If that pitch is 65 mph then im throwing 80 to 85 lol. When they intentionally walk batters the speed thing is still up and pitchers still throw 70, it looks like a lob.
@Schwarz2448 Tim Wakefield's knuckleball averages 67.9 mph while his fastball averages 76.1 mph over his career. He just plain doesn't throw hard, but with that nasty knuckleball, he really doesn't have to.
I think the knuckleball is the most underrated pitch. Talk about the only way to stay in the majors as a pitcher into your 40's -- and still be wanted! I was lucky to start throwing it back in Little League and has been a great pitch for me all these years
i love everything about the knuckleball. i love how it can make batter look stupid, how you only have to throw it around 65 mph to make it really effective, how it moves, how little stress it puts on your arm, and how unpredictable it is. thanks for puttign this good look at tim's k ball up
I love it too, but most pitchers have to throw it exclusively for it to be good (which i don't like.) I think, in my ideal world, I would work a knuckleball into some kind of rotation, or find different variations of it. There is a corkscrew knuckleball :)
youtube.com/watch?v=hY4ISb7KB7E
FoolishnessandDonuts 6 months ago
If that pitch is 65 mph then im throwing 80 to 85 lol. When they intentionally walk batters the speed thing is still up and pitchers still throw 70, it looks like a lob.
Schwarz2448 9 months ago
@Schwarz2448 Tim Wakefield's knuckleball averages 67.9 mph while his fastball averages 76.1 mph over his career. He just plain doesn't throw hard, but with that nasty knuckleball, he really doesn't have to.
andrewmadden777 8 months ago
@andrewmadden777 I know, that is nasty. I saw him pitch against the o's and they couldn't hit him.
Schwarz2448 8 months ago
i think the catcher has a firstbasemansglove
obmulap113 11 months ago
@obmulap113 he does. When Wake pitches, his own catcher will catch and he uses a first basemens mitt to catch his knuckleball.
TheLuckiLuciano 10 months ago
is the knuckleball the only damn pitch he knows how to throw
ridiculusforwwe 1 year ago
@ridiculusforwwe of course not but he's a Knuckleball pitcher so what do you expect.
GetMeRice 1 year ago 3
@ridiculusforwwe No, he also throws a low-70's "fast"ball, a a high-50's curve, and a high-50s knuckle.
counterfit5 1 year ago
@ridiculusforwwe He knows other pitches, I think he has a curveball and a changeup. But hey if it ain't broke, don't fix it!
TheTheNinjaPoptart 7 months ago
I think the knuckleball is the most underrated pitch. Talk about the only way to stay in the majors as a pitcher into your 40's -- and still be wanted! I was lucky to start throwing it back in Little League and has been a great pitch for me all these years
josyrocks 2 years ago
i love everything about the knuckleball. i love how it can make batter look stupid, how you only have to throw it around 65 mph to make it really effective, how it moves, how little stress it puts on your arm, and how unpredictable it is. thanks for puttign this good look at tim's k ball up
Metsfan110011 2 years ago 10
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I love it too, but most pitchers have to throw it exclusively for it to be good (which i don't like.) I think, in my ideal world, I would work a knuckleball into some kind of rotation, or find different variations of it. There is a corkscrew knuckleball :)
Nerdicusable 2 months ago