Rookie Tim Wakefield tossing knuckleball during 1992 MLB NLCS

In 1992, Tim Wakefield beat Tom Glavine and the Atlanta Braves twice during the National League Championship Series. But this was not how Wakefield expected his career to end up. In 1988, the Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Wakfield as a first baseman. He had no experience as a pitcher. With Wakfield facing release, his coach observed him throwing knucklers during practice, then watched him pitch in the bullpen. So impressed was the coach, he made Wakefield a full time pitcher. In the middle of 1992, Wakef