Jun
2
2011

We Need More Mets With Dickey’s Warrior Mentality

An article by Brandon Butler

I have to give R.A. Dickey a lot of respect for what he did in his last start. He went out there with a foot injury and made the best of it, despite giving up runs that eventually won the game for the Pirates.

Call me crazy, but overall he pitched well despite the obvious pain as he grimaced almost every time his foot landed. Dickey gave the Mets seven shutout innings and a chance to win the ballgame, before he made one costly mistake that led to the Pirates rally in the eighth inning that won them the game.

For me, Dickey took the mound like a warrior going to battle. He showed the kind of fight I always hoped we’d see from Mike Pelfrey. When anyone goes out and toughs it out like Dickey did, it shows a team first mentality and an obvious love and passion for the game.

While I watched Jason Bay sitting on the bench that day, taking a scheduled day off to rest, it reinforced why I like R.A. Dickey as much as I do. I only wish we had more players that can match his intensity, loyalty and competitiveness.

This will be my last post for the rest of the month readers. I am going to be graduating High School in a couple weeks, and its going to be crazy and hectic. See you guys in July MMO!

About the Author: Brandon Butler

Brandon is currently a MMO Minor League Staff Writer. He is also the co-host of the Mets Madness Podcast on Talkshoe Radio. Brandon lives in Hornell, NY.

2 Comments + Add Comment

alex68 June 3, 2011 at 12:39 pm

warrior mentality?? can we please stop this nonsense with this guy?? please?? what’s with some mets fans that fall in love with a mediocre player, then look for his “intangibles”.. geez.. same thing with some idiots trying to vouch for freaking alex cora, ineptitude is what mets fans like..
he sucks, but he’s a warrior
he sucks, but he’ll be a maager in the future…
he sucks, but he’s a good clubhouse guy..
he sucks, but he hustles to first after grounding out
he sucks in the clutch, “but he’s the face of the franchise”

we need ballplayers, guys who come to f*ing play, no nonsense, i could care less if he’s white, black, yellow, green, as long as we got good baseball players i don’t care if he’s an as-sh-ole!!!!
one word baby, 1986!!! look at the roster and tell me how many good guys we had.. just win
METS62FAN June 4, 2011 at 11:43 am

actually, it appears his “almostness” was appreciated by both Capuano & Niese inasmuch as they chose to replicate his nearly untouchable 66%+ of a game aka 7/9ths

Wouldn’t it be prudent to place TC on a Suicide watch after 6?

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