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Zeets2 » 14 Jun 2022, 2:27 pm » wrote: ↑

14 Jun 2022, 2:27 pm

GHETTOBLASTER » 14 Jun 2022, 1:49 pm » wrote: ↑

14 Jun 2022, 1:49 pm

His career totals are pretty amazing to look at.

Wilbur Wood Stats | Baseball-Reference.com
 
He might not be in the HOF..but there was something "HOFerish" about his career.

Funny how the game has changed so much.  I can't think of a single pitcher now throwing only knuckleballs, although many have incorporated the knuckle-curve.  But there were a plethora of them years ago.  I remember the Neikro brothers, Joe and Phil did, RA Dickey, Tim Wakefield, Charlie Hough, and of course, Hoyt Wilhelm.  Then I remember Jim Bouton throwing it with the old Seattle Pilots, while he was writing Ball Four, still a great baseball book.
Do you remember Steve Hamilton as a Yankee throwing his eephus ball?  I was reminded of that just the other night when the Cubs brought in a position player to pitch after the Yanks had scored 17 runs, and threw one to Kyle Higashioka, who promptly deposited it into the left field stands.
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