Knuckleballers - gone the way of the sacrifice bunt (and dinosaurs)

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I always got a kick out of Bob Uecker when asked how he caught a knuckle ball pitcher....."Easy, just go back to the backstop and pick it up."

 

My favorite was Phil Niekro. Ironically, one key to a good knuckle baller was knowing when to throw his 80mph fastball which appeared to be 95 to the unsuspecting hitter.

The MLB Network segment on Bob Uecker was highly entertaining!!!  Several classic Uecker one liners such as the one quoted here.