let's get this party started already!!
all photos from ESPN.com
OMG... could you imagine?? Matsuzaka adding *this* as an eighth pitch? rumor is this isn't likely, but even the thought gets me giddy.
and this one, just because there can never be enough love for Lucky Number 49.
and according to The Joy of Sox: Dustin Pedroia will change his uniform number from 64 to 15: "They say I'm going to hear about it [from Millar] because he thinks it should be retired." there's no way this will happen without commentary from Millar. this oughtta be good...
4 with their own thoughts:
I love seeing photos of Wakey pitch close up. You can just tell that he is holding that ball so gingerly between the tips of his fingers and yet he has to generate so much force with the rest of his arm. It really *is* an art.
it's *awesome*. it looks like the ball is practically floating between his fingertips.
Brain: i believe your comment gets the rare award of admission to the Comment Hall of Fame!
What they don't show you in that picture is Varitek being restrained. No way he wants another knuckleballer around.
As for the art of the knuckleball, you should read Ball Four. Most people remember it more for the unyielding take on the clubhouse and the coaches, but I also remember a former fireballer struggling to get control of a knuckleball to extend his career.
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