He Did It! Dickey Reaches The Top Of Kilimanjaro!

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• Brandon Butler January 14, 2012 at 1:32 pm

  Holy Buckets of Moose Milk. He Did It! Congrats RA!
• theonlymaskman January 14, 2012 at 1:49 pm

  Great accomplishment and all for a good cause. RA proves that he has the emphasis in the right places. Pretty courageous that he stood up to the threats of his employer to force him to step down and give up this mission. Now don’t sprain an ankle on the way down and goodspeed back home!
  • Donal January 16, 2012 at 8:58 am

    They forced him? Really?
• Kay January 14, 2012 at 1:58 pm

  God Bless! What an accomplishment. Safe travels home.
• Joey D. January 14, 2012 at 2:02 pm

  A class act by a class gentleman who was concerned more with the plight of others than the risk of forfeiting his contract. We are fortunate to have such a man wearing the orange and blue.
• srt January 14, 2012 at 2:13 pm

  Congrats to RA and his fellow climbers.
  More than worthy cause and another item checked off his Bucket List.
• Hodges14 January 14, 2012 at 3:15 pm

  Congratulations R.A.! Now come back and help the Mets climb a higher mountain, the NL East.
  • theonlymaskman January 15, 2012 at 8:41 am

    Now don’t get carried away! There is no chance that mountain will be scaled. Even a strong willed individual like RA can’t carry this beast on his shoulders.
• Ghost of omar January 14, 2012 at 3:39 pm

  bad day for Wilpon and the met budget lovers. Oh well, fred just tell sandy to trade the guy. He’s too good a person to work for roaches like sandy fred jeff and saul and of course all the pr lackies who do their bidding here. Good luck RA. Don’t fall on the way down fred still waiting to rip up the contract.
  • Bayonne Mets Fan January 14, 2012 at 4:07 pm

    the “Budget Lovers” lol

    that’s a good one. Oh and don’t forget – the 12 million for Franscisco, 3.5 million for Rauch and all the numerous “filler” signings that could have added up to a decent major league player are the only moves Sandy could have made. Absolutely nothing else could have been done so no need for anybody, including all the guys that know everything about the minors, to propose alternative deals. Those days here are done. Sandy’s moves are FINAL!
    • srt January 14, 2012 at 4:25 pm

      I liked it better here when you 2 were banned.
      No congratulations for a personal accomplishment by one of our own. Just another post with free white space where you can bash everything that is the NY Mets.

      SMH……
      • Bayonne Mets Fan January 14, 2012 at 4:42 pm

        yeah well srt that’s all i need to know about you,

        This will be my final response on this post because it’s off topic but you want me banned even though no foul or abusive language was used, just a completely different opinion that happened to be off topic – which is not unusual around here.

        as vanilla as you are you are still nothing but a phony who refused to accept any other approach to the Mets offseasons. Sandy’s word is final to you no matter how matter of factly or vanilla you explain it – and the days when we all played GM and gave our opinions on what types of moves the Mets can make – REGARDLESS OF THE BUDGET – are over cuz Sandy is judge and jury and no need for you to research other moves.

        Well get used to it, buddy cuz me and a quite a few other do not like most of the moves Sandy has made and believe there could have been different moves made to keep the Mets competitive.

        Stick that in your book-keeper’s visor
        • any January 14, 2012 at 5:16 pm

          at least you are consistent . Every comment you posts proves how obtuse you are.

          And she never said you should be banned. Simply made a comment about how much more pleasant the conversation in the comments section was when the small number of constantly negative posters, that mostly attack other porters directly, where not around.
          • NJstuckinTX January 14, 2012 at 9:32 pm

            Nice use of the word obtuse. Hopefully you had at least a double word score.
        • Kingman 26 January 14, 2012 at 5:46 pm

          Bayonne, the really funny thing about you is what a completely ignorant fool you truly are, and how ANYONE here with an IQ above the mid-70s knows it. As do the people at Metsblog from the couple of days you polluted the waters over there.

          I am sure it is not fun to be you. You live to whine and complain about anything and everything. And when you attempt to debate facts, you embarrass the entire human race.

          Aggressively ignorant and angry–what a great way to go through life.
        • srt January 14, 2012 at 5:46 pm

          I keep telling you to stop reading between the lines because you’re just not very good at it. I wouldn’t waste my time trying to get you banned. Contrary to your belief, I had nothing to do with you getting banned to begin with.

          The point of my comment just went right over your head. What does SA and this FO have to do with RA reaching the summit? Before you went off on a rant you could have at least congratulated him. I guess that was out of the question since you didn’t want him making that climb to begin with.

          I have no problem with anyone who doesn’t share the same opinions as I do in all things Mets. I just don’t understand why some of you can’t state your opinions or debate the topic without making it personal.

          You’re not the only one who has done this but you’ve become the poster boy for it. You’re infamous across many Met blogs I frequent.
        • NJstuckinTX January 14, 2012 at 9:42 pm

          What’s wrong with vanilla? Vanilla is goooooooood.
        • Donal January 16, 2012 at 9:00 am

          Hey, remember how you were totally against this?

          Ya, you can keep quiet.
      • Mets2012 January 14, 2012 at 5:44 pm

        They are hard core Mets lovers, they just don’t like Sandy and Wilpons.What ‘s wrong with that?
        I like Sandy but hate Wilpons.
        • Kramer67 January 14, 2012 at 6:10 pm

          What wrong with it is that he reminds us of that on every single post no matter the topic. And then he rips anyone who has a problems anyone who points out his OCD.
  • Kay January 14, 2012 at 4:22 pm

    Even in a nice thread, you two are capable of turning this into a cesspool, what a great group of people you are. You must be so proud……

    Bitter party of the “core” your table is ready……………
• Kramer67 January 14, 2012 at 6:05 pm

  Congrats to Dickey, he is the man!

  And congrats to Bayonne on his new found celebrity status.

  Rum punches are on him everyone!
• Dave [Retire 31] January 14, 2012 at 6:35 pm

  Congratulations Dickey and company, that truly is a feat to accomplish for a great cause. But that was only half the battle. Now he has to climb back down haha.
• Metfan Lou January 14, 2012 at 7:29 pm

  What a picture if he went into a windup and threw a knuckler off the mountain. Too bad, it could of happened but the Wilpons on their tight budget couldn’t afford to give him a ball. What really would have been cool is if he could have dragged a Mr Met uniform to the top and put it on for the picture. How great would that have been! Still a wonderful feat and for such a good cause. He’s a good guy and a good Met!
• Des January 14, 2012 at 9:37 pm

  RA and his contingent walked forty miles and climbed 13,000 feet to show his stature as a human being. It’s more important than when he stands on the pitching rubber about ten inches above home plate.
• NJstuckinTX January 14, 2012 at 9:40 pm

  I think that Dickey is the most respected member of the Mets. Between his on field performances, his post game interviews and his mountain climbing… Dickey for Captain.
  • trs86 January 15, 2012 at 12:10 am

    You nailed it to as why he is still here. He is a great spokesperson for the Mets and a great story. He means more to them tHan the potential return.
• Bob L January 15, 2012 at 10:08 am

  RA’s got ‘character’…in the best iteration of that word. He should be named Captain. And i think he’ll have a great Season in 2012. Very happy he’s a Met.
• Russell Zanca January 15, 2012 at 10:21 pm

  I think R.A. may be my favorite Met. Thanks a lot, Kelly, for pointing out that R.A. was just doing this as a personal physical challenge, but for a really humane and deserving cause.

  Let’s Go Mets!
• Russell Zanca January 15, 2012 at 10:22 pm

  Um, I meant “was NOT just doing this…”
• Donal January 16, 2012 at 9:02 am

  Great job by Dickey! Here’s to a safe return.