An Associated Press story at the time of Paige's signing said the right-hander primarily used seven pitches when he joined Cleveland: "a sidearm curve, a sidearm sinker, sidearm fastball and four overheads--speedball, curve,
knuckler and drop." His approach now focused less on velocity, and it was Negro leagues legend Cool Papa Bell who had taught him the knuckleball to give him another weapon.
Michal Neuvirth stopped 30 shots, including a diving stop on the doorstep to deny Penguins star Sidney Crosby shortly after Couturier's
knuckler put Philadelphia in front.
A four-seam fastball and the two-seamer, obviously, but also a split, a curve, a slider, a straight change, a cut fastball, a shuto, a
knuckler, a screwball, and an Eephus pitch.
His early-season success was one of the biggest stories in baseball, engendering a cover story ("Wizard with a
Knuckler") in the June 4 edition of Sports Illustrated.
Wright said he is learning to change speeds off the
knuckler.
Matter of fact, a
knuckler shouldn't be thrown hard, but then the ball don't travel as fast, either, you dig?
A
knuckler floats and dives and swings left or right unpredictably--even the pitcher who throws it isn't sure exactly what it will do.
But he turned around and threw such a perfect
knuckler you could count the seams on the ball."
"This issue is likely to be a white
knuckler that will go down to the wire," Danin said.
When one thinks disorientation, it's by and large assumed to be a known issue, the sort-of white
knuckler that makes your heart race.
Dean's stellar, fully voiced performance turns a good story into a "white
knuckler." He handles male and female voices as well as foreign accents with ease and makes the action scenes come alive.
'A bare
knuckler fighter but a gentle and very wise man'.