11.   Carl Everett was next, batting left-handed, and Rivera whipped a cut fastball, meaning to jam Everett.

12.   Cone demonstrated how to throw a cut fastball, how to put pressure on the index finger.

13.   Graham looked around, chatting with Pettitte, talking about his development of the cut fastball.

14.   He had no snap on his cut fastball.

15.   He has been told to master another pitch, a cut fastball, if he expects to return from Tacoma.

16.   He finished second for best slider, though he prefers to call his pitch a cut fastball.

17.   He often used his cut fastball against left-handed batters, running it away from them like a slider.

18.   He fought off a tough cut fastball, lofting it into center field for a single and two runs.

19.   He threw fastballs near the feet of Suzuki in the first inning and followed that with cut fastballs away the next time, striking out Suzuki.