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T-Minus 18 Days and Counting

Natalie Niekro wrote 4 days ago: Today marks the 18 day countdown until The Knuckle Ball.  I am amazed at the outpouring of support f … more →

Tags: joe niekro foundation, knuckleball, The Knuckle Ball

Hall of Famer Phil Niekro remembers his brother Joe

Natalie Niekro wrote 2 weeks ago: The following article was posted on The Methodist Hospital website just today and I wanted to share … more →

Tags: Aneurysms, News Articles, aneurysm, aneurysm research, Baseball, Brain Aneurysms, Houston Astros, joe niekro foundation, knuckleball

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Natalie Niekro wrote 3 weeks ago: I receive hundreds of comments every week on the foundation website, www.joeniekrofoundation.org, an … more →

Tags: Aneurysms, News Articles, aneurysm, Astros Playoffs, Baseball, brain aneurysm, Brain Aneurysms, Houston Astros, joe niekro foundation

The 10 Best Pitching Seasons in Houston Astros Franchise History2 comments

superpowers wrote 3 weeks ago: A friend of mine (writer and editor Rick Klaw) sent me a website recentl … more →

Tags: Mike Hampton, rick klaw, Joel Reuter, mike scott, Randy Johnson, J.R. Richard, Nolan Ryan, Roger Clemens, Roy Oswalt

Reflections from 1980

Natalie Niekro wrote 1 month ago: Two days ago while sitting in my office burning the candle at both ends as I always do, I received a … more →

Tags: News Articles, Astros Playoffs, Baseball, Houston Astros, joe niekro foundation, knuckleball

Spygate dubbed 13th biggest cheat in history of sports

John Beattie wrote 1 month ago: In 2007, ‘Spygate’ cost Bill Belichick and the Patriots half a million bucks and a first … more →

Tags: New England Patriots, Bill Belichick, Danny Almonte, Rosie Ruiz, Tonya Harding, Nancy Kerrigan, Ben Johnson, Diego Maradona, Panama Lewis

2001 Fleer Greats of the Game Baseball Review7 comments

oldschoolbreaks wrote 1 month ago: Typically, I don’t open too many expensive boxes but in order to add some variety to this blog … more →

Tags: box breaks, 2001, Dodger Blues, Don Sutton, Fleer, Greats of the Game, Greats of the Game Autographs, paul molitor, Retrospection Collection

Knuckle Ball Updates

Natalie Niekro wrote 2 months ago: I have been in Houston since Thursday working on meetings and further details for the July 31st Knuc … more →

Tags: Aneurysms, News Articles, aneurysm, aneurysm research, Baseball, brain aneurysm, Brain Aneurysms, joe niekro foundation, knuckleball

A Breakthrough in Aneurysm Treatment

Natalie Niekro wrote 2 months ago: Today, I had the great opportunity to speak with Dr. Nasser Razack, the director of interventional n … more →

Tags: News Articles, Aneurysms, joe niekro foundation, Brain Aneurysms, Baseball, brain aneurysm, aneurysm research, aneurysm, knuckleball

The Knuckle Ball Press Begins

Natalie Niekro wrote 2 months ago: Today I shot the Television Commercial to promote The Knuckle Ball.  What wonderful memories I h … more →

Tags: Aneurysms, News Articles, aneurysm, aneurysm research, Baseball, brain aneurysm, Brain Aneurysms, joe niekro foundation, knuckleball

The Legacy of Joe Niekro2 comments

Natalie Niekro wrote 4 months ago: This great article was written on the New York Times website about my dad and the Joe Niekro Found … more →

Tags: News Articles, Aneurysms, joe niekro foundation, Brain Aneurysms, Baseball

Baseball's Dying Tradition

ribbie wrote 10 months ago: It flutters, dances, darts, floats, drops, zigzags.  What is it?  A Hummingbird?  No, but good guess … more →

Tags: Sports, Baseball, knuckleball, tim wakefield, Charlie Hough, Phil Niekro, Charlie Zink, Boston Red Sox, Knuckleballer

(Cheating in sports) Give me Barry Bonds on steroids any day!

TopOfTheThread wrote 1 year ago: Do we realize the magnitude of what ex-NBA referee Donaghy is saying? If the NBA influenced the outc … more →

Tags: offbeat news and videos for college students, Sports, NBA, hgh, human growth hormone, Jason Giambi, Horse Racing, Belmont Stakes, NFL

Operation Topps - 1987 Topps (Pack 3)

chemgod wrote 1 year ago: So far so good, no doubles and I couldn’t be happier. Well I guess I’d be happier if th … more →

Tags: Operation Topps, 1987, Ozzie Smith, Dave Righetti, Todd Worrell

Joe Niekro/Red Sox-Indians Game 4 Chat162 comments

Josh Wilker wrote 1 year ago:    Life is a knuckleball, a jagged, ridiculous path with no guarantees. Maybe things will work out O … more →

Tags: by Josh Wilker, Houston Astros


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