Best of all, he was born without an ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching arm.... msn.foxsports.com/mlb/pla...atsId=6708 Perhaps because of the lack of a ligament, Dickey has never had a great fastball, but he does approach 90 MPH. His best pitch, though, is a splitter called "The Thing." At times he falls in love with it and uses it too much. When he mixes the two pitches, he's good for a turn through the lineup. A groundball pitcher, he will help himself with his fielding. He's unafraid to risk injury to make a play. He got screwed when drafted by the Rangers because of it: www.athomeplate.com/dickey.shtml