I caught Jim once in a game. He explains the signs for me:

• 1 is a fastball,
• 2 is a curve,
• 3 is a slide,
• 4 is a change up,
• 5 is a curve-change,
• 6 is an inshoot,
• 7 is drop,
• 8 is a screwball,
• etc., etc.

I finally asked him, how do i give you the sign for a number 9. he said it doesn’t matter what sign you give me, they’ll all come in the same……

— Norm Gordon