Astros beat Dickey after broadcaster Steve Sparks throws practice knuckleballs

The Houston Astros might have discovered a new market inefficiency in Major League Baseball: Broadcasters who also can throw special pitches in batting practice. For the second consecutive season, radio analyst and former major leaguer Steve Sparks tossed knuckleballs to the Astros in batting practice before their lineup faced Toronto Blue Jays...

By David Brown