The Toronto Blue Jays are now in the fast lane to the ALDS after taking two of three from the New York Yankees at home. Following a fantastic stretch of pitching that has left R.A. Dickey‘s ERA set to reach a sub-4.00 level, two factors point towards him starting game two of that series between David Price and Marcus Stroman.
The first factor, which is the lesser of the two, is the “Dickey Effect”. Sportsnet’s Shi Davidi examined this phenomenon earlier today in his column, and it’s something that has been a white whale of sorts to Blue Jays fans.