Brewer had a lively fastball and a devastating overhand "drop ball," which was especially tough on left-handed hitters.

It also enabled him to throw a more lively fastball for strikes.

A left-hander, he had a lively fastball, a brazen demeanor - he didn't think anyone could hit him - and pinpoint control.

Wells, who had three hits, said Hughes had a lively fastball, a good changeup and a major-league curveball.

The hard slap shot from the blue line in hockey is like the lively fastball from the pitchers' mound in baseball.

Although he threw a lively fastball, his sharp-breaking curveball was his most effective pitch.

Morris and Cone throw the lively split-finger fastball, and just about every one of Guzman's pitches has movement on it.

"John always had one of the liveliest, best fastballs in baseball, but he pitched away from it," Sutton said.

Sarmiento was a fine fielder with a lively split-finger fastball and a singing voice good enough to once sing the National Anthem before a game.

Tonight, he threw a lively fastball with impeccable control.