Sentences with phrase «knuckleball pitcher»
Leon's first baseman spent his mornings taking online courses through the Florida Virtual School, the knuckleball pitcher was taking a «dual enrollment» English class through the community college, and the left - handed pro prospect had enrolled in a financial management course at a local college (in case he was drafted).
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«He was gracious but explained it was by default since Tim Wakefield is the [big leagues»] only knuckleball pitcher.
«There's so much more to life than baseball,» says famed knuckleball pitcher Tom Candiotti.
He played for a long time, won a lot of games, but he was the kind of pitcher who, as knuckleball pitchers tend to be, are invited on the roster.
Not exact matches
He looked around for the big flexible mitt he used to catch knuckleballs and discovered that Gary Gentry, a pitcher what's more, had swiped it, leaving Silvestri with a regular catcher's glove, which is not the best piece of equipment with which to catch a long drive.
And this year he has pulled a low - and - inside Phil Niekro knuckleball for a homer; hit a high - and - tight fastball past Steve Carlton into centerfield to knock in a run in a 6 - 0, four - hit shutout of the Phillies; and, in another complete - game win, a five - hit shutout of the Mets, he got an RBI on a groundout after New York Pitcher Charlie Puleo had walked the Padres» No. 8 hitter intentionally.
A supposedly washed up pitcher, Dickey developed the knuckleball (a very unique pitch that is almost impossible to master and even harder -LSB-...]