Knuckleballers

[madJ]

Originally Posted by Doctor No

Maybe I'm missing something, but if he throws a knuckleball, then it fits into Cryomaniac's either/or claim.

Only if you don't stop reading after "at least one Fastball Type pitch".

[OutS|der]

My comment reguarding all breaking balls i've editied players to have that, All game created players have to have a Fastball type pitch OR a Knunckleball.

[NateAndStuff]

Originally Posted by madJ

Only if you don't stop reading after "at least one Fastball Type pitch".

I are good reader...

[Lumber-n-Lightning]

Originally Posted by The Wolf

Kirt Ojala, Rick Sauveur, Bobby Shantz, Nap Rucker and Wilbur Wood.

Wood might qualify as a "big name."

Shantz, Rucker, and Wood I've heard of. At what point in his career did Rucker actually become primarily a knuckleballer?

And if the first five lefty knucklers you come up with include Ojala (56 game career) and Saveur (34 games), I guess it shows they're a pretty rare breed.

[The Wolf]

"George Napoleon 'Nap' Rucker made his major league debut with the Brooklyn Superbas in 1907 and won 15 games as a rookie. The lefty had a blazing fastball and only occasionally used his knuckleball as a change-of-pace pitch early on. By the end of his 10-year career, Rucker, who tossed 38 shutouts, relied almost exclusively on his knuckleball." - Scott Allen

Rucker may have been the first major leaguer to have thrown the knuckler (in 1907).