How do baseball announcers tell the difference between a slider and a fastball when announcing games?

December 5, 2009 by admin  
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How do baseball announcers tell the difference between a slider and a fastball when announcing games?

I can more or less tell a curve ball since it has a looping motion. I’m guessing a change up can be determined by the speedometer. New to baseball. Thanks!

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