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This season, 76.6% of his pitches thrown have been knuckleballs, which are slow and unpredictable.

For Dickey, the Opposing Pitcher Is Not an Easy Out 2011

"There aren't too many guys in the minor leagues who throw knuckleballs," Jeter said.

You Again? Scott Cacciola 2011

Dickey's 79-mph knuckleballs danced enough to fool most Yankee hitters, though Mark Teixeira figured him out well enough to force a 3-1 count, then slammed Dickey's pedestrian fastball into the right-field seats to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.

A Good Night for the Mets in the Bronx Daniel Barbarisi 2011

So going up there and seeing guys I've never seen, especially against relievers and closers -- they're going to come at you with sliders, knuckleballs, split-fingers, you know, everything they have in their kitchen sink.

Wrapping up an unsightly win 2011

Then they ran into the knuckleballs of R.A. Dickey, and the streak was no more.

What Yankees Share With Astros Daniel Barbarisi 2011

The balls usually have colors blotched or numbers scribbled onto them, and they dart and dive as if a pitcher were throwing superfast sliders and knuckleballs.

At Least Beltran Feels Good 2010

Most observers believe what she needs to do is simply pitch more knuckleballs, which, if thrown correctly, fool batters by fluttering around in mid-air after they leaves her hand.

Eri Yoshida wins plaudits as first Japanese woman in US baseball league Lawrence Donegan in San Francisco 2010

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Mr. Dickey felt he could exploit that whenever he fell behind in counts, which was a rare occurrence, by offering up softer knuckleballs.

Dickey Is Dazzling in Blanking Cards 2010

I spent days in a gymnasium by myself, throwing knuckleballs off a wall and having them bounce back to me and doing it again.

Dickey Is Dazzling in Blanking Cards 2010