Overview

Most baseball fans know Tom Candiotti as a knuckleballer but he began his career as a conventional pitcher in 1983--after becoming just the second player to appear in the major leagues following Tommy John surgery, at a time when only Tommy John himself had ever come back from the operation. Candiotti, whose arm recovered, threw fastballs and curveballs in his first two years in the majors before switching over to the knuckleball for the 1986 season. He would then go on to use primarily the knuckleball for the rest of his career, though he threw a good enough curveball to get hitters out. This biography is based on the recollections of Candiotti himself, his former teammates and managers, newspaper and periodical accounts, and archival resources.

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Author:   K.P. Wee
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.363kg
ISBN:  

9780786494255

ISBN 10:   0786494255
Pages:   268
Publication Date:   21 August 2014
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Preface delete delete Introduction delete delete 1. Coming Back from Tommy John 2. The Stopper in Milwaukee 3. The ­Non-Prospect 4. Minor Leagues, Little Prank, Big Leagues: The Knuckleball 55 delete 5. Revival in Cleveland 6. Success in the Big Leagues 7. There’s Bad, and Then There’s the Indians 8. The Pitcher with the Knuckleball, Not the Knuckleball Pitcher 9. Staff Ace 10. From Worst to First 11. “You’ve gotta throw more knuckleballs…” 12. From First to Worst 13. Not Past His Prime 14. The Great Run by a Knuckleballer on the Other Coast 15. Who Says He Couldn’t Start Anymore? 16. 200 Innings on a Bad Knee 17. Final Goodbye in Cleveland Appendix: Statistics delete delete Chapter Notes delete delete Bibliography delete delete Index delete delete

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K.P. Wee is a life-long baseball fan. After spending a decade as an English instructor, he currently works in an advertising company. He lives in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada.

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