Mets 1, Phillies 0: Dickey Throws One-Hitter, Puts It In The Books
by James Kannengieser on Aug 13, 2010 9:28 PM EDT
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R.A. Dickey sent the fans home satisfied, tossing a masterful one-hit shutout against Shane Victorino, Cole Hamels and the rest of the clowns down I-95. And it was a legitimately dominant start -- seven strikeouts, one walk and thirteen swinging strikes. That's back-to-back shutouts for the Mets, coincidentally (or not?) taking place during Frankie Rodriguez's stay in gen pop. A sixth inning single by Hamels accounted for the Phils' only base knock. Dickey's ERA is now 2.43, good for sixth in the league, behind the likes of Adam Wainwright, Roy Halladay and Josh Johnson.
The knuckleball was working tonight, and Dickey threw it on 97 out of 105 pitches, or 92% of the time. He usually throws it around 83% of the time. The knuckler's velocity ranged from 68 mph all the way to 81 mph. For reference, Dickey's average knuckleball velocity (76.3 mph) is about 10 mph higher than Tim Wakefield's (65.9 mph) on the season. Per Mark Simon at ESPNNY, this is the fourth time in Mets history that they have tossed a one-hitter and the opposing pitcher accounted for the only hit. Blart, as they say.
Carlos Beltran doubled home David Wright in the sixth inning, giving R.A. all the run support he needed. There was some drama in the bottom of the fifth inning, when Mike Hessman hit what was originally ruled a home run over the left field fence. Phillies left fielder Raul Ibanez felt there was some kind of fan interference and channeled Dikembe Mutombo in his protest to the umpiring crew as Dicktorino acted like his douchey self:
After a way-too-long video review, the umpires curiously turned the home run into a triple. Replays were not 100% conclusive, but it seemed to be a home run. There surely wasn't incontrovertible visual evidence to overturn the initial call, to borrow from the NFL (I'm not exactly sure what the rule is in MLB). It appears the men in blue messed up on this one. That put Big Hess on third base with none out -- should be no problem to drive him in, right? Not when Jeff Francoeur is the next batter. Here's Frenchy's at-bat in visual form:
To be fair, one of the three pitches he swung at and missed was in the strike zone. That's an improvement. Facepalm. He swung at six of the seven pitches he saw in three at-bats tonight. Henry Blanco followed with a hideous strikeout of his own, and Dickey grounded out after Ruben Tejada was intentionally walked. No runs for you.
I've vowed to change the channel during any future Francoeur at-bats this season. His presence on the roster is flabbergasting. If I were still in college, I would write a sociology paper on Frenchy's ability to receive significant MLB playing time based almost solely on his personality. On this Friday the 13th, Jason Francoeur has a .666 OPS. I'm calling him "The Omen" from now on:
(via squid92)
Despite the Frenchy negativity and subpar offense, this was the best win of the year and makes four straight shutouts of the Phillies at Citi Field. The Braves beat the Dodgers 1-0 tonight thanks to a terrific Tim Hudson start, and now hold a three game lead over the second place Philth. Good. I will be rooting for [team ahead of the Phillies] the rest of the season.
Ryota Igarashi and Raul Valdes were optioned to make way for Saturday night starter Pat Misch and a reinstated Frankie Rod. Misch's opponent is slated to be Roy Halladay.
Unintentionally sexual quote of the game: "It felt good coming out of my hand all night." -- Dr. R.A. Dickey, on his knuckleball
Poem by Howard Megdal
No hits made our hearts, like a knuckleball, flutter
Dickey's destiny undone by a pitcher: we mutter
The bearded magician has been team's bread and butter
Without him, imagine! We collectively shudder
SB Nation Coverage
* Traditional Recap
* Boxscore
* Amazin' Avenue Gamethread
* The Good Phight Gamethread
Win Probability Added
Big winners: R.A. Dickey +71.9% (as pitcher), Carlos Beltran +12.4%
Big losers: Jeff Francoeur -11.5%, Jose Reyes -9.7%
Teh aw3s0mest play: Carlos Beltran RBI double +18.0%
Teh sux0rest play: Henry Blanco strikeout -8.4%
Total pitcher WPA: +71.9%
Total batter WPA: -21.9%
GWRBI!: Carlos Beltran
Game Thread Roll Call
Nice job by Gina; her effort in the game thread embiggens us all.
| Num | Name | # of Posts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gina | 102 |
| 2 | fxcarden | 97 |
| 3 | NetsMets4Life | 76 |
| 4 | Evan_S | 73 |
| 5 | jdon | 55 |
| 6 | aparkermarshall | 53 |
| 7 | Michkin | 52 |
| 8 | JetsMetsNets | 51 |
| 9 | Syler | 46 |
| 10 | BrockRocks | 41 |
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No, Puts It In The Butt
Consequences will never be the same.
by NetsMets4Life on Aug 13, 2010 9:29 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I said what, what, in the butt.
by Chris McShane on Aug 14, 2010 1:18 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Oooooh kaaaaaayyyy.
+1 for Samwell reference…..
by MookieTheCat on Aug 14, 2010 1:22 AM EDT up reply actions
It was +1 worthy, not sure about Rec worthy...
I see them as gradations of approval.
by MookieTheCat on Aug 14, 2010 2:04 PM EDT up reply actions
fxcarden with the nice catch of Dickey's Quote of the Night :
Dickey = " it felt good in my hand all night "
HAHAH!
Somebody PLEASE get a picture of Dickey with his face and the cream.
That is needed along with a Caption below it!
Fangraphs WAR underrates his production since it's based on FIP.
Batters can’t make solid contact against him. Statcorner’s WAR pegs him at 2.4 WAR (tRA based).
In lobby campaign for Chris Carter.
It was 1.9 before this start
It could be 2.2 or so now. Over a full season thats about 4 WAR which is a really good pitcher
over a full season it'd be way more than that
since he missed like 1/4th of the season
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon
rofl i missed him say that
Consequences will never be the same.
by NetsMets4Life on Aug 13, 2010 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Is that possible?
"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.
by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Aug 13, 2010 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions
I wonder if Ojeda knows what a cream pie is
or a blue waffle, pink taco, or a bu-cake
SCORE FOR R.A DICKEY
R.A Dickey=2011 N.L CY YOUNG AWARD WINNER
by The American Mr.Hockey on Aug 14, 2010 12:55 AM EDT up reply actions
Talking Chop loves Dickey.
"Based on stereotypes that are totally untrue and I do not agree with, you would maybe-not be a very good driver..."
"Oh man am I a woman?!"
We all knew that before the pitcher of the same name came to the Amazins...
by MookieTheCat on Aug 13, 2010 9:39 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I am sure you do... and Im not surprised.
Consequences will never be the same.
by NetsMets4Life on Aug 13, 2010 9:39 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah well when i was on that site earlier in the year
people were hating on him and not believing
I like Ike, I hate Jerry
I'm proud to say I believed in Dickey since before the season started.
I’m the only one to lobby in my AAOP.
"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.
by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Aug 13, 2010 11:51 PM EDT up reply actions
touche'
"Never throw a slider to The Glider."
- Ed Charles, No. 5
"Who has more fun than people?"
- Ralph Kiner
the dickey is strong with this one
I like Ike, I hate Jerry
Is it possible to go to the three man rotation
Santana, Dickey and Niese for the rest of the year
by aparkermarshall on Aug 13, 2010 9:40 PM EDT reply actions
Santana, Dickey, Niese, Dickey, Perez for 2 innings relieved by Dickey
I like it
Image credit to astromets
LOL
Mets demote Ryota Igarashi and Raul Valdes
So we’re still going to have Dessens and Perez on the roster….what a joke
There is no hope.... there is no future....there is only GRISSIONZ
The 2010 Mets- Hey, we may suck, but what did you expect?
As I was walking upon the stair...
I met a pitcher who wasn’t there…
He wasn’t there again today.
I wish Ollie would go away.
by MookieTheCat on Aug 13, 2010 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Perez has no options(does he?)
And to be fair….Dessens hasn’t been THAT bad.
So then we should send him to the snack bar...
And watch him drop beers….
by MookieTheCat on Aug 13, 2010 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions
he's already BEEN at the snack bars....
Who doesn’t LOVE DICKEY?! What an Ace in Action that Dickey has been….
"Fantasy, reality, science Fiction. Which is which? Who can tell?"
by feslenraster on Aug 14, 2010 8:35 AM EDT up reply actions
He's been worth -0.2 WAR
He has 11 Ks and 11 walks.
He sucks
There is no hope.... there is no future....there is only GRISSIONZ
The 2010 Mets- Hey, we may suck, but what did you expect?
These guys really seem to know what they're doing. That's a relief.
Consequences will never be the same.
by NetsMets4Life on Aug 13, 2010 9:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Its going to be him.
Rubin reported he is likely to come up soon a few days ago.
Consequences will never be the same.
by NetsMets4Life on Aug 13, 2010 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions
that was before he got optioned
which means we are probably going to non tender him unless he has an unlikely good september
I like Ike, I hate Jerry
Ah. okay then.
Consequences will never be the same.
by NetsMets4Life on Aug 13, 2010 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions
really we're already activating K-rod
he should be put on for like 20 days
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon
Apparently, MLBPA only allows for 2 days
There is no hope.... there is no future....there is only GRISSIONZ
The 2010 Mets- Hey, we may suck, but what did you expect?
Doesn't Bud Selig have the power to suspend players?
How does this not warrant a longer suspension?
by secret defense on Aug 13, 2010 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions
I thought this too...
But it seems that he does not have Goodell-like powers.
by MookieTheCat on Aug 13, 2010 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions
it's weird MLB seems to have some of the most archaic attitudes
of the 3 major sports…yet they seem to have the least actual power and least actual interest in the healthiness of their sport as a whole.
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon
What?
Sorry I missed that comment. I was too busy shooting hormones into my keister. Is that bad?
by MookieTheCat on Aug 13, 2010 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions
could that be the reason you look younger than your actual age?
sorry, I kid, I kid
by secret defense on Aug 13, 2010 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions
I mean, you should really like the NHL
they suffer from the same MSM BS that the Mets and SABERS do.
AND, like the Mets, they have a penchant for shooting themselves in the foot.
Save Jenrry Mejia!
Gina's from the South, though
I can get how hockey wouldn’t be her thing. Most of the people who I know who like hockey, 90% are basically clustered in the upper midwest/northeast area, either having been born, grown up, or lived there for some time.
"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.
by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Aug 14, 2010 12:33 AM EDT up reply actions
The little square cold things
in your drink.
--
"No left turn unstoned"
(road sign created by the Merry Pranksters)
2 out of the last 6 Stanley Cup winner have been from the South
Tampa Bay Lightning in 03/04 and Carolina in 05/06 (you also have a S. West team in Anaheim in 06/07).
Save Jenrry Mejia!
yeah I wouldn't really consider Florida the south
too many transplants.
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon
Probably the historian in me
but I think of the south as the confederate states, but at that time Florida had about 150,000 people I think, so it’s identity is really based on 20th century tourism and retirement IMO.
yeah for the most part same here
as far as south=confederate states. But a lot of weird people include arkansas, texas and oklahoma which I don’t get.
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon
I include Arkansas as part of "The South"
I think it’s because of the accent. Texas is clearly not part of “The South”, though. It’s the Southwest.
"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.
by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Aug 14, 2010 4:00 PM EDT up reply actions
I think Texas is just
so huge and has such a unique history (independence and all that) that it’s just “Texas”. Also it has an east coast technically, so I would have trouble thinking of it as southwest. I’d say the southwest was AZ, New Mexico, SoCal and Southern Nevada. Pacific Northwest would be Cal. north of San Fran plus Oregon and Washington. The Mountains and the Midwest would be the rest of the country west of the Mississippi I suppose, plus the Great Lakes region. I’m rambling anyway, that’s just how I see it.
Florida was confederate.
So was Arkansas (part of the south). I got by who has a SEC team, plus Virginia and North Carolina, which is pretty much the metric in the south.
by MookieTheCat on Aug 14, 2010 6:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Hmmmmmmmm
You ever been to 90% of Florida? Clearly the south.
by MookieTheCat on Aug 14, 2010 6:22 PM EDT up reply actions
i've been to the part you're talking about
but 90% of the population doesn’t live in that part.
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon
Let's take a look...
1. Florida is the one state in America that has a law on the books prohibitng gays from adopting (a judge overturned, currently on appeal to the state supreme court).
2. There are only 3 cabinet positions in Florida. One of the three is Commissioner of Agriculture.
3. The Panhandle is known as south Alabama.
4. Every other place besides Miami. Even Orlando and Tampa are pretty southern once your scratch the surface, and are incredibly southern once you get about 10 miles out of town. I once went boggin after a wedding outside of Orlando. In my tux.
by MookieTheCat on Aug 14, 2010 6:29 PM EDT up reply actions
lol yeah I lived in the panhandle
but most of the population is concentrated in the miami area.
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon
also like deadspy said
it really wasn’t part of the old antebellum south. I’d consider it more hickish than southern and, no offense. I think northerners get hickish and southern heavily confused. Florida has hick parts like Ohio and Western PA, and all of West Virginia, have hick parts. That’s not really the same as being southern.
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon
I was talking purely geographically.
Florida is in the Southern region of the continental US.
Save Jenrry Mejia!
The hicks in those regions are Hillbillies
There’s a difference.
"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.
by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Aug 14, 2010 10:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Aren't baseball, hockey and football the major sports?
"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.
by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Aug 14, 2010 12:11 AM EDT up reply actions
In 1998 I would have argued...
But given what basketball has done to itself the last decade. Yeah, no argument.
by MookieTheCat on Aug 14, 2010 12:13 AM EDT up reply actions
I think the owners nerfed the commissioners powers bigtime after Fay Vincent
Bud Selig can’t really do anything unless the owners and/or union give their blessings.
which is probably why there's so much effed upness in baseball
I’m not a fan of Stern or Goodell by any means but I think it’s much better for the health of the sport for the leagues being operated under one commissioner rather than acting as separate entities like with baseball.
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon
really most rules seem to say it can be indefinite.
and if not MLB can’t the team suspend him?
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon
An indefinite suspension seems appropriate in this case
at least until they sort everything out
by HotChipWillBreakYourLegs on Aug 13, 2010 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Say what?
The guy’s father-in-law treated him like garbage in front of Roddy’s wife, and his mother. Rodriguez popped him. Seems reasonable to me, but if you have to, fine him and let it go.
popped him?
multiple security guards had to pull him off him, he didn’t just pop him and keep moving he was clearly trying to inflict serous bodily harm and would have if not for interventon, on mets property, in the area where other players meet their families.
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon
You know how security works?
They don’t generally pull people off of other people. They get in front of the belived aggressor, cutting off lines of attack. Then they remove the person. Even someone no longer attacking the other may need a bunch of guys to bring him down the hall.
by MookieTheCat on Aug 13, 2010 11:54 PM EDT up reply actions
dude...If his father was Humiliating him in front of his wife and mother ALSO IN FRONT OF STRANGERS...well...
if this is true, while I don’t condone what he did, I’m not too surprised that this is his reaction.
It might well have been mine, actually….Some stuff you do AT HOME BEHIND closed doors. Not out in public.
The Father-in-law, IMO, is the one in the wrong here for opening his big trap and saying garbage to him….
Yeah you're agreeing with me :)
What I was saying is that “multiple security guard pulled him off of another guy” is SOP for even the most minor of tussles, because it usually implies that multiple guards are used to escort a guy off the premises out of an abundance of caution. It does not imply an attempt to inflict serious bodily harm. It may be that that was his intent,. but security procedures in the absence of other evidence are not proof either way. Sorry if that was not clear.
by MookieTheCat on Aug 14, 2010 12:06 AM EDT up reply actions
You are as clear as Dickey's eyesight was tonight.
He can not only SEE the ball, he WAS The Ball.
Adam Sandler asks...
Why have the Mets not been playing with their Dickey n Balls?
by MookieTheCat on Aug 14, 2010 12:10 AM EDT up reply actions
To paraphrase Chris Rock
I wouldn’t do it…. but I understand!
The season is on the line
And, to be honest, I’m glad. Eff it. The father in law is going to be ok. You know how many fights there have been in baseball that we don’t hear about? Maybe not so much now because the press is everywhere. But back when “baseball was baseball,” i.e. the glory years 40s through the 70s, there must have been a lot of that stuff going on and it was kept in the vault.
"Never throw a slider to The Glider."
- Ed Charles, No. 5
"Who has more fun than people?"
- Ralph Kiner
Kept in the vault?
As in Dickey keeping it “in the vault” and not taking it out?
so?
we should just let people assault each other because there’s a slim to none chance we’ll contend this year? that’s crazy.
John Olerud, Hall of Famer. Got a nice ring to it.
We're 2-0 since the incident...
Holy fuck. We won 2 games in a wow for the first time since June. “Punch Your Father In Law Day” might need to happen, and soon. We may still have a chance, Mets fans. Punch your father in law if your believe.
by MookieTheCat on Aug 14, 2010 1:24 AM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
And neither is Frankie!
(common law marriage)
by James Kannengieser on Aug 14, 2010 8:41 AM EDT up reply actions
Wait, you might be one to something
If punching your father-in-law results in 2 wins in a row, just imagine what assaulting your mother-in-law would do!
Save Jenrry Mejia!
Yeah so do I...
For the record, if you feel that punching someone in order for a baseball game to turn out differently is reasonable, seek professional help. :P
by MookieTheCat on Aug 14, 2010 2:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey, man:
Whatever works.
"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.
by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Aug 14, 2010 2:26 PM EDT up reply actions
I'd like to introduce you to my friend Hyperbole
I believe you know his cousins Sarcasm and Facetiousness.
Save Jenrry Mejia!
Having started this thread...
I think that with this ending my awareness of all three should be apparent.
by MookieTheCat on Aug 15, 2010 12:05 AM EDT up reply actions
He didn't kick someone on the field...
That got 7 games. So give him 7 games, or something similar, and let the courts do the rest.
by MookieTheCat on Aug 13, 2010 11:52 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm actually sorta pissed about this game.
This really could have been the no no. Figures it was fucking Hamels to get the hit. He must have been all angry about being lined in his thigh. Good thing he has tiny balls or that could have been worse.
Consequences will never be the same.
I also like how we fucking scored ONE run against him.
Consequences will never be the same.
by NetsMets4Life on Aug 13, 2010 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh crap....
Detail I did not know. Then again, if I missed the one no-hitter I’m likelty to ever see because I was taking children to the pool for charity (no entendre either) I would have blown a gasket…
by MookieTheCat on Aug 13, 2010 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Being angry that a Mets SH one hitter by a 35 year old career minor leaguer was not the No No...
Is like being pissed that the girl you took home while ragingly drunk was not Bar Rafeili….
Just be happy.
by MookieTheCat on Aug 13, 2010 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Francoeur's OPS is now .666 on this Friday the 13th
Jeff “The Omen” Francoeur
by James Kannengieser on Aug 13, 2010 9:57 PM EDT reply actions
Beast-couer
John Olerud, Hall of Famer. Got a nice ring to it.
by squid92 on Aug 13, 2010 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions 8 recs
Excellent
This might go in the full recap. Credited of course.
by James Kannengieser on Aug 13, 2010 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions
I seem to think you might be a Vampire Squid...
Nice work.
by MookieTheCat on Aug 13, 2010 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions
man
i wish i could have seen this game. sounds excellent and 4th shutout in a row at citi versus the phils
I like Ike, I hate Jerry
Eh. It was slow and boring towards the start..
but once Dickey was really hot towards the end it was fun. Also, two CG in a row.
Consequences will never be the same.
by NetsMets4Life on Aug 13, 2010 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions
he had 2 k's after one?
and i love pitchers duels
I like Ike, I hate Jerry
It was a good game throughout
but was slow at first.
Consequences will never be the same.
by NetsMets4Life on Aug 13, 2010 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Watch them not.
Consequences will never be the same.
by NetsMets4Life on Aug 13, 2010 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Or they will sign him for 7 years, 110 million...
Just because he is 35.
by MookieTheCat on Aug 13, 2010 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions
But wasn't...at least in the short term...
When we signed him…
This is my point exactly..,
by MookieTheCat on Aug 13, 2010 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions
thats not really true
Perez’s suckiness could have been predicted by anyone who looked at the three straight years of velocity decline.
2 pitches
no control
no velocity
not exactly a winning combination. There were plenty of people in here who thought he was a disaster waiting to happen. Maybe not to this extent, but to the extent we had almost no chance of ever seeing a return on the investment.
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon
also, no control
no control
a shit ton of walks
and no control
by HotChipWillBreakYourLegs on Aug 13, 2010 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions
well the no control isn't as much of a problem
when he has a 92-94 mph fastball to go with a nasty slider that no one, including him, ever know where it was going.
the problems came when the fastball turned into 90 mph.
his fastball was/is fairly straight too isn’t it? Which is a MAJOR problem when you’re throwing 90-88 mph.
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon
Right...
I agree with the no return on investment thing, but he had some good outings before being given that ridonkulous contract.
by MookieTheCat on Aug 13, 2010 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions
eh
he and Maine had some good outs this year, pitchers have good outings all the time. if you go back and look at his splits he was basically trash for all but like 2.5 months of the season.
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon
And...
you think Minaya knew that Perez’s BABIP against in 2008 was .276, meaning he actually pitched a lot worse than the 100 ERA+ he put up?
well no but that wasn't the argument
the point was more that anyone could have seen it, we’ve obviously long since established that Manuel and Omar always fall outside of the anyone category.
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon
Understood. I was being ironic.
I was just mulling over how insanely many signs there were that Perez was nothing special. Nothing special at all.
Minaya
was most likely drunk when he re-signed OP….and thought he was the greatest pitcher alive…
"Fantasy, reality, science Fiction. Which is which? Who can tell?"
by feslenraster on Aug 14, 2010 8:40 AM EDT up reply actions
Look...Bottom Line : I'd rather DICKEY have Perez's Contract than Perez.
That’s all I’m saying.
That's you stance...
And it is correct.
by MookieTheCat on Aug 13, 2010 11:36 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm just saying we've been burnt by older players in the past after one successful year
I don’t want to be burnt by Dickey.
What?
You’ve never been burnt by….Oh forget it.
by MookieTheCat on Aug 14, 2010 1:10 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
What?
I said I DON’T wanna be burnt by Dickey. I just want Dickey to come in, go deep, and beat that other team. We just can’t expect Dickey to go forever.
by Evan_S on Aug 14, 2010 1:50 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Winner of the most unintentionally funny Dickey quote of all time.
Sorry Evan, love ya, but re-read the post above.
by MookieTheCat on Aug 14, 2010 1:52 AM EDT up reply actions
...oof.
sorry, but that was DEFINITELY intentional. nice try, though.
John Olerud, Hall of Famer. Got a nice ring to it.
Dammit....
You beat me to hitting “Post” on a statement that read.
“Wait, crap, I’m an idiot. Well done.”
by MookieTheCat on Aug 14, 2010 1:56 AM EDT up reply actions
burnt can be slang
for receiving a veneral disease from someone.
ex. you never know she could be earning her man/and learnin her man/ and at the same time burning her man- (Snoop Dogg in Nothing but a G Thing.)
ex. ain’t no (female genitalia) good enough to get burnt while I’m up in it- Dr. Dre in Nothing but a G Thing-
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon
Obviously,
Dr. Dre is a real doctor.
"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.
by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Aug 14, 2010 2:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Dr. Dre, Obs. and Gyno.
“Now madam, why don’t you relax while I get up in it”
by deadspy3 on Aug 14, 2010 2:35 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
As long as they don't party with Dr. K...
"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.
by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Aug 14, 2010 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions
I am just having to cross my legs for any discussion
involving both Dickey and burning. Please keep Dickey away from the naked flame. Unless that is a possible new nickname for him.
Dickey used to be a flamethrower...
"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.
by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Aug 14, 2010 4:02 PM EDT up reply actions
With our luck...
Dickey will be injured in a freak accident the one time someone ignores the first rule of cooking bacon.
by MookieTheCat on Aug 14, 2010 6:25 PM EDT up reply actions
You don't cook bacon?
Nah, I love bacon. My ancestors might cringe, but it’s so, so good.
"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.
by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Aug 14, 2010 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions
i'd assume he meant
the first rule of cooking bacon is to not cook naked? Because the hot grease might jump on his dickey.
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon
Oh, okay.
I thought maybe it was like one of those Fight Club rules: The first rule of cooking bacon is that you don’t cook bacon.
"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.
by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Aug 15, 2010 12:57 AM EDT up reply actions
bacon tartare?
Hey, wait! I'm having one of those things. You know? A headache with pictures?
by KeithsMoustache on Aug 15, 2010 11:36 AM EDT up reply actions
Full of trichinosissy goodness!
Free worms with every bite!
by MookieTheCat on Aug 15, 2010 2:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Knuckleballers usually "get it" later in their careers
I think if you look at Wakefield and some of the others.
"Never throw a slider to The Glider."
- Ed Charles, No. 5
"Who has more fun than people?"
- Ralph Kiner
Glider...
Are you suggesting that Dickey need be old to get it?
by MookieTheCat on Aug 14, 2010 1:25 AM EDT up reply actions
But it's not like Dickey has been pitching in the majors as long as Wakefield did
I’m just saying we need to be wary of how R.A. will pitch next season. I like the dude as much as anyone, but he’s not an automatic to be this good again next season.
True but don't you think by now that the proverbial "Book" is out on R.A. Dickey by other Teams at this point?
If they haven’t figured him out by now, they’ll never figure him out.
Besides….A Knuckleball is harder to hit than any other pitch that isn’t 97-100 MPH….
His success isn't by luck though
He gets a decent number of Ks, walks very few, and gets a ton of groundballs.
I’m not saying he’s a 2ish ERA pitcher, but there’s no reason to expect him to revert back to the old crappy RA Dickey.
There is no hope.... there is no future....there is only GRISSIONZ
The 2010 Mets- Hey, we may suck, but what did you expect?
Yes
"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.
by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Aug 14, 2010 2:30 AM EDT up reply actions
Yup
There is a reason why he’s been a journeyman pitcher.
"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.
by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Aug 14, 2010 2:03 PM EDT up reply actions
that doesn't mean his success isn't by luck
it just means it isn’t a direct result of defensive/park based luck. Like Evan said players have played well above their heads for a full season before before plummeting again.
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon
Again, I don't expect him to pitch to a 2s ERA
Yes, there is a chance he reverts back to his old self next year
But given that he’s pitching completely different than he was even going back to 2008, I don’t see why he couldn’t be a very solid 5th starter at worst.
There is no hope.... there is no future....there is only GRISSIONZ
The 2010 Mets- Hey, we may suck, but what did you expect?
I think it's a given he won't be as good ever again,
but he doesn’t have to be. If he can put up a 4.00 ERA in 180 innings that’s extremely valuable.
We can say knuckleballers can pitch well into their forties, but the truth is most don’t. If it’s not the arm going, it’s the back, the knees, the overall stamina…
So, what would people as GM of the Mets offer him, trying to maximize the return?
I'd be a little more reserved
2 years with a team option for a 3rd. You offer decent money, say 5-7M per, and I think he’d accept.
Save Jenrry Mejia!
The money seems right since he's been so phenomenal,
but he could also turn into a pumpkin tomorrow. If I offered 2/12 (which may even be a little on the high side given he’s had all of one good season) I’d want a club option for a third year at around the same price. Perhaps even a second option year.
Yeah no reason to give a 35 yo a 4 or 5 year deal...
We’ve been burned by stuff like that waaaay too much, knuckleballer or not.
by MookieTheCat on Aug 14, 2010 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't think that IS a given.
Nothing’s a given. We’re treading in pretty much uncharted waters right now.
John Olerud, Hall of Famer. Got a nice ring to it.
yeah classic lolmets
would be going into next season relying on him WAY too much
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon
That too.
Consequences will never be the same.
by NetsMets4Life on Aug 13, 2010 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions
I will be completely shocked if they DO re sign him.
Consequences will never be the same.
by NetsMets4Life on Aug 13, 2010 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions
You all ought to relax
They’re going to keep him. He’s apparently been a favorite of Omar’s for a few years.
It's the money.
What is Dickey able to get, and are the Mets going to be able to pay that?
im pretty sure he's only arb eligible
he doesn’t have enough service time
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon
me too
happy as a dickey though if they do
"Fantasy, reality, science Fiction. Which is which? Who can tell?"
by feslenraster on Aug 14, 2010 8:42 AM EDT up reply actions
Dickey also put it in the Phillies
Thank god for him. Without Dickey and Pagan, this season is a total failure.
Everyone is entitled to be stupid, but Jerry abuses the privilege.
Just noticed that in the post game
After the unintentionally sexual quote “It felt good coming out of my hand all night” he then added “I just relaxed and didn’t fight my body” . Then he said at the end “as long as we play hard and keep pitching hard we are going to put on a good show” Hey now.
by Bruce Wayne on Aug 13, 2010 10:20 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
Oh, Dickey!
"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.
by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Aug 13, 2010 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions
And Dickey called Francoeur...
The French Tickler….In honor of his power hitting game.
by MookieTheCat on Aug 13, 2010 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions
a one hitter for a birthday present by Los Mets
…i think i may cry. thanks DICKEY
I hate Philadelphia so much.
Can Francoeur get in a cab accident already?
for fucks sake
by HotChipWillBreakYourLegs on Aug 13, 2010 11:06 PM EDT reply actions
Francoeursaurus
destined for extinction by cab accident
by secret defense on Aug 13, 2010 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions
I think you are confusing him with a Duanerosaurus...
Or a Sanchezipod.
by MookieTheCat on Aug 13, 2010 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions
What hasn't been said?
Dickey was awesome.
He’s our ace in the hole.
"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.
by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Aug 13, 2010 11:19 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
R.A. Dickey looks grissiony enough
to get trapped up to his waist in rock and sand in a forbidden, forgotten Indian burial vault and survive it.
"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.
by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Aug 13, 2010 11:51 PM EDT up reply actions
HAHAHAHA! That Picture of Dickey is Awesome! He looks so Maniacal there!
I could almost hear me do an evil Dr.NO laugh.
I missed the game...
How does a HR get turned into a triple? Isn’t it HR, ground rule double, on out? WTF went on here?
I saw a replay on Sportsnight
It was apparently borderline, on-the-orange-line to begin with, and a fan might or might not have touched it at some point while it was in the air.
"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.
by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Aug 13, 2010 11:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Apparently,
a fan interfered with the ball as it was in the air. On the replay, I think if it’s not ruled a HR, the batter will remain at the base he reached.
Is the sun going to come up tomorrow?
Say what?
This is the dumbest rule/ruling I’ve heard in a long time. How does someone reach 3rd in the time it takes a ball to reach the wall? It’s impossible. 270 feet in a few seconds? The world record for the 100 yard dash is just over 9 seconds. This is 90 yards run by someone not a world record sprinter who had to turn a few times. . You mean to tell me the HR stayed in the air 15 seconds? The point of ground rule doubles is to give some sort of fairness to a ball that happens to pop out of play, because of the built-in problems with the question of “where would he have been.”. It’s either a HR or a GRD, there is no in-between. I reaffirm my reluctance to accept replay in baseball because of things like this.
by MookieTheCat on Aug 14, 2010 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions
The replay was to decide
if it was a HR or a fan interference. The umps decided that it was interference. The rule for FI has always been the umps decide which base to award the player, so they chose third. Apparently Jerry lobbied for a triple. Dunno why the umps listened.
I agree with the praise of Hessman for legging it out...
But the fans are part of the stadium. They are outside of the playing field. And if there was no chance of catching it, the umps can decide rule is bunk. Kind of like the refs in football being considered part of the field. Has any fan interference call ever been called right? If it goes out, it goes out, if not, let the man run.
by MookieTheCat on Aug 14, 2010 12:09 AM EDT up reply actions
What the Umps assume that because Hessman was at 2nd and past it when the ball hit off the...wherever it hit....
Hessman was on his way to third.
That ball had some hang-time…Also remember that. Hessman, to his credit, did not assume anything(cough cough Timo Perez) and busted his azz out of the box.
That’s how he was awarded the triple.
well ibanez was fielding so....
they probably could have reasonably ruled it an insider the park homer.
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon
by Gina on Aug 14, 2010 12:05 AM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
It should've stayed a home run
Number one—the apple went up. Umpire<apple.
Number two—it should’ve counted just to show up Ibanez and Victorino for just standing there gesturing. Shouldn’t they have thrown the ball to the infield?
Also, maybe it actually was, I didn’t see the replay.
by pologroundling on Aug 14, 2010 12:05 AM EDT reply actions
I agree with any argument that presents
the apple and Victorino’s douchiness as evidence.
I think the Mets had hit HRs back-to-back.
The designers of CitiField never entertained that possibility.
by pologroundling on Aug 14, 2010 12:19 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Oh they entertained it...
And decided it would never happen for some reason. And designed the park accordingly.
by MookieTheCat on Aug 14, 2010 12:20 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
This...
They should have given Hessman 2 HRs. One for his own effort and another as penance for douchebaggery. As if Ibanez and Dicktorino have any moral ground to take away another guy’s BS HR? They have made careers of the same.
by MookieTheCat on Aug 14, 2010 12:12 AM EDT up reply actions
Is Dicktorino ever involved in non-douchy events?
Seriously…
"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.
by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Aug 14, 2010 12:13 AM EDT up reply actions
Wasn't there a spring training game this year where Victorino similarly just stood there with hands up?
I think it was Omir Santos’s inside-the-park.
by pologroundling on Aug 14, 2010 12:17 AM EDT up reply actions
I think you may be thinking of when he hit a weak pop to right...
In a normal ballpark and assumed he hit a HR….But you and I are both probably right in any event…
by MookieTheCat on Aug 14, 2010 12:19 AM EDT up reply actions
Last year in August
Pagan inside the park homer. One of the few highlights of the season.
by James Kannengieser on Aug 14, 2010 12:19 AM EDT up reply actions
It was this game
August 23rd, Eric recap
by James Kannengieser on Aug 14, 2010 12:25 AM EDT up reply actions
AA seemed so unlively then.
"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.
by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Aug 14, 2010 12:36 AM EDT up reply actions
No
Dickey Cy Young/MVP and Braves/Phillies collapse
AA lives
by James Kannengieser on Aug 14, 2010 12:52 AM EDT up reply actions
Just wanna make sure:
Whereas Dickey is concerned, MVP stands for ‘Most Valuable Player’, right?
"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.
by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Aug 14, 2010 1:36 AM EDT up reply actions
yeah, we kind of got it
"We're investigating the investigative procedure of the investigation of Tony Bernazard"---Omar Minaya (he really didn't say it but he would"
by firejerrynow on Aug 14, 2010 7:15 AM EDT up reply actions
Sad recap...Saddest Part...
Big winners: Daniel Murphy, +21.2% WPA, Luis Castillo, +19.9% WPA
Big losers: Oliver Perez, -40.3% WPA, Jeff Francoeur, -35.9% WPA
Wow. Just wow. Just wow wow wow wow wow wow wow. Just fucking a year later wow.
by MookieTheCat on Aug 14, 2010 1:29 AM EDT up reply actions
Makes me question the maxim...
Those who do not know their history are doomed to repeat it.
by MookieTheCat on Aug 14, 2010 1:54 AM EDT up reply actions
The thing is
he can still be an asset (presuming he can come back full strength from the knee). He just has to be handled properly.
Save Jenrry Mejia!
He's the Irish Hammer
That’s got to count for something.
"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.
by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Aug 14, 2010 2:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Was that the Triple Play game?
There is no hope.... there is no future....there is only GRISSIONZ
The 2010 Mets- Hey, we may suck, but what did you expect?
Well, looks like I missed a goodun
I was wishing some visiting honeymooners congratulations and getting drunk. Ah well.
Woooo
Love me some Dickey!
Seriously, as a Tennessee fan, I’ve always liked him.
"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." A. Bartlett Giamatti
I was at the game tonight
DICKEY WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
SCORE FOR R.A DICKEY
R.A Dickey=2011 N.L CY YOUNG AWARD WINNER
by The American Mr.Hockey on Aug 14, 2010 12:53 AM EDT reply actions
How I barely managed to make the Top Ten is remarkable.
BTW,
Clint Eastwood says : GET OFF MY LAWN, DICKTORINO!!
Awesome win for you guys, but I’d rather not see Jeff Francoeur in a loincloth.
The birth of Jason Heyward was God’s punishment for the sins of the people in New York and Philly.
Would you rather he was in the buff instead?
Huzzah!
Dickey wouldn’t like it, though….
Dickey hates Teeth...
They are natural enemies.
by MookieTheCat on Aug 14, 2010 1:26 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Have you seen "Teeth"?
Unsettling yet quirky film. I enjoyed it.
by James Kannengieser on Aug 14, 2010 5:46 PM EDT up reply actions
its hilarious
Hey, wait! I'm having one of those things. You know? A headache with pictures?
by KeithsMoustache on Aug 15, 2010 12:36 AM EDT up reply actions
What's your excuse for starting him everyday for years?
You guys actually have a good manager.
He's not Cliff Lee
He threw 97 Knucklers out of 105 pitches.
Just one I want to see Dickey hit someone in the eye....
AA would melt down from all the commenting. The server would just say…Forget it…I’m out.
by MookieTheCat on Aug 14, 2010 1:27 AM EDT up reply actions
watching this game with a Phils fan was awesome
I will be ordering my Dickey jersey tomorrow
Hey, wait! I'm having one of those things. You know? A headache with pictures?
by KeithsMoustache on Aug 14, 2010 1:23 AM EDT reply actions
Amen, already trying to find a cheap one on ebay
"I reject your reality and substitute my own"
-Adam Savage
by blueandorange4life on Aug 14, 2010 1:23 AM EDT up reply actions
Not like it matters anymore, but a camera view on Quick Pitch showed the fan clearly interefered with Hessman's ball
So I guess the umpires don’t totally suck….no, wait, they still do
There is no hope.... there is no future....there is only GRISSIONZ
The 2010 Mets- Hey, we may suck, but what did you expect?
Don't know if this has been mentioned, but
The last time Mets pitchers threw back-to-back complete-game shutouts was May 14-15, 2002, when Pedro Astacio and Jeff D’Amico did it.
"Never throw a slider to The Glider."
- Ed Charles, No. 5
"Who has more fun than people?"
- Ralph Kiner
Wow...
You just made whoever compared this year to 2002 the other night look really, really smart. Sorry to whoever it was trhe other night for dogging you….
by MookieTheCat on Aug 14, 2010 1:55 AM EDT up reply actions
I missed the game, but was Dickey as good as his boxscore?
You know he’s on when every lefty hits weak grounders to the first base side.
Dickey could've had a No-Hitter but some dumbass in this blog, as usual, Jinxed the whole thing.
He promptly got his butt kicked out, it looks like.
I think his name was newyorksports or something like that….
Geez. Everytime.
It’s the first rule of being a baseball fan… not even just being on AA.
Seriously?
Seriously? What the fuck, man…
"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.
by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Aug 14, 2010 2:32 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah.
Some people just dont fucking understand…. I mean I knew where he was coming from but….. for Gods sakes
Consequences will never be the same.
by NetsMets4Life on Aug 14, 2010 2:48 AM EDT up reply actions
Just saying, this is the ESPN NY top story headline
“Dickey tosses 1-hitter; Yankees all wet”
Consequences will never be the same.
If I'm not mistaken
This is the second 1-hitter this year for NYM, isn’t it?
"Winning is the most important thing in my life, after breathing. Breathing first, winning next." -George Michael Steinbrenner III
Yes
Niese threw one back in…June?
"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.
by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Aug 14, 2010 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions
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