<p>Take everything you thought you knew about knuckleballers and throw it right out the window.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Links:&nbsp;</p>
<ul>
 <li><a href="https://marketplace.beckett.com/richndeals_1343/item/1988-topps-5-phil-niekrojoe-niekro-rb_89946122">Record Breakers card</a> on Beckett</li>
 <li><a href="https://marketplace.beckett.com/item/1232/1988-topps-473-joe-niekro_84098098">Joe's card</a> on Beckett</li>
 <li>Joe in the <a href="https://astrosdaily.com/history/uniforms/Niekro3.jpg">classic Astros jersey</a></li>
 <li>MUST WATCH: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzxrKO-yVV8&amp;feature=emb_imp_woyt">The Ejection of Joe Niekro</a></li>
 <li>Joe on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGEMk-YKWLA">David Letterman</a>: "Do I look like a doctor?"</li>
 <li>Phil Niekro on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPO9Gvx1lwQ">David Letterman</a></li>
  <li>The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defenestrations_of_Prague">Defenestrations of Prague</a>&nbsp;</li>
</ul>

Jody Reed (#152)

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