Jun
15
2012

Dickey One-Hitter Ruling Upheld By MLB

An article by Connor O'Brien

According to Buster Olney, the ruling by the official scorekeeper in Wednesday night’s game that kept R.A. Dickey from throwing the second no-hitter in Mets history has been upheld by Major League Baseball.

The Mets had appealed the ruling that B.J. Upton’s first inning infield single was a hit. Earlier this week, Terry Collins had said he would appeal the ruling but didn’t expect Major League Baseball to rule in his favor.

Asked if a 5 percent chance existed that the play was changed to an error on Wright, Collins said the odds would be less than that.
“You’ve got a guy who can really run and an outstanding third baseman,” Collins said. “The only way he can make the play is to barehand it. And he knows that. And he can’t make it. … David Wright knows what he’s doing. If he thinks he’s got to use his hand, then he’s got to barehand it. We’re just taking a shot. We’re just taking a stab. What the hell? What have we got to lose? Nothing. We won the game. R.A. pitched a great game. You owe it to yourself. If he catches it with the bare hand, if he makes the play, I don’t know if he’s out or not. But I know one thing — he’s really good at doing it.”

ESPN New York

Earlier today, writers here at MMO gave their take on the situation in a roundtable. Check it out.

About the Author: Connor O'Brien

I am a very young, but passionate Mets fan who has blogged about the Mets for three years. I hope you all enjoy the unique perspective that a fan like me can bring to the table. More about me... favorite Met- Johan Santana... favorite food- Citi Field burgers and hot dogs!... favorite musician- Mos Def... favorite Mets moment- the no-hitter of course, but I also attended Game 1 of the 2006 NLDS as well as Johan's three-hit shutout in late September 2008. Follow me on Twitter @UpAlongFirst

7 Comments + Add Comment

VegasMetsFan June 15, 2012 at 4:34 pm

Not really a surprise here. It would have been tainted anyway.. Besides this just sets RA up for his no hitter at home against the Yankees
- Adam June 15, 2012 at 5:03 pm
  
  hell yeah
Des June 15, 2012 at 6:57 pm

Good decision by baseball. Terry made a bad decision to appeal.
Dan Valis June 15, 2012 at 6:58 pm

Thank god, that would have been just awful if they overturned it. As Mike Francesa said yesterday, He didn’t pitch the game with the pressure of the no-hitter so it’s just not the same
Metfan Lou June 15, 2012 at 7:25 pm

You know as a Met fan and reading the comments one thing became clear and that is we are not good sports fans. Not one mention that if the decision was overturned then a hit would have been taken away from B.J. Upton. No big deal, well I beg to differ. It was a hard won base hit for Upton. Think about the player on the other team when the Mets do something stupid like this again. Makes us Mets fans look prettyt small and petty.
- VegasMetsFan June 16, 2012 at 1:32 am
  
  Why should we feel small and petty if we don’t consider a player from the opposing team?
- Amazin June 16, 2012 at 6:26 am
  
  The fool was Collins, not Met fans.

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