1.   And his fastball is crisp enough to keep the lefties honest.

2.   As a player his fastball was a little short, his control a little wide.

3.   As much as Johnson has learned to change speeds and control his nasty three-quarter arm slider, the fastball is what separates him.

4.   Bohanon said Dempsey helped him realize his fastball was not good enough to challenge hitters like the heaters of Randy Johnson or Roger Clemens.

5.   A fastball is very rarely straight.

6.   A Randy Johnson fastball would have been preferable for the Brewers.

7.   But manager Johnny Oates said a strong fastball is a sign of a strong shoulder.

8.   But where was that fastball hiding over the previous three seasons?

9.   Fat fastballs are never forever.

10.   For one, he had no reason to, because his fastball was more than enough to get him by.