1.   Paige had long lost his overpowering fastball and could only throw sidearm, yet he had retained his remarkable control.

2.   Clemens had an overpowering fastball, a tortuous forkball and terrific control of all his pitches.

3.   Good thing, because the Dodgers needed every painted corner, every overpowering fastball.

4.   He fanned on an overpowering fastball.

5.   He struck out Bret Boone and Ben Davis with overpowering fastballs.

6.   Including the overpowering fastball that Hardy wants Crabtree to harness a bit along with his tendency to allow frustration to take over on the mound.

7.   Mlicki entered and struck out the slugger Henry Rodriguez with an overpowering fastball and got Moises Alou to ground out to end in the threat.

8.   Neither possesses an overpowering fastball, but both throw strikes, change speeds and pitch intelligently.

9.   Think Chuck Finley in his prime, only with an overpowering fastball as an out pitch instead of a splitter.

10.   Unlike Johnson, Hampton did not have an overpowering fastball to pile up gaudy strikeout totals, relying instead on his defense.