But the manager who picked Yoshida said he did so because of her formidable sidearm knuckleball, which Yoshida has said she modeled after pitcher Tim Wakefield of the Boston Red .
He hit a 46-yard knuckleball in the Arctic cold to give the Pats a 17-14 home win over the Tennessee Titans, and converted all five tries in New Englands 24-14 AFC Championship .
Eri Yoshida's face is in Japanese newspapers and on TV, but she wants her knuckleball to do the talking knuckleball to do the talking.
Bisons fall to PawSox, 5-3 PAWTUCKET, R.I. (From Bisons.com)- It's not often the Buffalo Bisons' hitters see a knuckleball. But they saw a bevy of them from Pawtucket Red Sox starter Steven Wright Sunday afternoon, and he shut them down with the inimitable pitch.
June 17, 2013 - WGRZ-TV Buffalo
Lind, Rasmus HRs push Blue Jays past Rangers 6-1 ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- Toronto Blue Jays knuckleballer R.A. Dickey was feeling a bit nostalgic even without his best stuff. Adam Lind and Colby Rasmus just hit the ball hard.
June 16, 2013 - The Associated Press via Yahoo! Sports
Frank Thomas in USA Today I've had my good days against him but over the whole haul, he's had the best of me,Thomas said. "Today a couple flattened out. That happens with knuckleball pitchers sometimes."
Joe Torre in ABC News Wang is remarkable,Yankees manager Joe Torre said. "He's sort of like a knuckleball pitcher. You know what's coming and there's really nothing you can do about it."
Tim Wakefield in MLB.com It's an honor to have somebody carry on a knuckleball tradition, and somebody that's doing it because she likes what I do,Wakefield said. "It's pretty cool to have someone come over to the States from Japan. I heard about her last year. I...