SAN FRANCISCO -- When the Atlanta Braves close out their three-game series with the Giants at AT&T Park on Sunday, Kurt Suzuki will be back behind the plate where he always is whenever knuckleballer R.A. Dickey is on the mound.
In his first year with Atlanta, Suzuki has emerged as Dickey's personal catcher. He has caught all nine games the right-hander has started this season, no easy task considering the intricacies -- and physical beating -- it takes to field the knuckleball.
It's a process that has taken some time but one the 33-year-old Suzuki has grown more comfortable with as the season has progressed.