MORE ON DICKEY'S START...While there is no getting around the fact that he gave up seven hits, the bottom line remains that he kept Philadelphia scoreless. But what's most impressive about the knuckleballer is that he pitched six solid shutout innings with 103 pitches. He also struck out 7 and brought his ERA down to 1.50. It's not inappropriate to point out that the Phillies struggle particularly dramatically against knuckleballers, but it was not just Dickey's pitching that contributed to his effort. His fielding yielded a 1-2-3 double play in the bottom of the 2nd that put a stop to a Philadelphia rally and led to the Phils failure to score with the bases loaded and nobody out. Dickey will surley see another start and perhaps solidify his position in a Mets rotation desperate to find a #3 starter to match the dominance of Pelfrey and Santana.
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