Last night in San Juan, the Marlins beat the Mets 10-3. R.A. Dickey pitched 5 innings, and allowed 5 runs, getting his first loss since July of last year. It was because he didn't have good command of his knuckleball, so he had to throw more fastballs. It's not good when they get to his 60 MPH knuckleball and then you start pitching an 80 MPH fastball. To fool hitters, you don't wan't to only have a 20 MPH between your fastball and knuckleball. You should try to pitch around a 55 MPH knuckleball, and a 88 MPH fastball. Now you've got a 33 MPH difference.
the faster a knuckleball is, the better.anonymous
ReplyDeleteIt's Ok to have bad start once in awile. anonymous.
ReplyDeleteyou cant alwayys win. kawakami only had his first win last week. dickey had 6 Ws since 5/25
ReplyDeleteDickey has pitched too well recently to send us into a panic with one bad inning. If this situation continues...
ReplyDeleteThe bullpen's performance, on the other hand, was a bit frightening. The offense is good enough to have a chance to come back from early deficits-- if the pen can stop the bleeding. Last night, they did not hold the fort.
I don't think this loss should make any Mets fan worry, as they are rather hot lately. This series should be interesting. The Marlins are 6-1 all time in San Juan. Today, the Mets had Takahashi (6-3) vs. Robertson (5-6). The game looks to be good.
ReplyDeleteLet's go Mets!!!
ReplyDelete