R.A. Dickey’s Knuckleball Was Tricky

Check out the best of knuckleballer and 2012 N.L. Cy Young winner, R.A. Dickey.




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[DragoniteSpam]

Man, I'd forgotten how much fun it was to watch this guy pitch. Good times.

[joermnyc]

To paraphrase Bob Ueker: “The best way to catch a knuckleball is to wait for it to stop rolling around and then pick it up.” 😂

[chunyuenlau]

Who is here after reading/listening to Adam Grant's latest book, "Hidden Potential", in which one chapter talked about Dickey's long struggle before finding success?

[BozoseCompany]

love how batters walk away after striking out on a knuckleball, they just accept it

[cwagner]

His book was amazing too. The struggle the hardship setting the record for most hrs in a MLB inning to a truly top their knuckler amazing read highly recommended.

[Gkm]

The best baseball vids to watch, in all history, are the ones of RA Dickey during his last year and a half with the Mets. Watching batter after batter after batter flail helplessly at pitches that don’t follow a trajectory, but instead orbit that trajectory, just brings immense joy. Especially knowing the humble demeanor and gratitude of Dickey himself while this was occurring.

[willglenn-blgm]

Just got into baseball a couple years ago and this is incredible to watch, that knuckleball is something else

[evanyasser]

Knuckleballers, the pitchers that last forever. LFGM

[edwardschneider]

81 mph knuckler is just absolutely insane

[Nickmango]

I forgot how good this guy actually was I watched him growing up all the time he’s definitely part of my childhood memories 😊

[donnatlaw]

Forgot about this! RA split the nail on his middle finger the morning he was pitching the night game. Solution? Korean nail salon on Hillside Ave in Queens. She hooked him UP.

[donnatlaw]

I loved my Dickey. ❤❤❤❤ That time against the Yankees? Ball got a little away from him, almost beaned A-Rod. He went down on his ass, Dickey threw his hands up like, OH NO! And ya know what? A-Rod laughed. He knew RA was crazy, but he'd never deliberately throw at anyone.

[chrishensley]

LOVE the Ol school knuckle ball/side arm breed.

[alistairmills]

That's a Master Pitcher who knows how to mess with Batters heads just like the late Cricket spin bowler Shane Warne from Australia

[carlherbert]

If he was here in 2022....we win it all

[christiankopec]

Man I forgot how much these Mets teams were garbage R.A was the only bright spot on this team. Other than seeing the captain in a uniform

[stacybarrs]

Wish he would have pitched longer. He was fun to watch.

[gamblerscop]

Its just a pitch he throws where we all know its coming but none of us know what it's gonna do...

[안료마스터배치유니교]

와 포수가 잡을때 눈을깜앗고 타자가 칠때 몸이 뒤틀리고 이상한 배트궤적이 나온다.ㄷ ㄷ ㄷ

[Kruppt]

The most unlikely pitcher in the last 20 year.