Even though his team had the nerve to defeat Tim Wakefield on Wednesday night (hitting a homerun off Wake was just so rude!), fellow knuckleballer (and Mariner) R.A. Dickey paid rightful homage to King Knuckle. Dickey requested an audience with Wakefield, and (of course), the benevolent and awesome King Knuckle granted his request.

The small fraternity of major-league knuckleball pitchers - Boston's Tim Wakefield and Seattle's R.A. Dickey - met outside the bounds of convention during the Mariners-Red Sox series at Safeco Field.

Dickey requested the meeting Tuesday, and the two veterans talked for 45 minutes Wednesday about a myriad of deep issues that only knuckleball specialists can relate to.

"We had a real deep discussion about the things I struggle with, and things he struggles with," Dickey said.

Next time, I hope King Knuckle's own teammates pay proper homage to their liege-- by actually, you know, SCORING A RUN.