Quotes by Knuckleballs He (Hoyt Wilhelm) had the best knuckleball you'd ever want to see. He knew where it was going when he threw it, but when he got two strikes on you, he'd break out one that even he didn't know where it was going. Brooks Robinson knuckleballs break-out two I couldn't throw a knuckleball if my life depended on it. Gio Gonzalez knuckleballs ifs Look for the seams (on a knuckleball) and then hit in-between them. Harmon Killebrew knuckleballs looks You know, catching the knuckleball, it's like trying to catch a fly with a chopstick. Jason Varitek chopsticks knuckleballs trying You don't catch the knuckleball, you defend against it. Joe Torre knuckleballs There aren't many hitters who like facing knuckleball pitchers. They may not be intimidated by them, but they sure are thinking about them before they go into the box. Phil Niekro knuckleballs may thinking I don't really feel much more confident than I did the last couple years. I've always felt like I have a pretty good knuckleball. I worked hard to do that.? R.A. Dickey knuckleballs couple years The # knuckleball can be a metaphor of what it's like to let go. R.A. Dickey knuckleballs metaphor letting-go It's (Phil Niekro's knuckleball) like watching Mario Andretti park a car. Ralph Kiner knuckleballs parks car Like some cult religion that barely survives, there has always been at least one but rarely more than five or six devotees throwing the knuckleball in the big leagues . . . Not only can't pitchers control it, hitters can't hit it, catchers can't catch it, coaches can't coach it and most pitchers can't learn it. The perfect pitch. Ron Luciano knuckleballs league perfect Throwing a knuckleball for a strike is like throwing a butterfly with hiccups across the street into your neighbor's mailbox. Willie Stargell knuckleballs hiccups butterfly