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Dickey: on his Fingernail, Control, Highs, Lows, etc.

by Rich Coutinho on April 8th, 2011 at 9:16 pm

R.A. Dickey, who battled a torn fingernail during tonight’s game, talked about his five inning Opening Day start with reporters, which you can listen to here:

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During the discussion Dickey basically said:

  • He just tried to hang in there as long as he could but was having trouble controlling his pitches.
  • This was a real day of highs and lows for him–elated to pitch in the opener but totally deflated about the outcome.
  • He wanted to go another inning but all parties concerned felt it was best to get him out of there so no further damage could be done to his nail.
  • He is confident he will be able to make his next start.