R.A. Dickey Mets

If you want to talk about the race for the National League Cy Young Award, it’s an open field with any number of pitchers in close enough range to take the honor with a strong second half. But if you want to talk about who is leading the race as of this very moment—and therefore, who should start for the NL in next Tuesday’s All-Star game, then it’s an open-and-shut case. The New York Mets’ R.A. Dickey is more than just a great story. He’s a great pitcher who’s at the top of the National League by any reasonable measurement.