GIF: Dickey’s Slow Flow is Remarkable

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August 9, 2012

R.A. Dickey doesn’t always throw his slow knuckleball. But when he does, he chooses to make an impression.



Update: This pitch was called a ball. It left his hand at 60.7 mph, and crossed the plate at 55.5 mph. It was classified a curveball. It’s possible it was a curveball, but it had six inches of ‘rise,’ which isn’t usual for a curve. This is what Dickey does to classification systems. And viewers, apparently.





 

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BurleighGrimes
11 years ago

Ridiculous. Everyone — catcher, hitter, umpire — lean into the pitch expectedly as it dances in. That is an unhittable pitch.

Another brilliant complete game performance from Dickey. It’d be pretty awesome to see a 38 year old knuckleball pitcher win the Cy Young award…

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