1.   But with his heavy fastball working and his curveball not very sharp, Millwood shook off Lopez, stepped off the rubber, and reloaded with his favorite pitch.

2.   Cone suggested some things to think about, suggested that Stottlemyre relax, and Stottlemyre found his stuff, his sharp curveball.

3.   Like all airline CEOs, Leonard was thrown a sharp curveball by the terrorist hijackings and resulting slump in travel.

4.   Luis Perez is a lefthanded pitcher with a sharp curveball who led the league in strikeouts.

5.   Mixing a sharp curveball with a good sinker and effective low fastball, Astacio held the Mets to six hits, never more than one an inning.

6.   Veres was summoned from the minor-league camp late in March and impressed the Royals with a sharp curveball.

7.   Ankiel walked the first two batters of the second inning, then struck out Rich Becker with another sharp curveball.

8.   He struck out seven with a sharp curveball.