NORTH PORT, Fla. – When you run into JJ Niekro at the Braves’ minor league camp, it’s natural to immediately ask him if he throws a knuckleball. “I throw it away a couple of times when I warm up every day, so I don’t leave it lying around,” Niekro said. “Right now, I can shoot … Read more
No one might choose to be a knuckle ball pitcher. Most pitchers would rather throw fire over being forced to be one of those who flock to that fluttering pitch. That is why it is fitting that the appointed man as the inventor of said pitch found it in his own strange way. Introducing Thomas … Read more
During today’s game Thursday between the Kansas City Royals and home team, Chicago White Sox, there was an abnormal play in which a batter from the Royals and a White Sox outfielder, this at Guaranteed Rate Field, from the so-called City of Winds. It turns out and stands out that it was the top of … Read more
