| Eddie Cicotte is thought to be the first major league pitcher to specialize in throwing the knuckleball. |
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| Sauveur throws a fastball, knuckleball, curveball and cutter, and he changes speeds with all of them. |
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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 missing ligament and the knuckleball habit are unrelated, but, as Dickey sees it, they map a long trajectory as an outlier. |
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| But he could be certain of one thing Monday: Dickey's knuckleball was hit hard on a steamy, breezeless night. |
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| Relatively few pitchers use the knuckleball, which lacks axial rotation, making it subject to air currents. |
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| So the knuckleball was his way of trying to tire me out, 'cause I didn't want to have to catch it — it'd go by me and I'd have to go pick it up. |
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| He had pitched in high school and occasionally had thrown a knuckleball. |
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| The knuckler is thrown with an easy, almost lobbing motion, and, because of the minimal arm strain, knuckleball pitchers may have remarkable longevity. |
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| Boston Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield is best known for his use of the knuckleball. |
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| Actually gripped by the fingertips, the knuckleball can swerve, jump, curve. |
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| Cash was successful catching Tim Wakefield's knuckleball during his previous stint with the Red Sox. |
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| Even the pitcher doesn't know where his knuckleball is going. |
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| Variations of the knuckleball are also used in baseball and volleyball, so many players and coaches want to understand the physics at play during its zigzag trajectory. |
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| Reading swings, I add or subtract off the regular knuckleball,'' he said. |
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