Furman Bisher, Atlanta Journal on Bruce Sutter & HOF questions

Furman says Sutter popularized split finger fastball, but shouldn't get credit for inventing it. (Sutter does say Fred Martin, a Cubs minor league coach, taught it to him). Furman says Elroy actually invented that pitch in 1959, & it was termed a "forkball." (Not to be confused with the "porkball," often connected to White Sox champ Jose Contreras). Furman Bisher's vote for this year's HOF is as follows: DALE MURPHY, BERT BLYLEVEN, JIM RICE, ANDRE DAWSON. Update: Kevin Kennedy later says a "forkball" & a split finger fastball are 2 different things.

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