Comments about ‘54-year-old Utah knuckleballer drawing interest from Major League Baseball teams’

Freaking awesome!
Every older guys dream

Way Cool. My dad was a knuckle ball pitcher in the minor leagues. He played for some team in VA in the 50's. He'd come and pitch against our HS team that I played for and nobody could hit him. He wasn't that old, but very sick and fragile, he died my senior year of HS after a long illness. I provide that to show that talent and desire can overcome anything. I hope he makes it. What a wonderful story!

Bench 500 lbs my eye... just look at the guy. No way.

And maybe he hits a ball 500 feet with a fungo bat.

This is all hype. I saw him down here in Phoenix with Lasorda. Lasorda gave him a pat on the back and a wink and tried to get away from him as quickly as he could.

"Back in high school I could throw a football over them mountains over there."

@Fred T
He didn't say he could bench 500 pounds. He said he could dead lift 500 pounds. There's a difference.

Dear Fred: Wow! Some people sure are mean!

Why is the missionary doing the interview and producing the video? Don't they other things they should be doing?

I wish him luck, I hope he makes it. I also was wondering what was up with the missionary in the video.

There are other things he could be doing....just like the rest of us......like going to Grammar School.

@Eddie
ZING!!!

I would like to see video of college or minor league batters hitting off of him. From the video the pitch doesn't seem to move a whole lot. It is hard to tell much when he is hitting off a tee. I wish the guy well, but this video isn't very telling.

Dude is impressive strong...for any age let alone how old he is.

Deadlifting 500lbs is not a casual event for anyone who has ever tried it. Great exercise though when you combine it with bench and squats.

Can't really tell anything about his pitching from the video.

Hope he makes it. Would be a great story.

Maybe he can hit a golf ball 500 feet (on a good day, considering his build), but no way could he ever hit a baseball that far, even when he was 30 years younger. Proof: Most MLB players can't hit a ball that far even when getting good wood on it.