Remember Aaron Small? He was the pitcher who came to the New York Yankees in 2005 having won just 16 games in an eight-year big-league career, then had a magical 10-0 season to help the Yankees reach the playoffs.
↵Well, R.A. Dickey of the New York Mets is having a similarly improbable season. The 35-year-old knuckleballer improved to 6-0 with eight shutout innings in a 5-0 victory over Detroit Wednesday night. Dickey entered the season with a 22-28 career record in seven seasons, and the journeyman right-hander had just seven victories in the last four seasons combined.
↵This season is showing signs of turning into an improbably successful one for the Mets. And it is being led from an incredibly improbable source. Amazin' Avenue
↵The Yankees escaped the desert with a 6-5 10-inning victory Wednesday night, and now lead the American League East by 2.5 games. Mariano Rivera wriggled out of a bases-loaded, no out jam in the 10th inning . If you watched the game you could not help but feel sorry for Arizona starter Dontrelle Willis, who walked seven in 2.1 innings. Willis is going through the Steve Blass/Mark Wohlers/Rick Ankiel deal where he has no clue where the ball will go when he throws it. It is painful to watch. Pinstripe Alley
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