Submitted by robsafuto on Wed, 05/26/2010 - 16:04.
Has a knuckle baller ever pitched for the Mets? I can't remember one in the past. Some previous pitchers such as Bobby Jones reminded me of a knuckle baller without the knuckle of course. Just throw it up there real slow and hope the batter misses. Sometimes they did miss. But I digress. How I hope that Jose Reyes can get hot for an extended period. When he plays well he lifts the whole team, whether or not the Mets starting rotation is healthy. On another note, I hear that Daniel Murphy is playing some second base during rehab. They might be thinking of having Murphy fill in if Luis Castillo has to sit out a few games due to injury.
Orlando Hernandez is another wily, slow pitcher we all remember. The good thing about the knuckler is it's easy on the arm, allowing the best of them (like Wilbur Wood and the Niekros) to pitch for a real long time.
I just remember the tail end of Wood's career. Besides once winning AND losing 20 in the same season (as did Phil Niekro), Wood once did this:
> Wood's resilience, which was attributed to the less stressful nature of the knuckleball delivery, led to some unusual feats of endurance. On May 28, 1973, while pitching for the White Sox against the Cleveland Indians, Wood pitched the remainder of a 21-inning carryover game that had been suspended two nights earlier, allowing only two hits in five innings to earn the victory. He then started the regularly scheduled game and pitched a four-hit complete game shutout, earning two wins in the same night. Later that season, on July 20, Wood started both ends of a doubleheader, making him the last pitcher to do so. He lost both of those games.
Jeff Innis threw a "knuckle sidearm." There's a name you haven't thought on in 15 years, I bet. And Warren Spahn added one late in his career, which is when he briefly wore orange and blue.
Submitted by robsafuto on Fri, 05/28/2010 - 08:51.
The Mets have certainly exceeded expectations with not only a 3 game sweep of the Phillies but 3 shutouts too. We've gotten some fine starting and relief pitching recently. How long can it last? I'm always asking that. Mike Pelfrey continues to be a critical cog in the machine this year. We need him and Johan more than ever now. Jose Reyes has warmed up nicely too. Three hits last night I believe. As Jose goes so go the Mets. I don't think it'll be smooth sailing from here on out but it's fun for to see the Mets winning in division an keeping the NL on notice that we're not folding in the face of a weakened starting rotation.
vs. 
oh yeah
Is there anything better than seeing Jose Reyes leg out a triple? Looked like days of old.
I can't remember...have the Mets ever had a knuckleballer?
Four Games Back
RA Dickey
Threw it tricky
Caused the Phillies
To fall flat
Then Raul
Valdes showed dual
Prowess pitching
And with bat
Real good day
For Bey, Jose,
Wright and Frenchy
Joined the fun
Bats they thundered
Now .500
On the homestand
3 and 1.
A Knuckle Baller
Has a knuckle baller ever pitched for the Mets? I can't remember one in the past. Some previous pitchers such as Bobby Jones reminded me of a knuckle baller without the knuckle of course. Just throw it up there real slow and hope the batter misses. Sometimes they did miss. But I digress. How I hope that Jose Reyes can get hot for an extended period. When he plays well he lifts the whole team, whether or not the Mets starting rotation is healthy. On another note, I hear that Daniel Murphy is playing some second base during rehab. They might be thinking of having Murphy fill in if Luis Castillo has to sit out a few games due to injury.
Slow ballers
Orlando Hernandez is another wily, slow pitcher we all remember. The good thing about the knuckler is it's easy on the arm, allowing the best of them (like Wilbur Wood and the Niekros) to pitch for a real long time.
not to mention Charlie Hough and Hoyt Wilhelm
I just remember the tail end of Wood's career. Besides once winning AND losing 20 in the same season (as did Phil Niekro), Wood once did this:
> Wood's resilience, which was attributed to the less stressful nature of the knuckleball delivery, led to some unusual feats of endurance. On May 28, 1973, while pitching for the White Sox against the Cleveland Indians, Wood pitched the remainder of a 21-inning carryover game that had been suspended two nights earlier, allowing only two hits in five innings to earn the victory. He then started the regularly scheduled game and pitched a four-hit complete game shutout, earning two wins in the same night. Later that season, on July 20, Wood started both ends of a doubleheader, making him the last pitcher to do so. He lost both of those games.
Actually, according to this list:
http://www.oddball-mall.com/knuckleball/list.htm
Jeff Innis threw a "knuckle sidearm." There's a name you haven't thought on in 15 years, I bet. And Warren Spahn added one late in his career, which is when he briefly wore orange and blue.
What A Sweep
The Mets have certainly exceeded expectations with not only a 3 game sweep of the Phillies but 3 shutouts too. We've gotten some fine starting and relief pitching recently. How long can it last? I'm always asking that. Mike Pelfrey continues to be a critical cog in the machine this year. We need him and Johan more than ever now. Jose Reyes has warmed up nicely too. Three hits last night I believe. As Jose goes so go the Mets. I don't think it'll be smooth sailing from here on out but it's fun for to see the Mets winning in division an keeping the NL on notice that we're not folding in the face of a weakened starting rotation.
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