Definitions
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- noun baseball A type of pitch with characteristics of both a
curveball and aknuckleball .
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Examples
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After Sieg set the table, Jackson took the hill in the sixth and ended all hope for the Eagles with a strong fastball and sharp knucklecurve.
Greeley Tribune - Top Stories Bobby Fernandez 2010
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After Sieg set the table, Jackson took the hill in the sixth and ended all hope for the Eagles with a strong fastball and sharp knucklecurve.
Greeley Tribune - Top Stories Bobby Fernandez 2010
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I talked to a Yankees writer who informs me that Mussina doesn't throw a knucklecurve anymore and has joked about the fact that it's a myth.
Texas Rangers 2009
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Boston Red Sox - Ramírez's replacement turns tide - The Boston Globe posted 5 hours ago from www. knucklecurve.com
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The one breaking pitch he threw was a bit of a mystery; it looked a little like a knucklecurve, except it didn't really have much of a break.
unknown title 2008
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PhilliesPhollowers posted 4 hours ago from myteamrivals. typepad.com www. knucklecurve.com
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Providence Catholic, New Lenox, Ill. Good arm, good Mussina-esque knucklecurve.
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The knucklecurve ballast in the Yanks’ rotation will be gone.
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