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Will there ever be another great knuckler?


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Will there ever be another great knuckler?
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Since:Jul 8, 2007

May 20, 2008 5:44 pm

After Tim Wakefield retires, the only true knuckler in the game will be gone.  Will there ever be another one?

There are probably some people that can throw it, but will there ever be another player where they throw knucklers 85% of the time or more?


Will there ever be another great knuckler?
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May 20, 2008 5:47 pm
Someone told me that the Red Sox  might have another knuckler in their farm team, but I dont know

Will there ever be another great knuckler?
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Since:Aug 17, 2006

May 20, 2008 6:03 pm
Having seen some of the great knckleballers in action I certainly hope there are more out there. Phil Niekro, Wibur Wood, Hoyt Wilhelm, Charlie Hough to name a few, were fun to watch. All these big sluggers flailing away at a ball that is so tantalizing slow yet it dances away at the last second..Fun stuff!

Will there ever be another great knuckler?
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Since:Jul 8, 2007

May 20, 2008 11:51 pm

In college I tried to hit a knuckle ball, and i struck out 3 times in that game.  He would get ahead in the count and then use the knuckle