tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4595768493145117656.post690914858246363711..comments2013-11-01T20:16:32.249-04:00Comments on Metsrospectus: R.A. Dickey is the best pitcher in baseballJeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01582536141442685095noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4595768493145117656.post-40685097061324285472012-06-19T15:18:26.213-04:002012-06-19T15:18:26.213-04:00My understanding is that he knows the location of ...My understanding is that he knows the location of the pitch but not the break, I think that's the nature of the knuckleball and it's erratic flight pattern, part of the reason it's so hard to hit is that in breaks in totally random ways.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582536141442685095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4595768493145117656.post-50967316565067662632012-06-19T15:15:54.743-04:002012-06-19T15:15:54.743-04:00"Even the pitcher throwing it doesn't kno..."Even the pitcher throwing it doesn't know how it will break so how can a batter" <br />I think Dickey knows for the most part how the ball the ball will break based the stuff i hear him say in the interview. <br /><br />Dickey can't be compared to wakefield at this point. Wakefield, along with most other knuckleball pitchers, mostly had a 60-low 70s knuckleball with shoddy command, and would have some that wouldn't knuckle. I really don't remember the last time that RA threw a hanging knuckler (maybe that game way back during the Astros?). As they say with maturing pitchers, RA isn't just throwing the knuckleball, he's pitching with the knuckleball.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15546598627398256141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4595768493145117656.post-21756967441751435732012-06-19T12:50:02.845-04:002012-06-19T12:50:02.845-04:00I think one of the things about the knuckleball is...I think one of the things about the knuckleball is that you just can't get used to it. Even the pitcher throwing it doesn't know how it will break so how can a batter. I think some of the NL east teams that have seen him a lot might be a little better but I don't think anyone can learn how to hit it reliably when you only face a knuckler a few times a year.<br /><br />Also the Rays and O's should have had some familiarity with knuckleball hitting as both teams were facing Tim Wakefield for the past few years.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582536141442685095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4595768493145117656.post-37853673119783609082012-06-19T12:46:10.754-04:002012-06-19T12:46:10.754-04:00"Greatness" is hard to define and quanti..."Greatness" is hard to define and quantify, and i wouldn't call him the greatest. But this is definately one of the more dominant runs a SP has had in this era of baseball. <br />It'll be interesting to see how he pitches once we finish interleague play. His dominance is partly due to the AL teams having no familiarity with him. However, i think Dickey has evolved so much in the last few weeks that he is definately a much different pitcher than he was even at the beginning of the season. It will be interesting to see if he can continue to dominate teams that have seen his "old" knuckleball in the past.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15546598627398256141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4595768493145117656.post-51399277879707188692012-06-19T10:53:27.461-04:002012-06-19T10:53:27.461-04:00He is the greatest pitcher in the history of MLBHe is the greatest pitcher in the history of MLBYonkershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09721340945449385086noreply@blogger.com