Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A knuckle ball.
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- noun baseball A
knuckleball
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- noun a baseball pitch thrown with little speed or spin
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Examples
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The knuckler is his one payoff pitch; his only weapon against the hitter.
The Neyer/James Guide To Pitchers Bill James Rob Neyer 2004
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“But the knuckler is a good waste pitch and if it comes close to the plate, the batter usually goes for it, and even if he hits it, he has a hard time getting a very good piece of it.”
The Neyer/James Guide To Pitchers Bill James Rob Neyer 2004
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“But the knuckler is a good waste pitch and if it comes close to the plate, the batter usually goes for it, and even if he hits it, he has a hard time getting a very good piece of it.”
The Neyer/James Guide To Pitchers Bill James Rob Neyer 2004
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“But the knuckler is a good waste pitch and if it comes close to the plate, the batter usually goes for it, and even if he hits it, he has a hard time getting a very good piece of it.”
The Neyer/James Guide To Pitchers Bill James Rob Neyer 2004
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The knuckler is his one payoff pitch; his only weapon against the hitter.
The Neyer/James Guide To Pitchers Bill James Rob Neyer 2004
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The knuckler is his one payoff pitch; his only weapon against the hitter.
The Neyer/James Guide To Pitchers Bill James Rob Neyer 2004
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One manifestation of this gut-level dislike of the knuckler was the argument that a pitcher shouldn’t throw the knuckleball as a part of a mixed repertoire; instead, the pitch should be left to specialists.
The Neyer/James Guide To Pitchers Bill James Rob Neyer 2004
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One manifestation of this gut-level dislike of the knuckler was the argument that a pitcher shouldn’t throw the knuckleball as a part of a mixed repertoire; instead, the pitch should be left to specialists.
The Neyer/James Guide To Pitchers Bill James Rob Neyer 2004
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One manifestation of this gut-level dislike of the knuckler was the argument that a pitcher shouldn’t throw the knuckleball as a part of a mixed repertoire; instead, the pitch should be left to specialists.
The Neyer/James Guide To Pitchers Bill James Rob Neyer 2004
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A flat knuckler is likely to be hit, no matter who's at the plate.
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