R.A. Dickey has been nothing short of dominant this season. He leads the MLB in wins with 11 and has a 2.00 ERA. With his win last night Dickey has pitched back to back 1 hitters. Additionally he has not allowed an earned run since his start on May 22 against the Pirates. That was 6 games ago.The knuckle ball is Dickey's primary pitch and he has perfected it. The undetermined movement makes the batter buckle his knees, then it drops in for a strike. It is the hardest pitch to perfect, but Dickey has done so. 13 out of 14 of his starts have been quality starts. That means at least 6 innings pitched with 3 or fewer runs allowed.
I don't know what else to say. You can't predict a knuckle ball and that shows with 103 strikeouts and only 67 hits in 99 innings pitched. Dickey is 37 years old, so go get them R.A.
If you were wondering, R.A. stands for Robert Alan.
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