Charlie Haeger deubted for the Dodgers Monday night but lost 3-2 to Chris Carpenter and the Cardinals. He threw a lot of strikes, 61 of 80 pitches, which is impressive for any pitcher, not just one who throws a knuckleball. He made two mistakes as Pujols and Ankiel homered off him for the three St. Louis runs. I didn’t see the game, but was he throwing the knuckler exclusively, or was he mixing in other pitches?
Haeger was quoted as saying that only two of his pitches Monday weren’t knuckleballs.
His control was pretty good from what I saw of the game. Just left a couple in the wheelhouses of Ankiel and Pujols.