How To Use Knuckleball In A Sentence
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The knuckleballer failed to retire any of the five batters he faced in Saturday's start against the Rockies.
National League Team Notes
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Eddie Cicotte is thought to be the first major league pitcher to specialize in throwing the knuckleball.
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Dickey, a 37-year-old knuckleballer, has more than $4.5 million in guaranteed money left on the two-year, $7.8 million deal he signed in January.
Knuckleballs of Kilimanjaro: Dickey Plots Ascent
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Sauveur throws a fastball, knuckleball, curveball and cutter, and he changes speeds with all of them.
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And since they're placed irregularly on an oblong shape, one researcher compared tracking the comet to trying to hit a knuckleball.
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Adding two more in the sixth, courtesy of a Hideki Matsui two-run single off Boston knuckleballer Tim Wakefield, the Yankees held a commanding 8–0 lead.
One Season
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R.A. Dickey wants to unteach himself the knuckleball.
K-Rod Is Last Stop On Mets' Ugly Bus
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Also in 1908, Ed Summers became known for a pitch called a “dry spitter,” but a photo shows a pitch gripped with the first knuckles on the index and middle finger; that is, a knuckleball in the most literal sense.
The Neyer/James Guide To Pitchers
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Age 35 seems to regularly usher in the beginning of a career plateau of sorts for knuckleballers.
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When there is a foul ball, the ump will throw a knuckleball back to him, then peer out from behind his mask as if to say, ‘How's that one, Sparky?’
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Wakefield throws a knuckleball, which is indeed extremely unpredictable. — cephyn
Why Don’t Sports Teams Use Randomization? A Guest Post - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com
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When you struck it, it moved unpredictably in the air like a knuckleball in baseball.
Times, Sunday Times
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When you struck it, it moved unpredictably in the air like a knuckleball in baseball.
Times, Sunday Times
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Boston additionally agreed to the $5 million, two-year contract with 43-year-old knuckleballer Tim Wakefield.
GM Brian Cashman and Yankees go back to work after whirlwind ...
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Oblivious to the hatred surrounding them, the Red Sox, backed by three homers and solid pitching by knuckleballer Tim Wakefield, stunned the 56, 281 in attendance with a 5-2 opening-game victory.
One Season
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He had pitched in high school and occasionally had thrown a knuckleball.
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In writing about the knuckleball, I noted that, in the 1920s, there were two quite distinct pitches being thrown, both called the knuckleball.
The Neyer/James Guide To Pitchers
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One manifestation of this gut-level dislike of the knuckler was the argument that a pitcher shouldn’t throw the knuckleball as a part of a mixed repertoire; instead, the pitch should be left to specialists.
The Neyer/James Guide To Pitchers
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Still, it was an amazing season for the game's greatest knuckleballer.
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The origins of the knuckleball are a bit murky, as four different pitchers have been said to have invented a non-spinning pitch thrown off the knuckles or the fingertips at roughly the same time.
The Neyer/James Guide To Pitchers
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Wakefield, Boston's 45-year-old knuckleballer, is stalled in his pursuit of his 200th career victory.
Hasn't Wakefield Waited Long Enough?
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Wilhelm and Niekro are the only two pitchers in the Hall of Fame who relied primarily on the knuckleball throughout their careers.
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The knuckleballer is a candidate to be left off the postseason roster, joining Manny Delcarmen.
Empyreal Environs
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One was the pitch we now call the knuckleball; the other was a pitch thrown much harder and with a different break, but also called a knuckleball see entries on Eddie Rommel, Ben Cantwell, Jesse Haines and Freddie Fitzsimmons.
The Neyer/James Guide To Pitchers
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You'll learn the rules of offense and defense, and all about fastballs, curveballs, knuckleballs and screwballs.
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His repertoire includes a knuckleball, which is always intriguing.
Series Preview: Tigers Roundtable Discussion
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League Championship Series, Wakefield's knuckleball is still dancing.
USATODAY.com
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Maybe he has the answer of how to get a base hit off a knuckleballer - have a terrible swing.
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Lindell was a pitcher turned outfielder turned knuckleballer who continually reinvented himself.
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The knuckleball is one of the toughest balls to hit," said
American League Baseball - Red Sox vs. Tigers
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When knuckleballer Tim Wakefield took the mound in the bottom of the tenth inning, I noted the time.
One Season
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In baseball, this pitch is known as a knuckleball, and neither pitcher nor batter has much idea of its exact flight path.
Soccer's Knuckleball
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The 37-year-old knuckleballer followed Johan Santana's no-hitter with a dazzling performance of his own.
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Unlike most knuckleballers, he is controlling the pitch with pinpoint accuracy.
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With the terminology not yet standardized, this fingernail fling was quite likely what we now call a knuckleball.
The Neyer/James Guide To Pitchers
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You'll learn the rules of offense and defense, and all about fastballs, curveballs, knuckleballs and screwballs.
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He's sort of like a knuckleball pitcher, " Yankees Manager Joe Torre said.
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Demographic forces are decidedly in favor of soccer's eventual success in the land of the forward pass and the knuckleball.
