I fear RA dikkey's season is going unnoticed

[Conz]

it's .18, dude on twitter fukked up.

 

[Grifter]

He has to be the NL starter in the All-Star Game.

 

[kingofnyc]

It doesn't take much to impress u tho

U thought driver was a good movie.

 

[Czerka]

What's the best season by a knuckler?

 

[HHR]

What's the best season by a knuckler?

I don't know but I'd bet good money it came early in Phil Neikro's career.

 

[Regular_P]

This is at 37, too.

One of the all-time out of nowhere seasons so far.

 

[Conz]

like i said earlier, the knuckleball is a tough pitch to throw in wet conditions, so his one start in Atlanta in the ran fukked his season up.

these are his numbers without 1 start - 94.2 IP, 59 H, 14 ER, 19 BB, 98 K, 11-1, 0.718 WHIP, 1.33 ERA

but it counts, so it's kinda pointless to post them... but still, god damn!

 

[Grifter]

Neikro had a 23-13 season

 

[WhyYouCry]

I drafted him in my paid money fantasy league. Im eatin good

 

[WhyYouCry]

Damn that's just straight nasty. Catching that knuckleball must be tough

 

[mastermind]

Its not going unnoticed.

If he can carry this on until the end of the season I think he is going to win SI Sportsman of the Year. The season is incredible and the back story on top of that.

 

[Czerka]

This is at 37, too.

One of the all-time out of nowhere seasons so far.

I looked it up and most of these guys had their amazing seasons in their late 30s

His k:Bb ratio is nuts for a knuckler tho (and for him based on his career)

Some Top Knuckleballer Season Stats:

w l era cg so sv ip h bb k
Eddie Cicotte 1917 28 12 1.53 29 7 4 346.2 246 70 150
Phil Niekro 1969 23 13 2.56 21 4 1 284.1 235 57 193
Ted Lyons 1927 22 14 2.84 30 2 2 307.2 291 67 71
Joe Niekro 1982 17 12 2.47 16 5 0 270.0 224 64 130
Charlie Hough 1987 18 13 3.79 13 0 0 285.1 238 124 223
Wilbur Wood 1971 22 13 1.91 22 7 1 334.0 272 62 210
Jesse Haines 1927 24 10 2.72 25 6 1 300.2 273 77 89

RA dikkey (on pace) 25 2 2.00 7 5 0 232 157 49 242

 

[HHR]

Anyone else in here throw a knuckler when they played?

I threw an OK one, Wakefield's 2-finger grip style...but I throw a ridiculous one with a softball ....4 fingers.....

 

[WhyYouCry]

I wonder why there aren't many knuckleball pitchers in the major leagues. You can have a very long and successful career with that one pitch and decent fastball

 

[g-ice]

The Yankees may have to see him this weekend