Why The Knuckleball Is Basically Extinct... The Unpredictable Pitch With NO SPIN..

What happened to the KNUCKLEBALL? It was a pitch that helped extend and make the careers of many pitchers such as R.A. Dickey, Tim Wakefield and the Niekro brothers Joe Niekro and Phil Niekro.. In modern baseball, the pitch is extremely rare and there are currently no pitchers who use it! Humm Baby Baseball will examine a couple reasons why that might be. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8oPUQC1bQS1zWJ-e22QBzw/join Humm Baby Baseball is an all baseball channel that talks baseball in general but also has a focus on the San Francisco Giants. My name is Erik and if you're interested in appearing on Humm Baby Baseball or doing any kind of collaboration, please e-mail me at [email protected]. Please visit the HUMM BABY WEBSITE: https://www.hummbabybaseball.com Humm Baby Baseball PODCAST: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1093007 San Francisco Giants Blog: https://www.hummbabybaseball.com/sfgiants I spend anywhere from 3-8 hours every day working on Humm Baby Baseball.. if you enjoy this content, please consider helping me on Patreon. You can give as little as $1 a month to help grow the brand and give me more time to operate Humm Baby Baseball! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/hummbabybaseball Follow HUMM BABY BASEBALL On: FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/HummBabyBaseball TWITTER: https://www.twitter.com/hummbabybb Thanks for checking out this video and if you like what you see, subscribe today!