Mirabelli

West also ejected Boston backup catcher Doug Mirabelli from the dugout for arguing.

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"If Paulino needs any help," Mirabelli said, "let him know, he can call me."

A Knuckleball Catcher's Challenge Brian Costa 2011

"You just have to be able to free your mind," Mirabelli said by phone from Traverse City, Mich., where he works as a real estate agent.

A Knuckleball Catcher's Challenge Brian Costa 2011

Like Mirabelli did with Wakefield, Thole and Paulino use an oversize mitt to increase their margin for error.

A Knuckleball Catcher's Challenge Brian Costa 2011

Rather than holding his glove out like a target, Mirabelli would start with it between his knees, keeping his hand loose.

A Knuckleball Catcher's Challenge Brian Costa 2011

When he was first traded to Boston in 2001, Mirabelli said he was so nervous about catching Wakefield, he would lose sleep the nights before games.

A Knuckleball Catcher's Challenge Brian Costa 2011

An arbitration panel has ruled that Merrill Lynch must pay roughly $1.2 million to former Boston Red Sox catcher Douglas Mirabelli and his wife for giving the couple allegedly inappropriate investment advice.

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Doug Mirabelli, who became knuckleballer Tim Wakefield's personal catcher with the Boston Red Sox, twice led the majors in passed balls.

A Knuckleball Catcher's Challenge Brian Costa 2011

Mr. Scott recommended in March 2008 that Mr. Mirabelli, who was the catcher for knuckleballer Tim Wakefield, and his wife, Kristin, put all of their liquid investible assets, about $1.8 million, into an income portfolio of 33 dividend-producing stocks, said Barry Lax , one of the attorneys who represented the couple.

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And because of Dickey's velocity, they face a more difficult task than Mirabelli did.

A Knuckleball Catcher's Challenge Brian Costa 2011