"Knuckleball!" and R.A Dickey Share https://staging.twinsdaily.com/blogs/entry/4846-knuckleball-and-ra-dickey/ Share on X Share on Facebook Share via email Share on Pinterest More sharing options... Followers
Twins Daily Admin Verified Member April 19, 201412 yr Author stats I've wanted to see this for a while. I'll need to look for it on Netflix.
jimbo92107 Verified Member April 19, 201412 yr Author stats I saw the whole game from the Legends Club. Dickey's knuckler works best at about 81 to 82mph, but on this 31F day, he was throwing it around 75 to 76mph, so it wasn't behaving the way he wanted. As a result he was having to throw his alternate pitches, a so-so curve and a BP fastball. Twins hitters were simply looking for the knuckles at release. See knuckles, don't swing. Don't see knuckles, sit on the curve. Ka. Boom. Even worse, Dickey really has to hump it up to get 87mph out of his fastball, which hitters can see. If that knuckler isn't working right, it's a long day for Dickey.
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