NEW YORK (WFAN/AP) — R.A. Dickey has been known to place books around the New York Mets' clubhouse, selected from the little library lining the top shelf of his locker. When the mood suits him, he ...

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In Japan, they call Chelsea Baker "the Knuckleball Princess" and even once offered her a $50,000 annual contract. But in Plant City, Fla., she's just another member of the Durant High baseball team.

R.A. Dickey with Wayne Coffey, read by Ben Hunter. Mission Audio, unabridged, eight CDs, 9.5 hrs., $24.98 ISBN 978-1-61045-596-1 Major League All-Star and New York Mets pitcher R.A. Dickey has led a ...

‘You need the fingertips of a safecracker and the mind of a Zen Buddhist.” That’s New Yorker magazine sportswriter Roger Angell on the qualifications necessary to become a great knuckleballer, and the ...

There’s nothing like watching a good knuckleball floating through the air on a warm summer night. With all the triple-digit heaters being thrown these days, there’s just something beautiful about a ...

Ed. Note: On Thursday, the SI national desk had planned a roundtable feature on "building the perfect pitcher" (Verlander's heat, Kershaw's curve, etc.). In exchange, we offer a cheeky piece on the ...