Editor's note: Last fall, ESPN.com writer Patrick Hruby set out to discover the truth about the gyroball, a mysterious, near-mythical baseball pitch. To see what he found out, simply follow the series of e-mail dispatches from Hruby to his assignment editor. From: Hruby, Patrick To: Assignment Editor, E-ticket Subject: RE: Just Another Breaking Ball You sound skeptical. Don't be. The gyroball is big. Potentially huge. Baseball hasn't seen an original pitch in three deca ...

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