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Danny O'Neill - Notebook | Seattle Mariners declare nut-free sections at Safeco

First, Tim Wakefield offered a hand to R.A. Dickey, helping the Mariners pitcher to his feet after he was stretching on his back. Then Wakefield offered an ear as the pair of pitchers talked on the field for 15 minutes before the Mariners took the field for optional hitting practice.

It's a camaraderie that comes from being the only pair of major-league practitioners of the knuckleball.

"There's a bond, kind of an unwritten code among knuckleballers," said Dickey, who pitched Tuesday against Boston.

Wakefield plays a mentor-like role for Dickey, who said he's done everything from calling Wakefield the night before a start to standing behind Wakefield and watching him throw a bullpen session.

"He's just a first-class guy, and he's been real instrumental in my development," Dickey said. "He understands what I'm trying to do and how hard it is to do. It's very difficult to stand up there and throw a 70 mile-an-hour pitch to big-league hitters over and over again. I mean, they're trained to hit balls out of the park."


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