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The Knuckleball Club - The Extraordinary Men Who Mastered Baseball's Most Difficult Pitch (Hardcover)
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The Knuckleball Club - The Extraordinary Men Who Mastered Baseball's Most Difficult Pitch (Hardcover)
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The knuckleball-so difficult to hit but also difficult to control
and catch-has been a part of major league baseball since the early
1900s and continues to be used to this day. This remarkable and
unusual pitch is the instrument of a special breed of pitcher, a
determined athlete possessing tremendous concentration, self
confidence, and a willingness to weather all kinds of adversity. In
The Knuckleball Club: The Extraordinary Men Who Mastered Baseball's
Most Difficult Pitch, Richard A. Johnson provides an informal
history of the wildest, weirdest, most mesmerizing pitch of all
time. Beginning with an examination of the invention of the
knuckleball, Johnson then briefly touches upon the science and
psychology of the pitch before profiling the game's great
knuckleballers. Rich in anecdotes and interviews, this book shares
the unique stories of Hoyt Wilhelm, Phil Niekro, Jim Bouton, Tom
Candiotti, Tim Wakefield, R.A. Dickey, and many others. Also
featured are the stories of the best knuckleball catchers, from Bob
Uecker and Doug Mirabelli to Rick Ferrell and Paul Richards. While
knuckleballers today are an anomaly, decades ago a surprisingly
large number of major league pitchers used the knuckler. The
Knuckleball Club is the first book to provide a comprehensive
survey of the pitch and the players who used it, offering a deep
understanding of how the knuckleball has fit into the fabric of the
game over the past one hundred years. Anyone wanting to learn more
about this unusual pitch, from baseball historians and fans to
current and former players, will find this book an entertaining and
enlightening read.
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