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regnaD kciN

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6. Wood was a knuckleballer, which creates far less arm stress...

Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Wed Jan 9, 2019, 03:13 PM

Jan 2019

...thus allowing a pitcher to throw a lot more innings than would usually be the case. In that same season, Wood was a 24-game winner…and a 20-game loser.

One thing I remember most about WW was that, when he came in to pitch, the organist at Comiskey would introduce him with the Woody Woodpecker theme.

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Last Pitcher to start both games of a double header [View all] kairos12 Jan 2019 OP

With initials like WW True Dough Jan 2019 #1

Very good! kairos12 Jan 2019 #2

He did that once as well, earlier the same season... regnaD kciN Jan 2019 #7

Cool! True Dough Jan 2019 #8

I wonder why Ohiogal Jan 2019 #3

Maybe because he was a knuckleballer and could give the rest of the staff a break. kairos12 Jan 2019 #4

He had an incredible knuckleball and was for being hit by a linedrive, beachbum bob Jan 2019 #5

Wood was a knuckleballer, which creates far less arm stress... regnaD kciN Jan 2019 #6

When Wood Had His Release Dead On... ProfessorGAC Jan 2019 #9