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<blockquote data-quote="froginmn" data-source="post: 3167505" data-attributes="member: 67577"><p>Ummm.... Are you thinking of someone else?</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Once considered one of the game's best fielders (in fact, <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESPN" target="_blank">ESPN</a> personalities nicknamed him "Fundamentally Sound" Chuck Knoblauch), Knoblauch's play deteriorated shortly into his Yankee career; his errors at second doubled from 13 in 1998 to 26 the following year; all of these were throwing errors. In 2000, he began to have difficulty making accurate throws to first base, a condition sometimes referred to in baseball as the "<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yips" target="_blank">yips</a>" or "<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Sax" target="_blank">Steve Sax</a> syndrome" in more recent years.</p><p></p><p>Knoblauch tried various solutions to his problem, but his throwing did not improve. He made 15 errors in less than half a season in 2000, including 10 throwing miscues. (During one game, an errant throw sailed into the stands and hit sportscaster <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Olbermann" target="_blank">Keith Olbermann</a>'s mother in the head).<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Knoblauch#cite_note-10" target="_blank">[10]</a> After making three throwing <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Error_(baseball)" target="_blank">errors</a> in six innings of the Yankees' 12–3 loss to the <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" target="_blank">Chicago White Sox</a>, on June 15, 2000, Knoblauch voluntarily left the game. He then left <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yankee_Stadium_(1923)" target="_blank">Yankee Stadium</a> in his street clothes while the game was still in progress.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Knoblauch#cite_note-11" target="_blank">[11]</a> He was back at second the next day, but Knoblauch never fully recovered his throwing accuracy, especially after missing most of August with an injury. Knoblauch returned to the Yankees in September, but was often used as a <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Designated_hitter" target="_blank">designated hitter</a> in lieu of playing second; he was exclusively a DH in the Yankees' run to a World Series title. Finally, in 2001, he was reassigned to left field by manager <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Torre" target="_blank">Joe Torre</a>, never to return to his old position.</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/stats/_/id/2460/chuck-knoblauch[/URL]</p><p></p><p>As linked above, he hit over .300 three out of seven years with the Twins (over .330 twice), and never with the Yanks.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="froginmn, post: 3167505, member: 67577"] Ummm.... Are you thinking of someone else? Once considered one of the game's best fielders (in fact, [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESPN']ESPN[/URL] personalities nicknamed him "Fundamentally Sound" Chuck Knoblauch), Knoblauch's play deteriorated shortly into his Yankee career; his errors at second doubled from 13 in 1998 to 26 the following year; all of these were throwing errors. In 2000, he began to have difficulty making accurate throws to first base, a condition sometimes referred to in baseball as the "[URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yips']yips[/URL]" or "[URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Sax']Steve Sax[/URL] syndrome" in more recent years. Knoblauch tried various solutions to his problem, but his throwing did not improve. He made 15 errors in less than half a season in 2000, including 10 throwing miscues. (During one game, an errant throw sailed into the stands and hit sportscaster [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Olbermann']Keith Olbermann[/URL]'s mother in the head).[URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Knoblauch#cite_note-10'][10][/URL] After making three throwing [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Error_(baseball)']errors[/URL] in six innings of the Yankees' 12–3 loss to the [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox']Chicago White Sox[/URL], on June 15, 2000, Knoblauch voluntarily left the game. He then left [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yankee_Stadium_(1923)']Yankee Stadium[/URL] in his street clothes while the game was still in progress.[URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Knoblauch#cite_note-11'][11][/URL] He was back at second the next day, but Knoblauch never fully recovered his throwing accuracy, especially after missing most of August with an injury. Knoblauch returned to the Yankees in September, but was often used as a [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Designated_hitter']designated hitter[/URL] in lieu of playing second; he was exclusively a DH in the Yankees' run to a World Series title. Finally, in 2001, he was reassigned to left field by manager [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Torre']Joe Torre[/URL], never to return to his old position. [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/stats/_/id/2460/chuck-knoblauch[/URL] As linked above, he hit over .300 three out of seven years with the Twins (over .330 twice), and never with the Yanks. [/QUOTE]
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