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by carbonite on November 13th, 2003
http://www.slb.com/seed/en/watch/baseball/physics.htm
The fingertips are pushed into the ball so that the knuckles grip the ball very tightly. When the ball is released, the fingers are popped out, in the effort to propel the ball towards the plate without any spin. This pitch relies on the natural air currents to push on the seams of the ball as it floats towards the plate without any spin. This can cause the ball to do virtually anything in terms of direction of movement. The knuckle ball is an extremely slow pitch, but can be very effective due to its lack of predictability. Batters have a very hard time hitting this pitch, but it is extremely hard to control. There are only a few successful knuckleball pitchers playing professionally today.
when a team has a day off do they skip the pitcher that would pitch that do or does that pitcher pitch the next game thanx!
by John_L on August 18th, 2010
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has joe blanton ever had a shutout?
by Josh_S959 on September 21st, 2010
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Is it legal for a pitcher to have a flag on the finger part of his glove?
by Anonymous on July 20th, 2009
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Is surgery to repair a torn labrum in the throwing shoulder of a pitcher even worth it? I'm 16 years old and could throw lower 70's
by wtffff on April 25th, 2011
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I'm a 6 to 6'1 left handed pitcher, with all my work outs, I should be throwing 88-93. what are my chances of possibly getting drafted?
by holland_holland11 on May 15th, 2010
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Kind of, but the ball can be thrown with just the fingernails or fingers between the narrow seams.
by Joshua Zambrano on April 14th, 2004