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T-Minus 18 Days and Counting
Today marks the 18 day countdown until The Knuckle Ball. I am amazed at the outpouring of support from Houston and am really looking forward to introducing The Joe Niekro Foundation. It is very humbling to see the love that people have for my father and for the mission of this foundation. Being able to hand […]
Posted on Monday, July 13, 2009Read More -
The Knuckle Ball: It’s Now A Pitch for Life Over Sudden Death
IT HAPPENS EVERY SPRING Written by: Natalie Niekro at age 7 Spring Training is here and baseball is starting, which means that my Dad and I will be parting. His baseball career is his dream-come-true But the time we’re apart makes me so sad and blue. Though Winter’s a memory and flowers now bloom, I […]
Posted on Friday, July 3, 2009Read More -
Hall of Famer Phil Niekro remembers his brother Joe
The following article was posted on The Methodist Hospital website just today and I wanted to share with all of you. It touched my heart and I hope it touches yours too. Nothing in baseball can be as unpredictable as the knuckleball, a crazy corkscrew of a pitch that befuddles hitters and catchers alike. The […]
Posted on Thursday, July 2, 2009Read More -
Living a Legacy
I receive hundreds of comments every week on the foundation website, www.joeniekrofoundation.org, and as I hear about the number of people effected by aneurysms, I become more astonished at the lack of research being done within this area. Just yesterday I received a message from a young woman who had just lost her 33 year […]
Posted on Wednesday, June 24, 2009Read More -
Reflections from 1980
Two days ago while sitting in my office burning the candle at both ends as I always do, I received a call from a dear friend of Dad’s and former Detroit Tiger, Jon Warden. As soon as I answered, Jon asked me if I subscribed to the MLB Network. Well, it doesn’t take a genius […]
Posted on Thursday, June 4, 2009Read More