I remembered that back in the '70s a slider was considered a breaking ball that broke in the opposite direction of a curve, and a slurve was a fast curveball with not as much break. Maybe I'm misremembering.

04-15-2011, 10:29 PM	#16
Curtis Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Watertown, New York Posts: 4,567	I know terminology and slang change over time; do definitions also change? I thought I remembered that back in the '70s a slider was considered a breaking ball that broke in the opposite direction of a curve, and a slurve was a fast curveball with not as much break. Maybe I'm misremembering.