17
2012
Dickey Bids Fans Farewell: “Thanks For Making Me Feel Wanted”
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Updated by Joe D. at 6:05 PM
R.A. Dickey tweeted a fond farewell to Mets fans this afternoon, writing:
“Now that it’s official, I want to say that I don’t have the words to express how grateful I am to you for the steadfast support and encouragement I received from all of you. I’ve always felt that there was a connection beyond the uniform. Thank you for making me feel wanted.”
Original post by Sean Kenny at 5:00 PM
R.A. Dickey has passed his physical as reported by Andy Martino Of the Daily News. While the players have yet to be informed of an official trade, this can all be a formality to either announce it today at a makeshift press conference, or to hold it off until tomorrow and introduce all of the new players to their respective franchises.
Dickey, Josh Thole and Mike Nickeas have been traded to the Blue Jays for top C prospect Travis D’Arnaud, veteran C John Buck, Toronto’s top pitching prospect Noah Syndergaard and 18-year-old OF Wuilmer Becerra.
The teams are likely to make an official announcement soon…
While it seems like this has been going on forever, this has been a four day process and that has finally ended the never ending rumor mill.
About the Author: Sean Kenny
Sean Kenny is a student/writer currently attending school at the City College of New York. For more Mets news, notes and thoughts follow him on twitter @TheSeanKenny
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This trade just keeps getting better. No more Nickeas is a sight for sore eyes. Anthony Recker just “…popped champagne like (he) won a championship.” Good for him.
Maybe Alderson is a genius after all. Getting someone to take Nickeas is a good thing. All 3 involved are minor league catchers.
Not counting Buck.
R.A is one classy guy. I’m glad we were able to make this trade and its going to be good for the Mets in the long run but I will miss having R.A. on the team.
Good for R.A. He was a joy to watch and cheer for these last few years. I wish him all the best and am grateful for the memories and the future his trade bounty has brought our way.
Good luck RA, thanks for the memories and our new possible all star catcher, and possibly ace type pitcher.
Best of luck to RA on continued success in Toronto.
No hit those Yankees!
Class act through and through – no matter what Davidoff might think.
Fred Wilpon = Jim Dolan.
hated owners stubble upon diamond in the rough…briefly ignite enthusiasm and excitement.
dump them asap.
continue on as before.
repeat.
Fire Sandy. Don’t be fooling yourselves into thinking the Mets are contending for the playoffs in 2013. Sandy and the Wilpons are burning the Mets to the ground.
Dude…shut up.
lol, seriously. nothing more needs to be said about that.
If this is the best post the two of you could come up with I suggest you two should be the ones shutting up….
We Love you, R.A.! You will be sorely missed.
Now, go win the A.L. CY in 2013!!!
And go win that World Series ring too! You deserve it!
Definitely a side benefit to this will be having fun while Reyes and Dickey torture the hated bronx bummers.
I Wish RA the best!
It must be nice to have your team one major player away from being a championship team only to trade for the reigning Cy Young winner. It’s been so long with the Mets (probably the Piazza deal) most of us have forgotten what it’s like.