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From Stickball to Shea

From Stickball to Shea

The former Mets pitcher talks about how he learned to throw a knuckle curve on the streets of Brooklyn

Feb 16, 2025
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Pete Falcone was throwing a knuckle curveball playing stick ball on the streets of Brooklyn before the famed knuckle curveball had a name.

“We used it as a curveball because it's hard to make a tennis ball curve when you're playing stickball,” said Falcone. “You can't pick up a knuckle curve by throwing a baseball.”

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