Sentence examples for command of a knuckleball from inspiring English sources
"He has the best command of a knuckleball out of anybody I've seen," said Terry Collins, the Mets' manager.
He was throwing so well, with such great command of the knuckleball, I thought this might be something special today".
"Phil said to me, 'The guy's got enough of a knuckleball that you should sign and train him,' " Duquette said.
He has emerged as a keeper, commanding a knuckleball that has proved much more predictable, for a lot less money, than the repertory of the starter he replaced, Oliver Perez.
"It's like throwing water balloons," Dickey said of gripping a knuckleball in the rain.
"That's just the nature of the beast with a knuckleball".
Dickey can relate: he's been the Mets' most reliable pitcher during the past two seasons, despite boasting an arsenal of just two pitches — a knuckleball and fastball.
He has exceptional control of every pitch known to man except a knuckleball.
"Is it possible?" Dickey said of a theoretical knuckleball revolution.
He described the movement like that of a "hard knuckleball".
It's harder to throw a knuckleball out of the windup than it is when you're playing catch.
