Knucklin'

Just last week I wrote that one of the fun things every season in baseball is seeing something you haven't seen before or for a long time.  After Monday night RA Dickey fills the bill - I caught the last couple of innings of the game.  Dickey became the first major leaguer since 1988 to throw consecutive one-hitters and the first National League pitcher to do it since 1944.


It's not just that he's thrown the one-hitters.  It's how he's done it - he's a freakin' knuckleballer!!  The only one currently in the major leagues.  And he throws it as a strikeout pitch and with control which has never been done by any knuckleball pitcher in history.  He also throws the knuckler faster than anyone has (in the low 80s).  In his last 48 2/3 innings he's given up 21 hits, one earned run, walked five and struck out 63!

A washed up pitcher in his mid-30s who resurrected his career with the NY Mets over the past two years.

Here's some commentary from last night:  http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=espn:8070547

Who knows how long this can last but let's enjoy it while we can.