Scientists throw a curve at knuckleball explanation
‘Drag crisis,’ not baseball’s seams, dictates fluttery flight paths, new study suggests
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PITCH PERFECT Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield unleashes a knuckleball in 2002. These pitches swerve in midair, making them difficult to hit. New research indicates that knuckleballs' wild behavior may be due to a phenomenon known as a drag crisis.
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