Phil Niekro, Famed Knuckleballer, gone at 81
Muddy
USA
He was one of those guys that looked like he was in his 80’s back in the 80’s when he was still pitching. Bob Uecker said "The way to catch a knuckleball is to wait until it stops rolling and then pick it up."
https://nypost.com/2020/12/27/phil-niekr…
Baseball has had a tough year with losing a lot of Hall of Famers.
https://nypost.com/2020/12/27/phil-niekr…
Baseball has had a tough year with losing a lot of Hall of Famers.
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^No kidding. It was fun watching Phil and his brother ,Joe, throwing that slow junk that fluttered around a lot of bats.