Mets Fans: Can You Explain R.A. Dickey this year?

[AZGrizFan]

A career sub-.500, over 4.00 ERA pitcher who's gone 11-1 (losing his first start and winning 11 straight) with a 2.00 ERA (including an era of 0.00 over his last 5 starts) and a WHIP under 1.00.

Oh BTW, he's struck out 8, 11, 10, 9, 8, 12 and 13 in his last 7 starts and his last two starts have been complete-game 1-hitters. Three of his last four starts have been complete games.

What gives with this guy?

[dal4018]

A career sub-.500, over 4.00 ERA pitcher who's gone 11-1 (losing his first start and winning 11 straight) with a 2.00 ERA (including an era of 0.00 over his last 5 starts) and a WHIP under 1.00.

Oh BTW, he's struck out 8, 11, 10, 9, 8, 12 and 13 in his last 7 starts and his last two starts have been complete-game 1-hitters. Three of his last four starts have been complete games.

What gives with this guy?

The man is on fire what else can you say hope he keeps it up a ray of hope for Metropolitans !!!

[Ivytalk]

Steroids.

[Seahawks08]

Steroids.

[CAA Flagship]

National League hitters.

[bluehenbillk]

You're looking for Mutts fans?

[dal4018]

Steroids.

Give the man his due not every pitcher is Clemens!!!

[Ivytalk]

Steroids.

Give the man his due not every pitcher is Clemens!!!

Yeah, but this dude has added 20 mph and 45 degrees of "flutter" to his knuckler overnight.

[AZGrizFan]

Give the man his due not every pitcher is Clemens!!!

Yeah, but this dude has added 20 mph and 45 degrees of "flutter" to his knuckler overnight.

Oh, he's a knuckleballer? I did not know....

[andy7171]

Yeah, but this dude has added 20 mph and 45 degrees of "flutter" to his knuckler overnight.

Oh, he's a knuckleballer? I did not know....

He learned how to throw the knuckball because Buck Showalter told him in Texas he wasn't going to last pitching the way he was. They say his knuckleball hits up to the low 80s.

[Grizalltheway]

You're looking for Mutts fans?

Apparently, but it looks like he found a few bitter Phaillies fans, instead.

[AZGrizFan]

Oh, he's a knuckleballer? I did not know....

He learned how to throw the knuckball because Buck Showalter told him in Texas he wasn't going to last pitching the way he was. They say his knuckleball hits up to the low 80s.

Well based on his numbers in Texas and now, it appears Buck was right.

Jesus it hurts to say that.

[tribe_pride]

Too be fair, he has actually pitched pretty well all 3 years with the Mets.

2010 - 27 games, 2.84 ERA
2011 - 33 games, 3.28 ERA
2012 - 14 games 2.00 ERA

He has improved this year especially the last 5 games but realize that at the end of May this year, his ERA was 3.06 and on May 22 it was 3.45 so in reality it's really been the last 5-6 games. Hoping he keeps it up. Been the most dominanting pitcher in the major leagues over the past month.

[Seahawks08]

Mets still suck...

[Gil Dobie]

I think the Twins fans are wishing they still had Dickey and Santana.

[dal4018]

National League hitters.

Well Nick Swisher proved that is a lie with his three rum homer of Dickey!!!

[dal4018]

I think the Twins fans are wishing they still had Dickey and Santana.

Yeah right not after that aforementioned three run blast courtesy of Swisher.

[dal4018]

Yeah, but this dude has added 20 mph and 45 degrees of "flutter" to his knuckler overnight.

Oh, he's a knuckleballer? I did not know....

Yeah the second coming of Phil Niekro lol!!!

[dal4018]

Too be fair, he has actually pitched pretty well all 3 years with the Mets.

2010 - 27 games, 2.84 ERA
2011 - 33 games, 3.28 ERA
2012 - 14 games 2.00 ERA

He has improved this year especially the last 5 games but realize that at the end of May this year, his ERA was 3.06 and on May 22 it was 3.45 so in reality it's really been the last 5-6 games. Hoping he keeps it up. Been the most dominanting pitcher in the major leagues over the past month.

Arguably he maybe the best pitcher on their roster!!

[dal4018]

Oh, he's a knuckleballer? I did not know....

He learned how to throw the knuckball because Buck Showalter told him in Texas he wasn't going to last pitching the way he was. They say his knuckleball hits up to the low 80s.

What was his original pitching style before converting to the knuckleball!!!!

[BlueHen86]

Yeah, but this dude has added 20 mph and 45 degrees of "flutter" to his knuckler overnight.

Oh, he's a knuckleballer? I did not know....

Explains a lot. When they're on, knuckleballers are almost impossible to hit, when they are not on they're just a notch above batting practice. Dickey has been "on" quite a bit this year.

[dal4018]

Oh, he's a knuckleballer? I did not know....

Explains a lot. When they're on, knuckleballers are almost impossible to hit, when they are not on they're just a notch above batting practice. Dickey has been "on" quite a bit this year.

Like Tim Wakefield????

[AZGrizFan]

Oh, he's a knuckleballer? I did not know....

Explains a lot. When they're on, knuckleballers are almost impossible to hit, when they are not on they're just a notch above batting practice. Dickey has been "on" quite a bit this year.

Tonight was apparently BP night for Dickey...

[eagleskins]

He will regress big time just like he did last year

[tribe_pride]

He will regress big time just like he did last year

That's not right. Look at his monthly ERA last year:
April - 3.82
May - 4.93
June - 2.57
July - 3.79
August - 2.70
September - 1.82

For his last 2 months which were 10 games, his ERA was really low. He was only 3-4 in those games (and the team 5-5) but the Mets only scored 25 runs in those 10 games with 17 of those runs being in 3 games so they didn't really back him up too much