RA Dickey

[deckofcards77]

I wanted to get your guys opinion of him in the game.

I don't like him. The ONLY thing that makes him good is his knuckleball. He has 3 pitching options but the 2 seam and fastball are bad.

[ItzTacosYerrp]

Well he IS a knuckleballer....

[deckofcards77]

Quote: Originally Posted by ItzTacosYerrp

Well he IS a knuckleballer....

I understand that. But you can't throw a knuckleball the entire game. His fastball is 86-87!

[cubsfan203]

Quote: Originally Posted by deckofcards77

I understand that. But you can't throw a knuckleball the entire game. His fastball is 86-87!

That's actually being generous. His fastball/sinker have been in the 80-82mph range this season. He's also thrown the knuckleball almost 90% of the time so it's realistic to just throw that every time.

[OSchienne]

I agree with the two previous posters...RA Dickey will be boring to pitch with...but he does seem to throw that 2 seamer low and away to dangerous LH batters, to get them to chase....just don't throw it over the zone

[Lee085]

RA made it into the majors thanks to his Knuckle Ball. The guy doesn't even have a UCL.

[tritesman]

Quote: Originally Posted by Lee085

RA made it into the majors thanks to his Knuckle Ball. The guy doesn't even have a UCL.

Dickey didn't have the knuckle ball when he started, gradually worked on it...he is a pitcher, not a thrower

Cy Young....must be doing something right, huh

[Lee085]

I like Dickey, but when he first got drafted he got screened and found out he had no UCL so they dropped him. He worked on his Knuckle Ball because he couldn't pitch his Fastball as good as anyone else and it helped him get back into the majors. He shouldn't even be able to throw any pitch without a UCL, let alone a Knuckler. He's awesome.

He had a rough career being a Knuckleballer, like Tim Wakefield. No one in the majors took Knuckleballers seriously because the pitch was so unpredictable.

And Dickey is rocking it right now against Detroit!