“I got to the big leagues. I want to stay there. And conventionally, I’d probably have to be at my best all the time for that to be a likely scenario. With the knuckleball, maybe it takes me a little while to figure it out, but my career could be exponentially longer. It could double […]
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Getting to Knuckleball
Asked on July 3 by KBLover, a participant in the Operationsports.com forum: “Would you feel it plausible to give one pitcher in my system who’s really a long shot at the majors a knuckleball?” Good question, especially in light of neo-knuckleballer Zach Clark’s apparent decision, after being let go this June by the Orioles organization, to […]
Knuckleballers Gear Up for 2014
Zach Clark, 30, Baltimore Orioles organization. “I got to the big leagues. I want to stay there. And conventionally, I’d probably have to be at my best all the time for that to be a likely scenario. With the knuckleball, maybe it takes me a little while to figure it out, but my career could […]
Pitching the Knuckleball in 2014
R.A. Dickey, recently seen at the Mohegan Sun Coaches’ Convention, said there that he agreed to be traded to the Toronto Blue Jays in 2014 because that’s “where I felt the biggest challenge was. I felt like my pitch was in a place where I could really challenge myself and see how good I could […]