This Is The Best Knuckleball In Recorded History

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  • @madethecut
    @madethecut2 жыл бұрын

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  • @jonlamontagne

    @jonlamontagne

    2 жыл бұрын

    Wait a second did you just seriously admit you just took pitching ninjas video posted as your own talked over it? I don't know about that man It's kind of grimey...

  • @Glostahdude

    @Glostahdude

    2 жыл бұрын

    I can do that too! Been throwing knuckle ball my whole life! Didn’t go to college so my prospects were extremely limited seeing as I live in ice hockey climates….

  • @TrustTheScience

    @TrustTheScience

    Жыл бұрын

    no

  • @Beaches_south_of_L.A.

    @Beaches_south_of_L.A.

    Жыл бұрын

    Best in recorded history? Well that's complete bullshit. What gives you the right to make such a ludicrous statement?

  • @PD-we8vf

    @PD-we8vf

    Жыл бұрын

    No. Your video stinks. Your opinion reeks.

  • @tommyfraz.
    @tommyfraz. Жыл бұрын

    This has more revolutions in one pitch, than Wakefield had in his entire career.

  • @Noneoftheabuv

    @Noneoftheabuv

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah… Wakefield thru a “on pause “ ball against the braves back in 92… I don’t know about this one being the best

  • @Doty6String

    @Doty6String

    Жыл бұрын

    Wakefield had the dirtiest pitches I’ve ever seen

  • @youthofyesterdayrecords

    @youthofyesterdayrecords

    8 ай бұрын

    RIP Tim. Perhaps, taken by the age of the altered path... what a world.

  • @marcuspi999

    @marcuspi999

    6 ай бұрын

    F*#king great comment!

  • @RisnerFamilyGaming

    @RisnerFamilyGaming

    4 ай бұрын

    Yeah 41 rotations lol this kid doesn't know what he's talking about lol

  • @kylen6430
    @kylen64302 жыл бұрын

    Lol, umpire was like “hmm, he framed that ball so hard that even he thought it was a ball”

  • @plebianmarsh2373

    @plebianmarsh2373

    Ай бұрын

    If you look closely; the ball was caught out of frame but the broadcast called it a strike

  • @kylen6430

    @kylen6430

    Ай бұрын

    @@plebianmarsh2373 the strike zone is not where the ball is caught

  • @keiths6998

    @keiths6998

    Ай бұрын

    It was also Angel Hernandez behind the plate. If it were 2 feet outside he would’ve called it a strike.

  • @plebianmarsh2373

    @plebianmarsh2373

    8 күн бұрын

    @@kylen6430 that's what i'm saying

  • @kylen6430

    @kylen6430

    8 күн бұрын

    @@plebianmarsh2373 it was a strike because of where the ball crossed through the strike zone, not where it was caught. However, the catcher ‘framed’ the pitch really hard, moving his glove to the center of the zone to give the impression it was a strike. Which was unnecessary as the pitch was already a strike

  • @josephallendiaz
    @josephallendiaz Жыл бұрын

    Him: “ 55 mile per hour masterpiece “ Radar Gun: It showed 58 miles per hour, but whose counting.

  • @karsonmapes

    @karsonmapes

    Ай бұрын

    you are

  • @TobiWanHexobi
    @TobiWanHexobi Жыл бұрын

    Phil Niekro is spinning in his grave even faster than that pitch.

  • @brandonluther80

    @brandonluther80

    Жыл бұрын

    Phil niekro is the most underrated athlete of all time.the number of Games he lost 1 to 0 where multiple fielding errors caused the run that lost him the game put him way over 350 wins. The teams behind him were awful in the field. Had he played for a .500 team he would've had 375 wins minimum.

  • @diddymercs

    @diddymercs

    10 күн бұрын

    @@brandonluther80 agreed.

  • @yesnooo9029
    @yesnooo9029 Жыл бұрын

    The ump is shocked from that frame job lmao

  • @lukelyons8716

    @lukelyons8716

    Жыл бұрын

    That's what I was saying. He should have just left it

  • @michaelocchipinti8265

    @michaelocchipinti8265

    Жыл бұрын

    the frame jobs are truly intelligence insulting

  • @astrofive620

    @astrofive620

    Жыл бұрын

    I was thinking that's why he didn't get the call :)

  • @johnviera3884

    @johnviera3884

    Жыл бұрын

    Exactly. It’s a ball.

  • @lysergicpillamyd483

    @lysergicpillamyd483

    11 ай бұрын

    Bro tried to pull that ball up onto the zone by 3 feet 😂

  • @spencerbilello9798
    @spencerbilello9798 Жыл бұрын

    We’re all literally watching the ball rotate to the plate…

  • @chilboswaggins5500

    @chilboswaggins5500

    Жыл бұрын

    Exactly. This must be a stat they just started gathering bc knuckles aren't supposed to rotate. Forget 41rpm, a perfect one is 0rpm. But maybe the measurement wasn't available when Wakefield was on the mound at Fenway.

  • @JackdawGift

    @JackdawGift

    Жыл бұрын

    41rpm for two seconds is 1.366 rotations that’s assuming that the pitch took two seconds to reach home plate

  • @aprammus9580

    @aprammus9580

    Жыл бұрын

    Seems like it’s wobbling not spinning

  • @wildestcowboy2668

    @wildestcowboy2668

    Жыл бұрын

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  • @logo115

    @logo115

    Жыл бұрын

    @@chilboswaggins5500 I don’t think it’s possible to throw a 0rpm ball, but I could be wrong.

  • @davidnoonan7893
    @davidnoonan7893 Жыл бұрын

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  • @sickwilly1171

    @sickwilly1171

    Жыл бұрын

    🤣

  • @chrisbarton1076
    @chrisbarton1076 Жыл бұрын

    I guess they forgot about Phil Niekro😳🤨

  • @yz2508
    @yz25082 жыл бұрын

    that ball spun more times than a stripper on a pole

  • @richfarfugnuven6308

    @richfarfugnuven6308

    2 жыл бұрын

    Video of said stripper or it didn't happen...

  • @Scott-nr2ji

    @Scott-nr2ji

    2 жыл бұрын

    "That comment is sexist and WAYCIST!"--Hillary Clinton

  • @tk9839

    @tk9839

    2 жыл бұрын

    I bet Hillary has knuckled some balls while spinning around a pole...yikes!

  • @RMV6

    @RMV6

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Scott-nr2ji lol true

  • @gomersmith1061

    @gomersmith1061

    Жыл бұрын

    Love the analogy

  • @GobxLee
    @GobxLee Жыл бұрын

    ‘It didn’t do a full rotation the entire time to home plate.’ *literally rotates like 10 times*

  • @edrominger6165

    @edrominger6165

    Жыл бұрын

    If you watch it's wobbling not spinning lol I was a catcher and almost went pro so that ball did not spin it's wobbling from side to side.

  • @edrominger6165

    @edrominger6165

    Жыл бұрын

    @@mikek7029 im not going to argue with you about it I know what the hell happened in my life I don't need you teeling me something you don't have a clue about me you don't even know me wtf would I need to lie for what do i gain? Lol jealous much or something because you didn't have any offers from any were to play ball because you probably wasn't good enough. Im 41 and have nothing to gain by leaving a bullshit comment dude. So think what you want but most that know me can tell you this.

  • @markus7166

    @markus7166

    Жыл бұрын

    @@edrominger6165 what you are describing is impossible due to physics. Or do the laws of physics not apply to baseball games ? 🤦🏼‍♂️😂

  • @edrominger6165

    @edrominger6165

    Жыл бұрын

    @@markus7166 Do you even know what a true knuckle ball looks like or how it is even trowed? I know as a catcher in baseball from the time I was a little kid to know it hasn't changed the way it done so once you go and research it then comment back. Lol the pitcher more like pushes the ball instead of throwing it with his fingers not even holding it there tucked in so when it's done proper there is no spin at all just the wobbling around effect and some don't even do that.

  • @edrominger6165

    @edrominger6165

    Жыл бұрын

    @@markus7166 the laws of physics apply pretty good for that pitch that's why it drops like it does.

  • @shanegooding3786
    @shanegooding3786 Жыл бұрын

    My Dad taught me to throw a knuckleball when I was 6 or 7. When I waa 12, I threw a knuckleball to an opponent for a called strike. The kid stared at me, then ran up to his 3rd base coach, where I heard him say to the coach, 'that ball stopped in mid-air'. The knuckleball, when thrown correctly, is a great pitch!

  • @pgame20

    @pgame20

    Жыл бұрын

    Pops used to say "a good knuckler stops and asks for directions" 😂

  • @stevehamman4465

    @stevehamman4465

    Жыл бұрын

    They actually did the numbers for a knuckleball! Speed of pitch, rotation, temperature, barometric pressure, and wind speed and direction of said wind. That's why some days it moves more than others!

  • @obenheimer78

    @obenheimer78

    Ай бұрын

    I don't remember how old I was, but I learned the knuckleball when I was a kid as well. I threw one that a kid just looked at for a called third strike and the umpire started laughing. I'm sure I was the first kid he ever saw that could throw a really good knuckler.

  • @edr.3229
    @edr.3229 Жыл бұрын

    The Best knuckleballer I ever saw was Phil Niekro. It was his bread and butter pitch.👍👍👍 Joe Niekro used it also. They played in the 70's and 80's.👍👍👍

  • @mt3311

    @mt3311

    Ай бұрын

    The Brothers Niekro were some of my favorite people in baseball.

  • @diddymercs

    @diddymercs

    10 күн бұрын

    Both great pitchers.

  • @robertmilroy7521
    @robertmilroy75212 жыл бұрын

    You can see the ball spinning though

  • @cIawguy

    @cIawguy

    2 жыл бұрын

    when you're throwing a ball as fast as a moving car, of course it's gonna have some spin. it's a knuckleball because it spins so little, as opposed to pitches that spin 3000+ rpm

  • @cIawguy

    @cIawguy

    2 жыл бұрын

    well yes, anywhere from 2300-2500 is league average, it never hurts to throw out an extreme for comparison though 🤷

  • @jacoboneil9406

    @jacoboneil9406

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@cIawguy knuckle balls do not spin.

  • @jackpassons1398

    @jackpassons1398

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@jacoboneil9406 They do, just very slowly

  • @zachperez8937

    @zachperez8937

    2 жыл бұрын

    It says it was measured at 41rpms right on the screen. That means that if the baseball was in the air for 2 whole seconds (which it likely wasn't), it would have spun 1.36 times while in the air

  • @joffeycliton-titley4842
    @joffeycliton-titley48422 жыл бұрын

    He called it a ball because he noticed how extreme the catcher tried to frame it

  • @carterbig3633

    @carterbig3633

    2 жыл бұрын

    And it was a ball not a strike

  • @nickthompson1812

    @nickthompson1812

    2 жыл бұрын

    It was definitely a ball. The plate has depth, it isn’t 2D like the pitch tracker makes it look.

  • @tomjr6779

    @tomjr6779

    2 жыл бұрын

    Whether or not it was a strike...you are spot on with the framing. When did catchers learn to "frame" by pulling a borderline pitch into the middle of the zone? That is not how you frame!!!

  • @R3AP3R718

    @R3AP3R718

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@carterbig3633 it was caught way low lol

  • @kevinvaudry6859

    @kevinvaudry6859

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yeah bringing the glove up 2ft really effed them there lol

  • @JamusChristus
    @JamusChristus Жыл бұрын

    *Phil Niekro enters chat*

  • @MsCwebb

    @MsCwebb

    Жыл бұрын

    Phil Negro was betta ❤

  • @johnnyspeed5885
    @johnnyspeed5885 Жыл бұрын

    Wakefield & Hough would like a word, sir... ☝

  • @JamusChristus

    @JamusChristus

    Жыл бұрын

    *phone rings* If you pick that call up, I bet it's either Phil or Joe.

  • @bluesky6985

    @bluesky6985

    Жыл бұрын

    @@JamusChristus That's who I was thinking of

  • @JamusChristus

    @JamusChristus

    Жыл бұрын

    @@bluesky6985 you wanna talk the slowest, corkscrewingest, impossible to trackingest, most non-spinning, too busy thinking about how to time your swing and the time you do it's a strikingest pitch that I've ever seen, it's those guys. I got 321 Contact magazine when I was a shorty (I'm a nerd and proud of it). It was a science magazine and they did a small article about the science of those guys pitches. That was the '80s. I'm still astonished.

  • @plushman3685
    @plushman36852 жыл бұрын

    That ball is spinning like crazy

  • @BoldyJamesLover

    @BoldyJamesLover

    2 жыл бұрын

    It didn’t spin at all

  • @burghurs976

    @burghurs976

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@BoldyJamesLover you can literally see it spin lol maybe not spinning like crazy but you can definitely see it spin

  • @jimjordan29

    @jimjordan29

    2 жыл бұрын

    You can see the ball spinning. This is dumb

  • @monkeyglyde

    @monkeyglyde

    2 жыл бұрын

    If you compare it to other pitches, this is crazy

  • @TraumaER

    @TraumaER

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@burghurs976 you obviously don’t play in the MLB.

  • @bringthapain394
    @bringthapain3942 жыл бұрын

    Tim wakefield has thrown nastier lol

  • @bringthapain394

    @bringthapain394

    2 жыл бұрын

    This is very far from the best one in history

  • @andrewboyce7268

    @andrewboyce7268

    2 жыл бұрын

    @Trigger Warning RA Dickey was the best, he literally took Phil's and mastered. Throwing it at different speeds. They only problem is sometimes it does nothing and turns into a meatball.

  • @madethecut

    @madethecut

    2 жыл бұрын

    wish we had statcast when he was pitching man

  • @tt5345

    @tt5345

    2 жыл бұрын

    And Charlie Hough

  • @jeffalexander8219

    @jeffalexander8219

    2 жыл бұрын

    @Trigger Warning RA Dickey, who switched to the knuckleball mid-career, was the only knuckleballer to ever win a CY Young award, so while he may not have collected the longevity stats of Niekro (who pitched until he was 48), Dickey had the most dominant season of any knuckleballer in history-I think that suggests he may have “mastered” the pitch. Niekro is the best knuckleball pitcher of all time, but that doesn’t mean we have to disparage Dickey’s own incredible achievements as a player.

  • @EpicBenjo
    @EpicBenjo Жыл бұрын

    I’ve had a baseball team mate who threw a mean knuckle ball. It’s such a weird experience. The ball literally looks like it’s wiggling through the air

  • @williamhermann6635

    @williamhermann6635

    9 ай бұрын

    It basically is wiggling through air lol

  • @ziggysax0607
    @ziggysax0607 Жыл бұрын

    Tim Wakefield was the best Knuckle ball pitcher. When he was dialed in, no one would hit.

  • @SouthPlaya
    @SouthPlaya2 жыл бұрын

    “Best knuckle ball ever” LOL *Rotates about 6 times*

  • @buddhastl7120

    @buddhastl7120

    2 жыл бұрын

    Dude this channel is just clickbait shorts. This isn’t the only complete BS video. We need the dislike button back.

  • @ShinyRedThingy

    @ShinyRedThingy

    2 жыл бұрын

    It's there, you just can't see the numbers

  • @geoffreynutt845

    @geoffreynutt845

    2 жыл бұрын

    Not. Less than 4

  • @SouthPlaya

    @SouthPlaya

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@geoffreynutt845 you must be an old man

  • @geoffreynutt845

    @geoffreynutt845

    2 жыл бұрын

    No. Hoyt. Charlie

  • @jeffatl81
    @jeffatl812 жыл бұрын

    Let's be honest, it's not that hard to "stun" Angel Hernandez......sick pitch though!

  • @jasonschoonover9251

    @jasonschoonover9251

    2 жыл бұрын

    Not saying it was angel Hernandez hes saying it stunned the ump and he pulled an angel Hernandez

  • @zincyylol

    @zincyylol

    2 жыл бұрын

    It was joe wes

  • @phishbill

    @phishbill

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@zincyylol Sajme difference.

  • @jasonschoonover9251

    @jasonschoonover9251

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@phishbill not at all

  • @phantomofthehighway119

    @phantomofthehighway119

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@zincyylol It’s actually Hunter Wendelstedt.

  • @nathanarievlis3985
    @nathanarievlis3985 Жыл бұрын

    It's always a treat to watch a good knuckle-baller work . Watching how the great ones work with men-on is another element of their gamesmanship . I'm biased , but Tim Wakefield was a great talent. He'd start, long relief , come out for a batter or close. A guy with a knuckler that happens to be a team player is a great weapon to have on any roster.

  • @willgriffin707

    @willgriffin707

    9 ай бұрын

    This isn't a good knuckle ball though lol. Ball, didn't draw a swing, rotated several times

  • @nathanarievlis3985

    @nathanarievlis3985

    9 ай бұрын

    @willgriffin707 . Yeah? He's gonna have to figure out a better outcome than a strike

  • @MoDeegroes
    @MoDeegroes Жыл бұрын

    He's so lucky Angel Hernandez didn't call a ball. You can easily stun that mutant

  • @alexp123e
    @alexp123e2 жыл бұрын

    I’ve literally throw knuckleballs in high school that legit didn’t rotate all the way. This one is clearly rotating a lot.

  • @chrisd6736

    @chrisd6736

    Жыл бұрын

    Lol I threw knuckleballs in high school as well. Not that hard to throw one that doesn’t rotate. That’s kind of the point!

  • @independentthinker910
    @independentthinker9102 жыл бұрын

    Fk the stats. You can clearly see it make more than one rotation otw to the plate

  • @RaphaelAnthony
    @RaphaelAnthony Жыл бұрын

    This video: “Did not complete a single rotation” Also this video: completed 41 rotations

  • @eternalextrapolations

    @eternalextrapolations

    Жыл бұрын

    No, he's claiming that its rotational speed is 41 revolutions per minute, but seeing as it only traveled for about a second, it did not have time to complete a full revolution. However, the evidence of our eyes tell us different.

  • @jr1921

    @jr1921

    Жыл бұрын

    @@eternalextrapolations 💯💯

  • @Bd0MZ
    @Bd0MZ3 ай бұрын

    The priblem with statcast history is that it starts just a decade ago, when most knucklers were done playing.

  • @businessman3053
    @businessman30532 жыл бұрын

    When the catcher has to move his glove 1 foot up from where the the ball was

  • @Shasta_Kay

    @Shasta_Kay

    2 жыл бұрын

    It was in the strike zone

  • @TotallyABotanist

    @TotallyABotanist

    2 жыл бұрын

    It's called framing and every catcher does it, few do it well. This was very blatant, I agree, but it's not against the rules so what are ya gonna do?

  • @Iontached

    @Iontached

    2 жыл бұрын

    It crossed home plate in the strike zone he caught the ball low

  • @krakeronkrak4365

    @krakeronkrak4365

    2 жыл бұрын

    They do this almost every time.

  • @AlhazerdVivi

    @AlhazerdVivi

    2 жыл бұрын

    Tell me you don't watch baseball without telling me you don't watch baseball

  • @ReeseEifler
    @ReeseEifler2 жыл бұрын

    Having personally spoken with MLB statcast engineers about the accuracy of these measurements, I can tell you that the reason this seems wrong is because it is.

  • @SayAhh

    @SayAhh

    2 жыл бұрын

    Which particular measurement?

  • @theecharmingbilly

    @theecharmingbilly

    2 жыл бұрын

    The 10 inches.

  • @crmsntyde4ever428
    @crmsntyde4ever428 Жыл бұрын

    "Pulled an Angel Hernandez" 😂...GOLD!!!!

  • @lincolnls0416
    @lincolnls0416 Жыл бұрын

    Umpire was confused so he called it a ball to not angry anyone.

  • @a1bishop33
    @a1bishop33 Жыл бұрын

    Phil Neikro threw those on a regular basis.

  • @ericbuzzard2041
    @ericbuzzard20412 жыл бұрын

    This is maybe the worst knuckleball I've seen. It literally just arcs in the same straight line. A good knuckleball is wobbling all over the place.

  • @Baseball4ever

    @Baseball4ever

    2 жыл бұрын

    Bro it’s a position player throwing a knuckle ball it’s not going to be good.

  • @snorlax9409

    @snorlax9409

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Baseball4ever the title says it’s the best knuckle ball in history. Eric simply expressed his opinion that this is a bad knuckle ball. Calm yourself.

  • @buddhastl7120

    @buddhastl7120

    2 жыл бұрын

    For real I can throw a better knuckleball than that

  • @ballsdeep9400

    @ballsdeep9400

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@snorlax9409 You’re more mad than noah, take your own advice lol.

  • @timcentralpointinvestigati6683

    @timcentralpointinvestigati6683

    2 жыл бұрын

    This is not true. I throw a knuckleball weekly in baseball games and been instructed by a student of C.H, T.W, R.A.D., T.C

  • @scottlink183
    @scottlink1835 ай бұрын

    I must have watched this 15X back to back just giggling like a kid.

  • @carrolfrye256
    @carrolfrye256 Жыл бұрын

    Shades of Phil neuro. Mr. Knuckle ball pitcher. Atlanta braves.

  • @OrdoSanctiBenedictus
    @OrdoSanctiBenedictus Жыл бұрын

    Neikro is having a good laugh.

  • @robertthompson9643

    @robertthompson9643

    Жыл бұрын

    So is Wakefield.

  • @rosszwelling1703

    @rosszwelling1703

    9 ай бұрын

    And Steven Wright

  • @caseyleirer9677
    @caseyleirer9677 Жыл бұрын

    There’s no movement. I’ve seen Tim Wakefield throw a few that ended a couple feet from where it started. This looked like a meatball.

  • @monsterhunterrumor5577
    @monsterhunterrumor5577 Жыл бұрын

    Shout out to the true fans of “the art of pitching” this was a display of talent that will never be remembered and that’s a sad thing. It’s not about the k’s it’s about the form that leads to it.

  • @edmundsenterprises9786
    @edmundsenterprises9786 Жыл бұрын

    This narration starts every time I scratch my knuckleballs......

  • @Fister_of_Muppets
    @Fister_of_Muppets Жыл бұрын

    Angel Hernandez could be "stunned" just by watching paint dry

  • @jordandennis6794

    @jordandennis6794

    Жыл бұрын

    Stunned by seeing the moon outside during day time too

  • @MrLA75

    @MrLA75

    Жыл бұрын

    Worse umpire in history.

  • @justdirt
    @justdirt2 жыл бұрын

    My pitcher in the show throws a knuckle with zero rpm lol. One of the great things to watch in sports, whether its a free kick in soccer or a pitcher.

  • @madethecut

    @madethecut

    2 жыл бұрын

    with a 102 mph fastball? sidearm? at 6'10''? gotta love the show man

  • @JSwan-bd1tc
    @JSwan-bd1tcАй бұрын

    Angel Hernandez calls every game is a stunned frame of mind.

  • @natewilson111
    @natewilson111 Жыл бұрын

    Ump: "Of course I wasn't watching the strike-zone! Who do you think I am?!"

  • @MaturePatriot
    @MaturePatriot2 жыл бұрын

    Obviously you never saw Phil Niekro pitch. This is not the greatest knuckle ball of all time. By a position player ...maybe.

  • @chrisheese4674

    @chrisheese4674

    2 жыл бұрын

    Right Niekro is the reason I learned to throw a Knuckleball. I saw his mastery of this pitch and was immediately impressed. It helped deceive hitters being that my sinker capped somewhere between 84- 86.

  • @carlcopas8540

    @carlcopas8540

    2 жыл бұрын

    You right. Niekros ball floated up to the plate like a feather being blown in the wind. The catchers had to wear a large special glove to try to catch it.

  • @richfarfugnuven6308

    @richfarfugnuven6308

    2 жыл бұрын

    Tim Wakefield as well...

  • @ignaciofernandez8750

    @ignaciofernandez8750

    2 жыл бұрын

    Don’t forget Tom Candiotti

  • @bradenculver7457

    @bradenculver7457

    Жыл бұрын

    @Trigger Warning in the video he literally says “in the stat cast era” lmao stop getting triggered over nothing We didn’t have these sort of methods of recording pitches for niekro and Wakefield, obviously they throw a better knuckleball but we can’t put any numbers to their pitches, even though this number seems suspect on the surface, my guess is it’s measuring spin in a certain direction

  • @billm6988
    @billm6988 Жыл бұрын

    Great pitch !! Who remembers Charlie Hough?

  • @dalethelander3781

    @dalethelander3781

    Жыл бұрын

    Or Wilbur Wood?

  • @seanjones7474

    @seanjones7474

    Жыл бұрын

    Texas Rangers ...threw the best knuckle

  • @pshyeah1128
    @pshyeah11282 ай бұрын

    Bro it was spinning more than my 6 y/o son’s fastball in pee wee league

  • @angusmoffat
    @angusmoffat Жыл бұрын

    Such a shame you never see knuckle balls anymore. Made baseball way more fun to watch.

  • @sean9448
    @sean94482 жыл бұрын

    I don't know. Charlie Hough's was pretty damn good.

  • @B3Band

    @B3Band

    Жыл бұрын

    He's defining "greatest" as a measurement of RPM. And the measurement isn't even correct, because you can clearly see that the ball rotates faster than 41rpm.

  • @seanjones7474

    @seanjones7474

    Жыл бұрын

    Texas Rangers...great knuckleball

  • @robertlosasso4222

    @robertlosasso4222

    22 күн бұрын

    Hoyt Wilhelm taught Charlie Hough .

  • @APPALACHIAN_MOTH
    @APPALACHIAN_MOTH Жыл бұрын

    There is a Documentary named Knuckleball, it's about Wakefield and Dickey. The Red Sox had Wakefield and Met had Dickey meet with Neikro and Hough. Phil told Dickey to throw the knuckle at different speeds after that Dickey contributed Phil's advice to his improvement.

  • @christophersampson9769

    @christophersampson9769

    6 ай бұрын

    I sat the seat behind Wakefield at the premier. Autographed my jersey. Charlie Hough was the next seat over. RIP wake

  • @DutchVanDerLinde-sx1ox
    @DutchVanDerLinde-sx1ox Жыл бұрын

    Tim Wakefield and R.A Dickey looking at each other like 🤨 "That's the best recorded knuckler?"

  • @grxengine
    @grxengine22 күн бұрын

    Super Jack!? Niiiiice!😂👌🏾. Peace from your boys in H-town.✌🏾

  • @nja3224
    @nja32242 жыл бұрын

    Read the writing on the ball, lol. I remember NY Met farm “phenom” Greg Jeffries, who said his father used to write numbers on the ball that he would call out when his father threw batting practice. He was a good ball player, but failed to reach the level of play expected of him. They brought him up young, maybe a little too early and gauge him a lot of praise and attention, which is hard for a young kid to live up to.

  • @JohnCunningham-sy5ug
    @JohnCunningham-sy5ug2 жыл бұрын

    Phil and Joe nicro they were effective with that pitch it's amazing that nobody else uses it anymore

  • @buttneked3963
    @buttneked3963 Жыл бұрын

    Strike all day long. Umpire didn’t comprehend what he just saw. A UFO sighting.

  • @gskessingerable
    @gskessingerable Жыл бұрын

    That ball made numerous rotations before it reached home plate.

  • @ArnhemKnight88
    @ArnhemKnight882 жыл бұрын

    Catchers that frame like that crack me up.

  • @terdfergeson23

    @terdfergeson23

    2 жыл бұрын

    That’s why it wasn’t called a strike. Also knuckleballs don’t actually have any movement they just look weird to your eye

  • @ArnhemKnight88

    @ArnhemKnight88

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@terdfergeson23 not at all what I'm talking about. The dude moves his glove like a foot to try and frame the pitch. Puts it in the center of the strike zone when the pitch so obviously wasn't. That's how they frame pitches in little league lol.

  • @Yeahcoolstuff376
    @Yeahcoolstuff3762 жыл бұрын

    When the position player pitches better than the starting pitcher

  • @jacklong2671

    @jacklong2671

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, no not at all...

  • @twisterpower521

    @twisterpower521

    Жыл бұрын

    @@jacklong2671 xd position players throwing what like 80mph xd

  • @jacklong2671

    @jacklong2671

    Жыл бұрын

    @@twisterpower521 lmao yeah exactly if that some times ! There’s a reason they’re position players and not on the mound. Look at Pujols’ and Molina’s ERA lol. It was cool seeing them two pitch an inning each this year though!

  • @heathbobsellers9282
    @heathbobsellers9282 Жыл бұрын

    Stunned the baseball world. 😂😂😂 Jim Abbott was a one handed starter in the majors who also threw a no hitter in '93. Now THAT was a stunner. 🧐

  • @GrayMatterBBC
    @GrayMatterBBC Жыл бұрын

    Great pitch and the catcher did a good job framing that thing too

  • @kidzbop38isstraightfire92
    @kidzbop38isstraightfire922 жыл бұрын

    I can literally see it rotating bro

  • @tylerhensley2312
    @tylerhensley23122 жыл бұрын

    As I can literally see the ball spinning?! 🤦

  • @maticola3842

    @maticola3842

    2 жыл бұрын

    Well duh it spins a little

  • @TheLaw-mh4pb

    @TheLaw-mh4pb

    2 жыл бұрын

    You can literally watch it spin mutliple times around in the video. This isn't impressive at all.. it's a slow pitch big whoop

  • @tylerhensley2312

    @tylerhensley2312

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@TheLaw-mh4pb that's where I was at, how do we even know it's a knuckle ball in the first place not to mention I'm pretty confident a knuckle ball doesn't travel like that. Right?

  • @tylerhensley2312

    @tylerhensley2312

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@maticola3842 a knuckle ball shouldn't spin at all that's the whole reason for what it is.

  • @tayshaunshelton370

    @tayshaunshelton370

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@tylerhensley2312 you know nothing about baseball right? Because watch ra Dickey cy young knuckleballer his ball spun the point is the grip and to get the ball to move randomly not that it can’t spin

  • @michaelmashburn6068
    @michaelmashburn60682 ай бұрын

    Love how the catcher tries to pull it into the strike zone 😂

  • @jeffstoudt3501
    @jeffstoudt3501 Жыл бұрын

    Someone forgot about Wilbur Wood. Now that cat could toss a Knuckle

  • @OhioRiverFisherman
    @OhioRiverFisherman Жыл бұрын

    He got that pitch straight from aliens!!! Too smooth

  • @centurionhomeinspectionsin2253
    @centurionhomeinspectionsin22532 жыл бұрын

    I can see several rotations and I’m viewing on my phone

  • @markanthony1004
    @markanthony1004 Жыл бұрын

    Angel Hernandez, an Ump who’s been doing it for years, had his brain break with that pitch

  • @mattbybee5354
    @mattbybee5354 Жыл бұрын

    The umpire called it a ball, it rotated at least twice...

  • @rickrose5377
    @rickrose53772 жыл бұрын

    And shout out to the catcher. When I was an adolescent, I remember warming up a friend who became a pretty good power pitcher. He had just learned to throw a knuckleball, however, and was experimenting with it. I just turned 69, and the bruises on my shins have begun to heal.

  • @kevinmaxwell8999
    @kevinmaxwell89992 жыл бұрын

    Do you know what RPM stands for? If it’s revolving 41 times a minute it’s spinning knucklehead. A knuckle ball doesn’t spin at all. 🤦🏼

  • @NoBody-xg1wg
    @NoBody-xg1wgАй бұрын

    the CATCHER pulled his mitt UP INTO THE STRIKE ZONE.

  • @Righteous_E
    @Righteous_E2 жыл бұрын

    Unfortunately this isn’t the real footage, this is actually a reversed version of the original

  • @DougTheDriller

    @DougTheDriller

    2 жыл бұрын

    So the catcher shot the ball to the pitcher with his glove? 😆

  • @joshlynch5676
    @joshlynch56762 жыл бұрын

    Rotating way more than you're saying lol. It makes a few revolutions on its way to the plate...

  • @jacoblee6079

    @jacoblee6079

    2 жыл бұрын

    Feel free to check my math, but: (60.5 feet) / (58 miles per hour * 1/60 hours per minute * 5280 feet per mile) * (41 revolutions per minute) ≈ 0.49 revolutions The distance from the release point to the plate is also less than the distance from the mound to the plate, so the total revolutions will be lower.

  • @armchair.9664

    @armchair.9664

    2 жыл бұрын

    its shown in a zoomed-in view of an already low-definition video, so I think that might just be compression artifacts playing tricks on your eyes. I agree it looks like rotation, who knows.

  • @joshlynch5676

    @joshlynch5676

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@armchair.9664 100% not compression artifacts lol

  • @joshlynch5676

    @joshlynch5676

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@jacoblee6079 Feel free to check your eyes bro

  • @armchair.9664

    @armchair.9664

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@joshlynch5676 yeah when I looked at it again I agree, those are rotations. I wonder if the method they use to calculate spin rate is inaccurate for lower spin rates.

  • @johnnyivan4092
    @johnnyivan4092 Жыл бұрын

    This is one of those videos where the creator repeats something he heard a drunk guy say at the local bar.

  • @sampowellmusic
    @sampowellmusic Жыл бұрын

    “Pulled an angel Hernandez” classic

  • @bruciesanchez6381
    @bruciesanchez63812 жыл бұрын

    Love the frame job by the catcher 😂

  • @TenetNosce

    @TenetNosce

    2 жыл бұрын

    That was one of the worst I’ve ever seen!! Geez.

  • @nowthatsfunny1
    @nowthatsfunny1 Жыл бұрын

    I used to throw a knuckle ball and it would swirl like a cork. It was crazy and everyone was blown away. I could throw all kinds of crazy pitches. My curve could curve 3-4 feet in towards the plate. Ahh....memories. 😊

  • @grahambambeck7452
    @grahambambeck7452 Жыл бұрын

    Props to the Catcher for snagging the pitch at the shins and raising his glove into the strike zone, supporting his pitcher when he missed the target and attempting to trick the Ump into calling a strike; also, good on the batter for following the ball all the way home and not even check swinging on it. Haven't looked for the entire sequence but, looks like Ump didn't take the bait and certainly noticed the pitch crossing the plate a foot low and called the ball. Knuckle balls are so weird, I threw one Little League and there were 2 other guys that threw them as well. Fuggers wiggle in the air lol

  • @mockingslur6945
    @mockingslur6945 Жыл бұрын

    Stat cast history. Had friend’s that threw better knuckleball’s. They need a few knuckleball pitcher’s to come back into the game. Especially with the time’d pitches coming.

  • @zachyeager7691
    @zachyeager76912 жыл бұрын

    Mathematically it would need to be 0 RPM to read the writing

  • @TheLaw-mh4pb
    @TheLaw-mh4pb2 жыл бұрын

    You can literally watch it spin mutliple times around in the video. This isn't impressive at all.. it's a slow pitch big whoop

  • @revenger32

    @revenger32

    2 жыл бұрын

    Exactly lol

  • @jimshepard8822

    @jimshepard8822

    Жыл бұрын

    I wish you had a chance to hit that pitch, I think you would laugh , and delete your comment

  • @candispong9233
    @candispong9233 Жыл бұрын

    This dude threw a pitch like he was just tossing the ball around and it fucked everyone up. Lmao

  • @oliverpura9876
    @oliverpura9876 Жыл бұрын

    A good knuckler goes up, down and all directions before getting home.

  • @arizimal
    @arizimal Жыл бұрын

    Thr fact that it says "41 revolutions per minutes" instead of "41 rotations" is halarious

  • @ghoffmann821

    @ghoffmann821

    Жыл бұрын

    The fact that your comment includes "halarious" is hilarious.

  • @BigPontheDot
    @BigPontheDot2 жыл бұрын

    “RPMs” doesn’t make sense lmao it’s Rotations per minute

  • @bradenculver7457

    @bradenculver7457

    Жыл бұрын

    What are you even talking about? Rpm’s make perfect sense, it’s the standard way we measure spin… it’s a rate, every one minute it would make that many rotations amount, just like with mph, we’re the ball to travel at that velo for an hour, it would travel that many miles. It doesn’t mean it stayed in the air for a minute and rotated 41 times… You drive at 60mph for 1 minute, how far did you travel? 1 mile. You throw a ball at 60rpm and it travels for 1 second, how many rotations did it have? 1 rotation. It’s a rate.

  • @IIExhibitAII
    @IIExhibitAII Жыл бұрын

    Messed the ump up so much that he called it a ball rather than a strike lol.

  • @ericcarlton87
    @ericcarlton87 Жыл бұрын

    Nasty! He’s a position player Gods sake. Shows you how talented professional athletes are.

  • @skavenqblight
    @skavenqblight Жыл бұрын

    Knuckleballers need to make a comeback pleeeeeease

  • @victorkuznetsov3557
    @victorkuznetsov3557 Жыл бұрын

    I didn’t know how much a pitcher can anticipate and how many variables there are in a toss of the baseball. 😮

  • @conradhiggs6640
    @conradhiggs6640 Жыл бұрын

    It's just beachballing, it's incredible.

  • @robertweekes5783
    @robertweekes5783 Жыл бұрын

    Look how it wobbles from side to side, normally the spins stabilize the trajectory. Awesome 👏🏼

  • @feliciasbeard

    @feliciasbeard

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah, those are the stitches spinning.....showing it spinning and looking uneven

  • @AdamJWM
    @AdamJWM Жыл бұрын

    The drunk bull story is funny as Fck!

  • @zyzzer
    @zyzzer Жыл бұрын

    The narrator on this video is as accurate as the strike zone indicator lol

  • @AOOA926
    @AOOA9262 ай бұрын

    Who pulled an Angel Hernandez on that one 💀

  • @TheRealJesseStoltzfus
    @TheRealJesseStoltzfus Жыл бұрын

    Yea… Tim Wakefield would say hold my beer and watch this.

  • @nellosnook4454
    @nellosnook4454 Жыл бұрын

    Incredible! 💪⚾️

  • @jarvisskooge8602
    @jarvisskooge8602 Жыл бұрын

    Charlie Hough... nuff said.

  • @jimshepard8822
    @jimshepard88223 ай бұрын

    Lindy McDaniel,Hoyt Wilhelm, Tom Candiotti, Wakefield, Hough, Wood Dickey, Dan Quisenberry

  • @mikeyg6631
    @mikeyg6631 Жыл бұрын

    From what i remember in trying to hit a knuckle ball.... i remember looking at the two seams coming at me lol

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