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unusual facts about slider


Slider

Brad Lidge featured a devastating slider as his primary weapon in his perfect season as a closer in 2008, and used a slider to strikeout the final batter of the 2008 World Series for the Philadelphia Phillies.


Dave Downs

Downs threw four pitches: a standard four-seam fastball, a changeup, a curveball, and a slider, whose development he credited to his Spartanburg manager—Hall of Famer, Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame member, and perfect game pitcher Jim Bunning.

DJMax

In this arcade series (which also has one entry for the Playstation Vita), players have to tap the screen at the moment when a moving slider crosses the symbols.

James Brokenshire

He has expressed support for the charity Cancer Research UK and in March 2013 publicly backed their Cell Slider website, calling on all of his constituents to get involved in the initiative.

Just5

# Flashlight activated via a slider on a side of the phone case;

Mike Pelfrey

Once known to throw a power curveball, he gave this pitch up and learned a slider at the request of his former pitching coach Rick Peterson.

Nokia C2

Nokia C2-06 dual sim touchscreen in a "slider" phone form factor with also a regular keypad.

Nokia C2-02 touchscreen in a "slider" phone form factor with also a regular keypad.

Nokia C2-03 dual sim touchscreen in a "slider" phone form factor with also a regular keypad.

Ode to Kirihito

The first Vertical Inc. edition of Ode to Kirihito is notable for having an unusual cover design by Chip Kidd which features a slider that, when moved to the left, reveals Kirihito's face after he has contracted Monmow's disease (Vertical has since republished Ode to Kirihito in two separate volumes with no slider).

The Midnight Show

Founded in 2008, the show owes its notoriety not only to production of several viral and mature-themed internet videos on Funny or Die and YouTube (including "Twilight ... with Cheeseburgers," "Drive Recklessly," "Car Ad with Andy Richter," "Immortal Dog" and "Slider," starring Dax Shepard), but also to the fact that the show has functioned as a feeder of talent to the cast and writing staff of Saturday Night Live.

The Slider

On the recommendation of Elton John, The Slider was recorded outside of Paris at Château d'Hérouville to avoid British taxing laws.


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