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Brown Bag it, Baby
Phil Niekro helped pave the way for other knuckleballers who enjoyed successful MLB careers by predominantly throwing one pitch, and that is not lost on R.A. Dickey. The Atlanta Braves announced on Sunday that Niekro has died at the age of 81 …
Pretty much every MLB team will have to deal with the reality that a few of their players are headed to free agency. For many teams, the ability to keep all their players is just not feasible. In some cases, they will be losing role players or guys …
Like Bartolo Colon, R.A. Dickey is a veteran quadragenarian right-hander who signed a one-year deal with the Atlanta Braves this offseason. And now he has the nickname to rival Colon’s as well. Dickey announced on Friday that he’s …
While spring training can be a nervous time for young players hoping to land a spot on the major league roster, the relaxed atmosphere also lends itself to a fun, lighthearted experience. At Blue Jays camp, veteran pitcher R.A. Dickey had a little …
Toronto Blue Jays catcher JP Arencibia may have a difficult responsibility this season if the team allows him to catch for R.A. Dickey. Knuckleball pitchers like Dickey and Tim Wakefield will oftentimes have their own personal catcher, but Arencibia …
R.A. Dickey is the definition of a late bloomer. He made his first All-Star appearance and won his first Cy Young Award last season as a member of the New York Mets at age 37. That is incredibly old for a player to be enjoying his best season as a …
Professional baseball may be nothing more than a business to certain players, coaches and ownership groups, but it seems safe to say it means a bit more to NL Cy Young Award winner R.A. Dickey. The knuckleballer bounced around from team to team …
Mets knuckleball pitcher R.A. Dickey has a memoir coming out, and in it he details some of the darkest moments of his life — being sexually abused as a child and later contemplating suicide as an adult after cheating on his wife. The book, …
R.A. Dickey is aware of the risks involved if he climbs Mount Kilimanjaro, but he plans on doing it anyway. The 37-year-old Mets pitcher has been planning to make the trek for months, joined by former Twins teammate Kevin Slowey. Earlier this week, …
