That knuckler was nice!

If you can't catch it, can you just imagine trying to hit it. They looked feeble last night. Although, when his knuckler isn't working, you better put you a L screen, because you could get killed.

What got me was that one of the announcers, I don't know who. said Wakefield had better go to his fastball

I ask you folks __WHAT FASTBALL ??????

TR that is funny. I think his fastball tops out at about 81. He would get himself or his infielders killed throwing that up there. Looked just fine to me throwing the knuckler. But alas, I don't work for Fox. Having a difficult time listening to McCarver. But I love Al Leiter. He is the man! Last night I think he said, "believe me folks when I say that getting hit in the catcher's mask hurts". Ya think? Although, I think McCarver caught when they didn't have catcher's masks and hockey goalies didn't have masks.

I have seen the knuckle ball fool the best of hitters and umpires and make the most skilled catcher look like a buffoon. But as it was stated before, if a knuckleball pitcher isnt on, it can be batting practice time.........

As an aside, I had the opportunity to meet Tim Wakefield when he was with the Pirates.... couple of things I got from his talk....he was not signed as a pitcher, but developed the knuckleball as a way to stay in professional baseball....and admitted that his "fast ball" at best was "very low 80's".....Pleasant guy, good speaker and has fashioned a decent big league career out of throwing "90 % Knuckleballs and 10 % prayers...........

I also find it hard to believe that McCarver was ever a big league catcher based on his rules knowledge.....last night he stated an infield fly was not called on Damon's bunt because it was not high enough........

piaa

Same discussion with my wife lasy nite watching the game-- my response --not a pop up-- bunt pop ups are not Infield Fly Rules outs

You that Fox is intentionally trying to "Dumb-down" the announcers in order to be understandable to the 75% of the audience who only watch the playoffs/world series.

In McCarver, they have chosen the perfect tool for the job..... what a maroon !!!!

TR...I mentioned to my son how I thought he had pretty good gas on the pick-off throws to first!
I thought Tony Clark's facial expressions during his at bat (and immediately after the K)were a good indicator of how a lot of batters must feel having to guess at where it will be...Jeter missed one by a foot!

UH-OH...game 7...once Derek Lowe is out of the game, Wakefield in? Will it be "dancin'" or "floatin"?

We can only hope!!!! When he is "on" he is un-hittable, I wish him good luck.

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Originally posted by J.R.'s Mom:
We can only hope!!!! When he is "on" he is un-hittable, I wish him good luck.

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If they do bring him in, they better yank Varitek...and I think J.V. would rather eat a plate of worms than try to catch that k-ball again.

'Tek looked like he had boxing gloves on trying to catch that thing.

How cool was it to see a knuckle ball thrower starting in the first game of the World Series. I mean ever since the radar gun became available to the average scout and college coach, speed and control have taken over the pitching game. I was afraid we would never see the likes of another Bill Lee or Phil Neikro again, (guys with amazing stuff, just relatively slow but unhittable pitchers). It brings so much more excitement to the game than just seeing a guy throw 91 mph to the four corners.

Watching that thing on TV is fustrating as hell.It looks so easy to hit.