Doug Flutie is one of five former college quarterbacks that are competing on an MLB Network reality show called "The Next Knuckler." The show will have former big league pitcher Tim Wakefield teaching the quintet how to throw the knuckleball. And the pitcher that wins the competition will receive an invitation to pitch with the Arizona Diamondbacks during Spring Training.

Obviously this is just a cheap publicity stunt. But their first attempt doesn't seem to have enough star power to generate much buzz. Flutie is the only player most sports fans are going to remember, and he is 50-years old.

Of the other four former quarterbacks, three (David Greene, Josh Booty, Ryan Perriloux) never played in the NFL. Former USC quarterback John David Booty did play eight seasons in the NFL as a defensive back. Here is the trailer for the show...



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Josh Booty was the fifth pick overall in the first round of the Major League Baseball Amateur Draft (1994). Booty spent five years in the Marlins organization, and was a career .269 hitter in the big leagues. The Marlins reportedly paid him 1.6 million, a then draft signing bonus record, if he did not play football in the duration of his contract, but decided to pursue a career in pro football. He hit 20-plus home runs in single and double A minor league stops and was voted the Minor League Defensive Player of the Year in 1997 for the Portland Sea Dogs. He was a part of the 1997 World Series Champion Florida Marlins and has a World Series Championship ring.

Former USC quarterback John David Booty did play eight seasons in the NFL as a defensive back.

Josh Booty was my guy in MLB 99.