Editing Knuckleball (section)

==Use in pitching==
The knuckleball does provide some advantages to its practitioners. It does not need to be thrown hard (in fact, throwing too hard may diminish its effectiveness), and is therefore less taxing on the arm. Knuckleball pitchers can throw more [[inning]]s than other pitchers, and, requiring less time to recover after pitching, can pitch more frequently. The lower physical strain also fosters longer careers. Some knuckleballers have continued to pitch professionally well into their forties: [[Tim Wakefield]], [[Hoyt Wilhelm]], [[R. A. Dickey]], [[Charlie Hough]], [[Tom Candiotti]], and the brothers [[Phil Niekro]] and [[Joe Niekro]].{{r|newyorker}}

Pitchers like Bouton have found success as knuckleballers after their ability to throw hard declined. Bouton's famous best-selling book ''[[Ball Four]]'' (1970), while scandalous at the time for its unvarnished and often uncomplimentary portrayal of player behavior and coaching small-mindedness, is primarily about trying to stay in the major leagues as a knuckleball pitcher.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/10/sports/baseball/jim-bouton-dead-ball-four.html | title=Jim Bouton, Author of Tell-All Baseball Memoir 'Ball Four,' Dies at 80 | author-first=Bruce | author-last=Weber | newspaper=The New York Times | date=July 19, 2019}}</ref>