Tag: R. A. Dickey

Preview: Mets at Yankees May 20, 2011

New York Mets (21-22) at New York Yankees (21-19) 7:05pm

R.A. Dickey (1-5 5.08) vs. Freddie Garcia (2-3 3.22)

TV: SNY   Radio: WFAN

What to watch: The Mets and Yankees start up a three game series tonight in the Bronx. The Yanks are coming into the series with a three game winning streak and the Mets have won two.

Dickey’s season has been terrible. He still hasn’t won since his first start of the season and he got hit hard again in his last start in Houston. He certainly looks like the pre-2010 Dickey this season.

Garcia has had some good games this year but the Red Sox hit him hard in his last start. He gave up 4 earned runs in 5.1 innings and he could fall apart anytime. He’s 34 years old but looks like he’s been around forever.

Video: Mets Weekly Report – Dickey, Murphy, Beltran

R. A. Dickey
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In this week’s video weekly Mets Report with Kerel Cooper of On The Black we first talk about R.A. Dickey and the disappointing season that he’s having. It’s only the middle of May but Dickey hasn’t won a game in more than a month. He signed a 2-year deal before the season but certainly isn’t living up to the expectations that the Mets had for him when they signed the deal.

We also get into Daniel Murphy playing first base with Ike Davis on the disabled list. Kerel asks if this is going to hurt Murphy’s defensive development at second base. He’s definitely made some strides defensively but Murphy is probably the best backup corner infielder on the team.

The last topic that we touch on is Carlos Beltran and the resurgent season that he’s having in the final year of his contract with the Mets. The timing is great for Beltran and the Mets if they’re planning to trade him, which you have to assume that the Mets are. Beltran does have a full no-trade clause but the Mets haven’t done anything yet this season to appear to make a run at the playoffs. So he would probably waive that clause for a chance to get into a playoff race. Maybe he could even do some major damage like he did with the Astros in the ’04 postseason.

Astros 7 – Mets 3 May 14, 2011

DENVER, CO - MAY 12: Daniel Murphy #28 of the...
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R.A. Dickey continued his losing ways in Houston today. The dream season that he had last year is nowhere to be found. He blew the game in the first innings by giving up 4 runs on 6 hits and throwing 45 pitches. It was really ugly. He stayed in the game into the sixth finishing with 5.1 innings, 6 runs allowed on 11 hits and no walks.

There wasn’t a lot of offense from the Mets against J.A. Happ today. They had 7 hits and 4 walks as a team. Daniel Murphy hit a solo homer to right in the fourth inning. They strung together some hits to score one in the third and one in the ninth. That was it.

The Mets and Astros will play the rubber game of the series tomorrow afternoon.

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Preview: Mets at Astros May 14, 2011

New York Mets (18-20) at Houston Astros (14-24) 4:05pm

R.A. Dickey (1-4 4.50) vs. J.A. Happ (2-4 5.75)

TV: WPIX   Radio: WFAN

What to watch: The Mets can win another road series with a win this afternoon behind Dickey in this battle of the pitchers that go by initials instead of names. Dickey’s pitching has been inconsistent this season and he hasn’t won a game since April 3rd. But in two starts on the road this season he’s been great with a 1.32 ERA.

Happ has been inconsistent for the Astros too. His last start in Pittsburgh was decent, a no-decision that the Astros lost. He went 6 innings and allowed 2 runs on 6 hits and 4 walks. Generally, he’s been getting hit pretty hard though, the league is hitting .285 against him.

Dodgers 4 – Mets 2 May 8, 2011

PORT ST. LUCIE, FL - FEBRUARY 24: RY 24: Jos...
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The Mets couldn’t get much offense going against Clayton Kershaw. They only had 8 hits and 4 walks in the game and left 10 on base. Only Jose Reyes had an extra base hit for the Mets, another triple that scored Daniel Murphy in the bottom of the ninth.

R.A. Dickey was decent but not outstanding again going 7 innings and allowing 3 earned runs. He did allow 10 hits and 2 walks so he had trouble going throughout the game.

The Mets won the series despite the loss today and head to Colorado for a three game series.

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Preview: Dodgers at Mets May 8, 2011

Los Angeles Dodgers (15-19) at New York Mets (15-18) 1:10pm

Clayton Kershaw (3-3 3.38) vs. R.A. Dickey (1-3 4.62)

TV: SNY   Radio: WFAN

What to watch: The Mets are going for the sweep today before they leave for Colorado. It won’t be easy against Kershaw though, one of the best young pitchers in baseball. His last start was a good win against the Cubs going 7 innings and allowing only 2 runs.

Dickey hasn’t gotten a win since April 3rd and he got rocked in his last start against the Giants for 6 runs in 6 innings. He hasn’t been the stopper that he was last year by any stretch of the imagination.

Giants 7 – Mets 6 May 3, 2011

Carlos Beltran
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The Mets and Giants went back and forth exchanging the lead throughout the game. R.A. Dickey wasn’t very sharp at all again. He went 6 innings and gave up 6 runs. He hasn’t looked like the guy that was unstoppable last season.

The Mets had some good offense going tonight with 11 hits and leaving 11 runners on base. They put up 6 runs, which should be enough to win most games. Jose Reyes and Josh Thole both had 3 hits. And Carlos Beltran had a big 3-run homer down the line in right field in the first inning. At that point I was thinking things were looking good for the Mets. But Dickey couldn’t hold it.

Taylor Buchholz gave up a solo shot in the tenth inning to Aubrey Huff to lose the game. The other story line to mention was Thole having trouble getting his glove on the ball. He had a throwing error but just holding onto the ball was a struggle for him. It isn’t easy with a knuckleballer on the mound but he has some work to do.

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