RA Dickey Needs a Thread (1 Viewer)

[Smack Tripper]

Good god, I'm a Yankee fan, but I'm watching more of his starts because he's g-damn amazing. A wonderful testament to being tenacious and persevering despite many challenges in life, be they personal or on the field. For those that don't know, he wrote a book recently detailing some background on being sexually abused and he was also a former power pitcher who reinvented himself as a knuckleballer. He seems like a thoughtful spritual guy.

But that's backstory to a thread.

He just wrapped up his second consecutive 1 hitter, tonight with 13 Ks.

11-1

103 Ks, 21 walks in 99 innings( I think doing rough math in my head)

Whip under 1.00

Here's to you RA, I don't know how long this can go, but he's the biggest fantasy free agent impact I've seen this side of Kurt Warner if your league rewards shutouts and the like.

I hope he gets the All Star start.

 

[Annyong]

guy has been unhittable.

 

[MAC_32]

Yea, what the hell.

 

[Time Kibitzer]

Against the AL East no less.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Just when I was afraid the knuckleball was becoming a dying art form.

 

[=Smackdown=]

First SP to throw back to back complete game 1 hitters since Dave Stieb in 1988.

No doubt he should be starting the All Star game - going to be interesting to see who catches him? Most likely someone with no experience catching a knuckleballer.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

First SP to throw back to back complete game 1 hitters since Dave Stieb in 1988.No doubt he should be starting the All Star game - going to be interesting to see who catches him? Most likely someone with no experience catching a knuckleballer.

I'd still bet on the NL winning, he'll screw up the whole AL lineup's bats.

 

[urbanhack]

 

[the moops]

Has he always been a knuckle ball pitcher? Didn't realize that the guy is already 37 years old.

 

[Premier]

He throws that damn thing hard too. It's coming in there at 80-85.

 

[PIK95]

Is he mixing in a low 90's heater or a soft curve? What's he doing out there anyway? I haven't seen him yet but I always thought if there was a guy who had a second out pitch besides a knuckle he would be deadly. Is this that guy?

 

[jamny]

Great story.

Posted in the Mets thread

 

[Please See Mine]

It's really amazing that no one else is willing to give the knuckleball a shot.

 

[LarryAllen'sJockstrap]

Great guy. Remember him here in Tex. came up in his late 20s and ate innings when the team was awful. He was awful too. Never had any hype/ hope. Amazing turnaround.

 

[gump]

A friend of mine coached him at Tennessee...RA called him about 6 years ago about going into business together because he was giving up baseball.

I think he's made $8M since.

He's a great guy...his success hasn't changed him at all...just a laid-back country boy from Nashville.

 

[Raider Nation]

If Dickey/Sabathia isn't Must-See-TV, I don't know what is.

 

[Limp Ditka]

Its human

 

[Raider Nation]

WHO?

 

[flysack]

WHO?

 

[oso diablo]

just traded straight-up for David Wright in my long-time NL only roto league.

i also hear his book is really good.

 

[SoCalBroncoFan]

He was born with no Ulner Collateral Ligament in his arm, so no possibly of missing time for TJ surgery.

Oh, and Cain is better.

 

[=Smackdown=]

"Phil Niekro once told me I had an ‘angry’ knuckleball.”

~ R.A. Dickey, as quoted by the Associated Press