PHIL NIEKRO Did Not Know Most of the Time where his KNUCKLEBALL was going!
PHIL NIEKRO Did Not Know Most of the Time where his KNUCKLEBALL was going!
PHIL NIEKRO Did Not Know Most of the Time where his KNUCKLEBALL was going!
PHIL NIEKRO Did Not Know Most of the Time where his KNUCKLEBALL was going!

According to more than one teammate and reporter, pitcher Phil Niekro most of the time did not know where his “trademark pitch” was going, and neither did the catcher, hitter, and umpire! But, “KNUCKSIE,” his nickname among many folks who were close to him and some of his detractors, too, made ...

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