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RA Dickey close to deal with Mets. soon to be Memories of ?

attgig Dec 22 2009 01:39 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Dec 24 2009 09:24 AM

The most exciting news since Igarashi.... http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball ... 1328_x.htm

metirish Dec 22 2009 01:44 PM Re: RA Dickey close to deal with Mets

Stop being a dick Omar

John Cougar Lunchbucket Dec 22 2009 01:46 PM Re: RA Dickey close to deal with Mets

He's a knuckleballer! Nobody knows this but his real first name is Ulysses. URA Dickey

HahnSolo Dec 22 2009 01:47 PM Re: RA Dickey close to deal with Mets

I remember a Mad Dog Russo rant a few years ago, about how (maybe the Giants) could not hit "ARRRR AYYYYY DICCKKEEYYY". He went on and on with it. I bet he loves this move.

Edgy DC Dec 22 2009 01:49 PM Re: RA Dickey close to deal with Mets

Knuckleballers peak at 35.

Frayed Knot Dec 22 2009 01:52 PM Re: RA Dickey close to deal with Mets

"Pitching his entire career without the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow, Dickey is 22-28 with a 5.43 ERA in 48 starts and 96 relief appearances in seven big league seasons. Doctors think he either was born without the ligament or it dissolved after a tear." So at least he can't tear it pitching for us!!

metirish Dec 22 2009 01:53 PM Re: RA Dickey close to deal with Mets

john Harper's column tomorrow goes like this. Here's all you need to know about the Mets mindset right now, not to mention the Mets fans, who by the way are livid. On the day the beloved Yankees bring back Vazquez, a road tested Vaquez it should be noted all the Mets could do was sign RA Dickey. Forgive yourself if you have never heard of him, only the desperate Omar Minaya would sign a guy who doesn't even have the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow. I wonder what Jason Bay thinks of this move....oh the indignity of it all. A scout I spoke to says Dickey doesn't evan have a fastball.

Benjamin Grimm Dec 22 2009 01:54 PM Re: RA Dickey close to deal with Mets

I wonder if I have a ulnar collateral ligament in my right elbow?

Ceetar Dec 22 2009 02:07 PM Re: RA Dickey close to deal with Mets

metirish wrote: A scout I spoke to says Dickey doesn't evan have a fastball. Warthen will try to get one out of him, just you watch.

Gwreck Dec 22 2009 02:29 PM Re: RA Dickey close to deal with Mets

Dickey faced the Mets in June 08: http://archives.cranepoolforum.net/9400/f14_t9405.shtml Some info on Dickey in this KTE: http://archives.cranepoolforum.net/9300/f15_t9388.shtml Key NY Times article about him: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/27/sport ... ickey.html

Benjamin Grimm Dec 22 2009 02:43 PM Re: RA Dickey close to deal with Mets

Any reports yet on how this is affecting the Citi Field tour groups?

batmagadanleadoff Dec 22 2009 02:59 PM Re: RA Dickey close to deal with Mets

Fast ball? Ligament? This guy doesn't even have a first name.

themetfairy Dec 22 2009 03:06 PM Re: RA Dickey close to deal with Mets

Robert Alan Dickey

Met Hunter Dec 22 2009 03:42 PM Re: RA Dickey close to deal with Mets

What do D.J. Dozier, C.J. Nitkowski and J.J. Putz all have in common? They were all sucky Mets. Ok, ok, I'll give you J.C. Martin.

batmagadanleadoff Dec 22 2009 04:08 PM Re: RA Dickey close to deal with Mets

themetfairy wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: Fast ball? Ligament? This guy doesn't even have a first name Robert Alan Dickey Killjoy.

Fman99 Dec 22 2009 07:45 PM Re: RA Dickey close to deal with Mets

I am excited for 2010, now, for the plethora of anatomical jokes about this guy. Big Dickey fan here. He's got a cousin in AA ball, I.M. Penisy, that's supposed to be pretty good too.

smg58 Dec 22 2009 07:50 PM Re: RA Dickey close to deal with Mets

I can see him providing us with two or three games of entertainment throwing the knuckleball. And the Mets might even win one of those games. Otherwise, he's just roster depth, nothing to get excited about or to burn Omar in effigy over.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Dec 22 2009 10:35 PM Re: RA Dickey close to deal with Mets

My heart's a-flutter at the thought.

Edgy DC Dec 22 2009 11:07 PM Re: RA Dickey close to deal with Mets

What's this I hear about the Mets signing Rodney Allen Rippey?

John Cougar Lunchbucket Dec 23 2009 05:15 AM Re: RA Dickey close to deal with Mets

A very short history of Mets knucklers. [url]http://mbtn.net/how-about-knuckle-sandwich

Benjamin Grimm Dec 23 2009 06:55 AM Re: RA Dickey close to deal with Mets

This is further proof that the Mets medical staff is incompetent. They just signed a pitcher with no elbow!

Edgy DC Dec 23 2009 07:15 AM Re: RA Dickey close to deal with Mets

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: A very short history of Mets knucklers. [url]http://mbtn.net/how-about-knuckle-sandwich Me likey. Pete Falcone called his out pitch a knuckle curve, but, if I correctly recall, it bore little relation to a knuckleball beyond the nomenclature. I wonder if the same is true of Mlicki's knuckle curve. It seems hard to reconcile, as the action on a curve is created by the rotation, and the action on the knuckler is created by the lack of rotation.

G-Fafif Dec 23 2009 08:10 AM Re: RA Dickey close to deal with Mets

Should we save bandwidth and rename this thread Memories of R.A. Dickey now?

MFS62 Dec 23 2009 08:37 AM Re: RA Dickey close to deal with Mets

G-Fafif wrote: Should we save bandwidth and rename this thread Memories of R.A. Dickey now? OK. My favorite memory of R.A. Dickey is when he taught the knuckleball to Oliver Perez. Later

G-Fafif Dec 23 2009 08:47 AM Re: RA Dickey close to deal with Mets

How about the time his knuckler got away from Molina but took that crazy bounce off the brickwork and let Bengie tag out Rollins and Victorino? The best part was our catcher falling on ol' Shane and knocking all the oxygen out of the not-so-Flyin' Hawaiian. Sure, we were losing 12-3, but it was one of the few nice moments of 2010.

Centerfield Dec 23 2009 09:17 AM Re: RA Dickey close to deal with Mets

Great play! But I hate that it triggered the "two-outs on one play" incentive in the Molina contract putting us on the hook for the remaining 4 years, 48 million.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Dec 23 2009 10:11 AM Re: RA Dickey close to deal with Mets Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Dec 23 2009 10:41 AM

Edgy DC wrote: John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: A very short history of Mets knucklers. [url]http://mbtn.net/how-about-knuckle-sandwich Me likey. Pete Falcone called his out pitch a knuckle curve, but, if I correctly recall, it bore little relation to a knuckleball beyond the nomenclature. I wonder if the same is true of Mlicki's knuckle curve. It seems hard to reconcile, as the action on a curve is created by the rotation, and the action on the knuckler is created by the lack of rotation. Mussina's curve was one of these, and I think I've heard Burnett's called this, too. Really, it's a curveball thrown with either your index or your middle finger tucked in behind the ball, so as to make your fingers jut out all knuckler-like; the grip supposedly makes the ball spin tighter, but doesn't provide any wacky Niekroing action. Basically, looks like a knuckler, drops like a curve. Why bother even calling it "knuckle curve?" People just like to name things, I suppose.

MFS62 Dec 23 2009 10:23 AM Re: RA Dickey close to deal with Mets

The first pitcher I remember who threw what he called a knuckle curve was Cub starter Burt Hooten. Edit: And if you go here, you'll see that our own Steve Renko threw it. http://www.oddball-mall.com/knuckleball/list.htm Later

Edgy DC Dec 23 2009 11:20 PM Re: RA Dickey close to deal with Mets

Cool thing to this story (cool now, sucked at the time) was that Dickey was the first round draft pick for the Rangers in 1996. He was offered an $875,000 contract and he flew in to sign it, have a press conference with Doug Melvin, and throw out the first pitch that night. A routine MRI found the missing ligament, the offer was rescinded, the press conference scrapped, the first pitch cancelled. After James Andrews confirmed the news, he planned on going to college, but a sorry Doug Melvin offed him a $75,000 bonus and he jumped at it, and managed to pull together a career of a sort anyway.

Ashie62 Dec 24 2009 09:20 AM Re: RA Dickey close to deal with Mets

G-Fafif wrote: Should we save bandwidth and rename this thread Memories of R.A. Dickey now? Feel Free

attgig Dec 24 2009 09:25 AM Re: RA Dickey close to deal with Mets. soon to be Memories of ?

I won't go all the way with changing the title... but I'm at least leaving the possibility open.

Edgy DC Jul 29 2010 12:08 PM Re: RA Dickey close to deal with Mets. soon to be Memories of ?

From small things, Mama...

attgig Jul 29 2010 12:29 PM Re: RA Dickey close to deal with Mets. soon to be Memories of ?

glad I didn't completely change the title...

Edgy DC Jul 29 2010 12:39 PM Re: RA Dickey close to deal with Mets. soon to be Memories of ?

Some good memories, baby.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jul 29 2010 12:40 PM Re: RA Dickey close to deal with Mets. soon to be Memories of ?

At a glance-- and before I saw the thread date and remembered-- this thread title gave me the heart-in-throat.

Ashie62 Jul 29 2010 01:33 PM Re: RA Dickey close to deal with Mets

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I wonder if I have a ulnar collateral ligament in my right elbow? What arm do you use?

smg58 Jul 29 2010 02:19 PM Re: RA Dickey close to deal with Mets

smg58 wrote: I can see him providing us with two or three games of entertainment throwing the knuckleball. And the Mets might even win one of those games. Otherwise, he's just roster depth, nothing to get excited about or to burn Omar in effigy over. And to think that, relatively speaking, I was optimistic.

Kong76 Jul 29 2010 06:23 PM Re: RA Dickey close to deal with Mets. soon to be Memories of ?

Good dig up, Edge ... I wish I chimed in with an xmas negative tidbit. Great example of why typing stuff is 100X more interesting than calling up (and listening to) talk radio shows where what you said in December is gone right after you shout it at the wind (or at the windbag host).

Fman99 Jul 29 2010 06:43 PM Re: RA Dickey close to deal with Mets

Fman99 wrote: I am excited for 2010, now, for the plethora of anatomical jokes about this guy. Big Dickey fan here. He's got a cousin in AA ball, I.M. Penisy, that's supposed to be pretty good too. I slay me.

Edgy DC Jul 29 2010 08:28 PM Re: RA Dickey close to deal with Mets. soon to be Memories of ?

Kong76 wrote: Good dig up, Edge ... I wish I chimed in with an xmas negative tidbit. Great example of why typing stuff is 100X more interesting than calling up (and listening to) talk radio shows where what you said in December is gone right after you shout it at the wind (or at the windbag host). I was hoping for more pre-emptive bile. Why doesn't Francesa post here?