You can’t help thinking how a guy like R.A. Dickey, with his legacy of failure and fractured expectations, must revel in being a made-man at spring training, existing in that fantasyland where process trumps results.
In this superstar phase of a baseball career that has also plumbed the depths of despair, Dickey has the privilege of ignoring a scoreboard.
Surrender three runs in the first inning? Don’t worry, be happy.
