SH 29 - Knuckleballs!

Short Hops & Tall Tales — Brandon & Noah get excited for a long-awaited episode, all about the magic and mystique of knuckleballs! They talk about what makes the pitch such a unique part of baseball lore, as well as some of its most infamous pitchers. Brandon reads a tribute to the many battered and beleaguered catchers behind the plate that have attempted to wrangle this pitch over the decades, and Noah caps things off with a special story of a time when a Hall of Fame third baseman unleashed his knuckler in an MLB game. Tune in now!   Timestamps: Leadoff Quote(s)! (03:04) What is a knuckleball? (03:40) A brief(lol) knuckleball history (05:07) Hoyt Wilhelm (08:03) Wilbur Wood (11:38) Phil Niekro (16:16) Noah's Uncle Rico moment/talking pitch grips (20:50) R.A. Dickey (25:27) The Pickle Jar! "Submarine Pitchers" (32:01) Knuckleball catchers! (39:24) Rick Ferrell (40:20) The '45 Senators (42:40) Gus Triandos (48:13) Bob Uecker (50:58) Jerry McNertney (51:36) Wade Boggs' Knuckleball Adventure (53:10) Get PL+ and join our community!: https://pitcherlist.com/plus [https://pitcherlist.com/plus] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]