knucklers
Fluttering baseball pitches
Knucklers is the plural of knuckler, a baseball pitch thrown with the fingertips or knuckles pressed against the ball, minimizing spin.
The erratic, unpredictable movement makes knuckleballs difficult to hit—and to catch.
A pitcher who specializes in the pitch is also called a knuckler: The team's knuckler baffled hitters all season.
Rapid light movement
- unpredictableCannot be anticipated
- gripSecure manual hold
- pitcherPouring vessel or hurler
- erraticLacking regularity or consistency
float · dance · trajectory · catcher · batter · movement · release · mound
Deliberate deception or fraud
- misdirectionIntentional focus manipulation
- feintDeceptive mock attack
- unpredictabilityState resisting forecasts
- bafflingImpossible to understand
elusiveness · guile · craftiness · deceptive · confounding
flutter
Rapid light movement
- unpredictableCannot be anticipated
- gripSecure manual hold
- pitcherPouring vessel or hurler
erratic · float · dance · trajectory · catcher · batter · movement · release · mound · windup
trickery
Deliberate deception or fraud
- misdirectionIntentional focus manipulation
- feintDeceptive mock attack
- unpredictabilityState resisting forecasts
baffling · elusiveness · guile · craftiness · deceptive · confounding
puncher
One who jabs
uppercut · gloves · fighter · sparring · ring · bout · brawler · slugger · heavyweight · swing
knucklersfastballs
Quickest pitched deliveries
heaters · four-seamers · two-seamers · gas · heat
knucklersfastballs
Quickest pitched deliveries
four-seamers · sliders · curveballs · sweepers · cutters
- brass knucklesHand-worn striking weapon
- knuckle downApply oneself earnestly
- bare knucklesHands without boxing gloves
- knuckle underYield after resistance
- cracking knucklesPopping finger joints deliberately
- knuckle sandwichSlang for facial blow
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