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[Mackus]

Tim Wakefield

https://www.mlb.com/...ield-dies-at-57

 

I remember getting to move up to the front rows right behind the dugout after a rain delay when I was a kid.  Wakefield came in to pitch in relief, so got to watch him warm up for a while from really close.  Ball moves so much its insane.  

 

Later on, when HDTV became available for the postseason games, it was amazing to see in high def slo-mo how the ball just doesn't spin at all.

[russsnyder]

Tim Wakefield
https://www.mlb.com/...ield-dies-at-57

I remember getting to move up to the front rows right behind the dugout after a rain delay when I was a kid. Wakefield came in to pitch in relief, so got to watch him warm up for a while from really close. Ball moves so much its insane.

Later on, when HDTV became available for the postseason games, it was amazing to see in high def slo-mo how the ball just doesn't spin at all.

RIP

Very good pitcher.

Probably one of the last true knuckball pitchers that We'll see in MLB.

[russsnyder]

Former Pro Bowl TE Russ Francis died in a plane crash.

He was 70.