Last night Mets pitcher R.A. Dickey was masterful in throwing a one-hitter over the Tampa Bay Rays. The lone hit Dickey gave up was a first inning infield single to BJ Upton. Upton hit a ground ball down the third base line that went off the palm of David Wright as he attempted to bare-hand it and it was ruled an infield single. As brilliant as Dickey’s performance was Terry Collins, the Mets manager, said after the game they will appeal Upton’s infield single saying the scorer should have ruled an error on David Wright. This would give Dickey his first ever no-hitter.
Jay’s Take: It’s ridiculous the Mets think there’s a chance in hell that this call will be overturned. I saw the play and the only way Wright was going to throw Upton out was to attempt a bare hand. Even if he fielded it cleanly there’s no guarantee that Wright would have thrown him out. The Mets are just embarrassing themselves by trying to give a pitcher another fraudulent no-hitter this season.
That’s right I said ANOTHER fraudulent no-hitter. The first was Johan Santana’s bogus no-hitter. Last time I checked when a ball lands so obviously on the foul line that you see puff of chalk it’s a fair ball. The Mets and their fans should be happy they were handed that no-hitter.
The Mets never cease to amaze me. Last year they pull Jose Reyes after one at-bat in the final game of 2011 to guarantee he becomes the first Mets player to win a batting title and now they’re challenging an infield hit so they can steal a no-hitter. As much as I found what Reyes did to be bush league, it wasn’t over the top. In this case, the Mets are just looking foolish as the call will never be overturned.
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