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2012
MMO Fair Or Foul: Davidoff Says Dickey “All About Himself”
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Amid the trade rumors swirling around Metsville, Ken Davidoff of the NY Post had a scathing column today which took shots at reigning NL Cy Young Award winner R.A. Dickey’s personality and presence in the clubhouse.
This past week at Citi Field, R.A. Dickey broke character — as one of Santa’s elves, at a Mets holiday party centered around young victims of Hurricane Sandy — to show his true character. All about himself once again, Dickey issued the laughable threat that, if the Mets didn’t extend his contract, he’d bolt the organization after 2013.
Davidoff goes on to say:
And, in an underappreciated part of this saga that soared into visibility this week, Dickey can be a handful. He clearly has enjoyed his rise from the ashes into a Flushing folk hero, and while he deserves praise and riches, there’s also the matter of him having to coexist peacefully in a workplace. His gift for self-promotion and his love of attention don’t endear himself to most teammates. Instead, his durability and outstanding results led him to be appreciated but far from beloved.
If Dickey can’t control his verbiage at a holiday party — “Folks, not today, not with the kids here” was all he had to say to reporters — then how would a full season of uncertainty feel? How many times would Dickey spout off publicly? Or work behind the scenes to make the Mets look bad and boost his own brand?
That’s why Mets general manager Sandy Alderson has been saying all along that he wasn’t enthralled by the notion of keeping Dickey for the one year. And it’s why there’s something to be said for selling high on Dickey.
Personally when I have gone to Citi Field and when I have interviewed R.A. Dickey, he has always been more than a pleasure to speak with. That said, I have only spoken with, seen Dickey on only a few occasions. Davidoff has seen much more of Dickey than I have, so for me to discredit him from my three or so interactions with the knuckleballer would not be fair.
Furthermore, the column grew more life on Twitter, when SNY’s own Kevin Burkhardt came out on the social network commending Davidoff for an excellent column.
I spoke with Davidoff on Twitter about this column, and he believes that Dickey isn’t the “gentleman of the game” that everyone makes him out to be.
So what does everyone say? Is Davidoff’s untimely criticism of Dickey justified? Or perhaps a bit out of line and strategically published right on cue just as Dickey is packing his bags for North of the border?
Sound off!
About the Author: Clayton Collier
Clayton, a Long Island native and die-hard Mets fan, started writing online about three years ago. He is currently a Journalism major with a minor in Broadcasting at Seton Hall University. Although very disappointed with the current state of the team, Clayton remains hopeful that the young prospects in the farm system will bring the Mets back to a respected franchise in baseball once again. Besides writing for MMO, Clayton is also a staff member at 89.5 WSOU, Seton Hall's modern active rock radio station. You can contact Clayton by following him on Twitter: @Clayton_Collier or E-mailing him at MaybeNextYearMets@yahoo.com
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As I stated earlier “PURE SMEAR CAMPAIGN”…..
Not to mention its an article from the NY POST worst paper in NYC more like a gossip publication than news paper
It’s always been a garbage paper with a good sports section When I was a kid in the late 50′s early 60′s it was so left of center you would have thought “Stalin was the editor in chief” as writer Pete Hamill is fond of saying. Now it’s a right wing rag under Murdoch.
Though I have to admit Maury Allen of the Post was one the few who stuck by Seaver during the dark days before the “Midnight Massacre”.
So is Davidoff trying to be the new Dick Young by savaging the “ungrateful” R A Dickey in the paper. The new hatchet man stooge for Mets Brass? Maybe he can hook up with Cerrone over at Mets Pravda. This is just so typically low class of Wilpon & Idiot Son & Saul.
One things for sure, Davidoff isn’t any Maury Allen.
Watch how after all of this is said and done, Davidoff gets more airtime on SNY!
Is it really necessary to smear the R A on the way out?
We have never heard any of these rumors before…and where is David Wright
when it comes to throwing all this mud at Dickey? Remember when Dickey said he wouldn’t stay if Wright didn’t stay, they always seemed buddy, buddy and now that David is the ace of the franchise he has no problem with this smear job as they throw Dickey out of town?
So you decide to smear David Wright? That makes a lot of sense.
Who’s next? The Pope?
Questioning David Wright = Smearing the Pope
LMAO Met fans
Just-Da-Damaja,
That’s your interpretation, not mine.
My response was to Hawk who’s attacking David Wright for not commenting on a Davidoff smear of RA Dickey David may not even know about.
1 – and where is David Wright when it comes to throwing all this mud at Dickey?
2 ..- he has no problem with this smear job as they throw Dickey out of town?
those were 2 questions
he did not “attack” david wright…
but questioning DW = attack
and attacking DW = attacking the pope
so questioning DW = attacking the pope
thanks for playing
Why did Burkhrdt decide to ask Dickey these questions, or conduct such an interview at the Christmas Party anyway?
Was that necessary?
Russell – You hit the nail on the head. Kevin asked RA questions such as “How do you feel knowing that this could be the last time you ever wear a NY Mets jersey?”
RA happened to be in NYC and received a late invite to participate in this year’s Christmas party. He had plans, but changed them to accommodate the Mets and then gets hit with questions like this from a Mets shill? What’s Dickey supposed to say?
The lesson to be learned here is that if you win the batting title or the Cy Young award, then you’re no good for the Mets because they can’t afford you, despite raising tickets every year to support their losing franchise.
What a nightmare!
I haven’t posted on this site in a while but I felt that I had to this time. I just read that piece of trash article from that trash “newspaper” and I’m disgusted. It’s bad enough that Dickey will be gone probably by the end of today, but now they have to trash him on the way out too? Climbing a mountain to bring awareness to child sex trafficking in India is the kind of shameless self promotion management is complaining about? Give me a break. The Mets are an embarrasment and that shill Kevin Burkhardt needs to sit down in a corner somewhere. I put the TV on mute every time he’s on with one of his useless puff pieces. What a joke. Do they have to denigrate every player that leaves town? I know someone who works security for the Mets and she said that Dickey and Reyes were some of the nicest guys on the team and a pleasure to be around. Some of the others (cough, cough k-rod) not so much. Shame on the Mets.
Hi Marie,
Glad you came back to say the words that represents most all of us here.
On SNY Kevin Burkhardt came out in staunch defense of R.A. and the interview as I mentioned in another post. So I also think there is something missing or being misleadingly implied about that tweet Kevin congratulating him for a great article. It just smells of mudslinging yellow journalism from the William Randolph Hearst school.
Thanks for the reply Joey D. I’m sick of reading crap like that article when I know better. As far as Burkhardt is concerned, why would he tweet that comment after he defended Dickey on Thursday? I still don’t like him on the broadcasts and never will. He’s fluff and they can do without him. I know a lot more about what goes on with the team and their players so I come from a position of knowledge. That team has so many loose lips that it’s no surprise when I read about the inner workings of the organization. Thank God they don’y deal in military intelligence, lol!!!
Burkhardt’s tweet was misunderstood. He was referring to his agreement with Davidoff about the proposed trade.
Then he should’ve been more specific before he pushed send. I’d rather keep Dickey but that’s just me. This trade could’ve been made last year and not included Dickey. Not in love with Niese as others are. That’s why I’m mostly upset.
Wow, you obviously have no idea what you’re talking about, have no idea what Kevin Burkhardt’s position is on this. Don’t bother with facts just do the same thing to others that you’re railing about as wrong.
The fact is, it’s Kevin Burkhardt who took the Mets to task, on air, on Thursday’s Hot Stove for being “unhappy” about RA’s comments.
It’s obvious that Davidoff has an agenda predicated on character assassination.
It’s ultimately Davidoff’s credibility that’s been destroyed, not RA’s.
Load of crap. Where were these issues before he was about to be traded?
I accept this trade is good for the long term, but I’m upset it has come to this. We don’t need writers pushing the ‘pons’ crap or trying to drum up attention by putting this trash out.
Smear campaign no doubt. Very suspicious that this is only coming out now. Dickey’s been here since 2010 and not a peep about this until now? I don’t believe it.
This guy is just playing the Dick Young role in this M Donald Grant sequel we are Witnessing!
I don’t see how the Mets can actually be pissed about a guy commenting on his status when they have been free and clear they intended to trade him pretty much from the get go!
Their ploy won’t work they will take all the heat regardless of how bad they try and make Dickey sound!
Alot of people complained SA can’t chew gum and walk the same time. He got DW signed. Now on to Dickey. Facts are SA at Winter Meetings said Dickey situation will play itself out. Yes he was chewing gum and talking out of both sides out of his mouth. He was negotiating and talking contract and threatening not to extend Dickey. Jeff Wilpom and SA, both of them or are they the same? SA at 8m per year was low balling Dickey. All the genius GM here said ‘leverage’. Well when you treat a guy like Dickey like crap what do you expect. Dickey is from the school of hard Knox and propably just said “enough” It’s like a guy good all his life and on his death bed says something bad and goes to hell. If SA said: “R.A, give us until the week before Xmas to work out a trade. If we can’t get what your worth we promise you to negotiate in good faith an extension pretty close to your proposal”. No as Joey D said they used the Jingo press. Ike is a goner when he hits FA too. Harvey with Borus as his agent is goner also, when he hits FA.
“Ken Davidoff of the NY Post…”
That’s all you need to know. Same scumbags that tried to poke fun at Jeter’s apparent weight gain.
No matter what happens with R.A., the Mets will no longer be the storied franchise it once was in terms of character and respect until the owners and Sandy Alderson are outta’ here (as Gary Cohen would say.
Oh, how I would love to hear Ralph say “kiss them goodbye”.
THi Joey
The Mets ownership and F.O .are more checkered than Lindsey Nelson’s jacket.
Wish I didn’t waste my time reading that trash journalism. Whatever happens, I wish R.A. the best wherever he goes, and I thank him for the thrills he gave us while he was a Met. A classier individual I have not seen since Jerry Grote and Tom Seaver.
Eh…
Those that can, play ML baseball. Those that can’t, write about those that can.
Those that only write about MLB have a harder time being noticed than those that play MLB.
They’re often climbing over each others back to be the ‘first’ to report or be the controversial one to get those clicks.
Absolutely. Sportswriting is a tough gig, full of indignities, bad hours, poor pay, ultra-competitive, both with writers from other outlets and within your own newspaper. Job breeds cynicism and resentment.
Dickey’s comments during the Holiday Party were poorly timed, and while the media asked him about his contract status, he could’ve and should’ve held back a little bit, rather than getting everything off his chest, if not entirely sidestepping the question (as Davidoff suggested) with a this-is-a-day-for-the-kids comment.
But the other mistake Dickey must have made was not worshiping at the Altar of Davidoff.
Maybe Dickey didn’t call Davidoff by his first name during a press gaggle. It’s understandable, given the general pressure and indignities of the sportswriting job. Plus, with Dickey receiving national coverage and having the ability to market (and yes, self-promote) himself, the local press is losing control over the story of their local guy. After all, the thinking goes, we built him up. and now he doesn’t need us. The only logical thing remaining to do is to tear him down, naturally. Quite understandable, really.
“After all, the thinking goes, we built him up. and now he doesn’t need us. ”
Thats why a Cy Young Pitcher has said repeatedly he wants to remain a Met and is willing to sign for 10Mil per year (way under market value for a Cy Young winner) but the team has basically from the get go said we don’t need him or want him and would prefer to trade him away?
It’s not that Dickey doesn’t need us it’s that the TEAM/FO doesn’t want him and would prefer to get rid of him.
They are idiots in that regard and thought he would be worth more WITHOUT a contract extention and quickly found out that wasn’t the case and they were wrong….
NOW they want to extend him just to trade him and he is refusing to extend after being the first one to be insulted in the press..
Yeah it’s Dickey thats the issue here not the assholes who guessed wrong and thought they could rape a team for a rental!
I agree with you. Think you misunderstood me. The thinking goes from the local media’s perspective We (The Local Media) built him up, and now he doesn’t us (The Local Media), so now We can take him out.
The press has a tough job. But the subtext of the Post column reads: “Dickey belonged to The Local Press alone, since we built him up; but now that he has all this extra coverage and exposure (SI, Jon Stewart, M&Ms, etc.), he needs Us Local Press less; therefore, I shall shame him for it.” The column reads like a bitter letter from a jilted girlfriend from your old small hometown after you moved to NYC and discovered models. I don’t think that’s the reality of the situation, but that’s how I read the column.
For what it’s worth, I think Dickey deserves every bit of exposure (national or otherwise), and every dollar he can garner. He’s the Cy Young award winner, he’s a humanitarian, and he is (and should continue to be) a great ambassador for both the New York Mets and Major League Baseball. It’s a shame those things are valued poorly. Sadly, things like being a humanitarian are valued poorly in society as well. Perhaps that’s why it was shocking that Dickey made his comments when he did (his only real misstep, and a small one at that). But to me, that’s too much of the pot calling the kettle black.
I am just as infuriated as all of us upon reading this cheap parting shot on one of the classiest players ever to wear a Mets uniform. How anyone can disparage RA Dickey is mind boggling. However, to say that the organization is behind it and is conspiring to launch a smear campaign against Dickey is just pure conjecture, baseless and rediculous. But go on and have your fun with these baseless accusations. Continue with your negative ranting and raving at a time when the team may finally be making a move that will build on a young quality core of players…..SMH
“to say that the organization is behind it and is conspiring to launch a smear campaign against Dickey is just pure conjecture, baseless and rediculous.”
Come On Watchman you can’t be that gullable can you?
WHy would a press corp who has always gotten whatever they wanted fro Dickey as far as access and quote, has never had an issue with him refusing to speak or accomodate them all of a sudden turn on a dime on him?
What could he have possibly done to create such anger with them?
And if not something he did then who would have the leverage to get them to turn on him so quickly?
It is as clear as day they think they have thier deal to trade him, know it’s going to be unpopular and since Sandy and Co will STILL be here after the trade is done and Dickey will not they simply said put this out there or we will favor your competitors when it comes time to give out information.
It’s the oldest media manipulation tactic in the book.
You play ball with the powers that be or you find yourself out in the cold.
It’s done in Washington, Footbal, Baseball and EVERYWHERE that a public relations department exists!
There is no doubt this was inspired by the FO and if you want to cut Davidoff some slack then I suggest apply the don’t shoot the messenger rule and instead take aim at the guys who gave him the message!
I really DON’T want to cut Davidoff some slack as HE is responsible for what HE puts out and shame on him if he was bought. It it still lacks any proof at this time. Also tell me this….if the Mets are at Dickey’s mercy to approve an extension with the Jays in order to complete this deal than WHY would they piss him off???
Why would they piss him off?
EASY!
Bcause they can’t make the deal they want to make unless he signs and by pissing him off they might get him to sign just to get the hell away from them!
Lets face facts what Dickey said was no worse than anything they have said in the past two months…
They played hardball and he threw a fastball back….
And now they are pissed off and put this out there to try to get him to WANT to leave….
Once he wants that he signs the contract so he can go!
‘Come On Watchman you can’t be that gullable can you?’
And actually, isn’t it a fact that this same writer, along with 1 other, reported that the FO would like to sign Dickey but ownership had concerns with his new found notoriety interfering with his concentration with pitching? Chattiness, is the quote that comes to mind.
So I don’t believe it’s far fetched at all to deduce that Davidoff got some of his material from this ownership.
Could very well be ownership here SRT, on this point I agree….
If it is?
Sandy should be a man and tell them to butt out because they are not helping at all and all they are doing is making things harder because this is the type of thing that makes a player say screw you I’ll play out my string and go where I want leaving you with nothing.
To get picks they will have to make a Qualifying offer which will be more money than Dickey has asked for and they refuse to pay!
“Why would they piss him off?
EASY!
Bcause they can’t make the deal they want to make unless he signs and by pissing him off they might get him to sign just to get the hell away from them!”
Ok….so here you’re justifying your point as to why it would be beneficial for the Mets to conspire, start a smear campaign and piss him off.
And now a little later you say:
“Sandy should be a man and tell them to butt out because they are not helping at all and all they are doing is making things harder because this is the type of thing that makes a player say screw you I’ll play out my string and go where I want leaving you with nothing.”
THIS IS THE COMPLETE OPPOSITE OF WHAT YOU SAID EARLIER!
Now you’re saying that its not beneficial for the Mets to piss him off. You really don’t sound very stable in your thoughts and convictions Metsie.
N Watchman you are simply taking two seperate conversations about two differet topics and trying to meld them into one…
Cause your stupid that way!
One was a reply to WILPON the other was something about what they are doing to Dickey….
But one day when you graduate from something you will realize the error of your ways.
All that happened here is that I exposed you and you’re angry and have resorted to a barrage of insults. It’s OK Metsie, I understand and not the least bit offended.
But let me ask you this which is very pertinent to one of your comments in this thread…….in you own personal life, when you want or need someone’s assistance with something, how do you go about it? Do you treat them with kindness and respect to try and sway them into helping you……or do you piss them off to achieve obtaining there help?
You exposed nothing but your own ignorance, lack of reading comprehension, and lack of being able to follow a conversation.
In answer to your question…Kindness and Respect….
NOW I ask you what did this organization do?
And here is the question I ask back…
Your spouse goes and tells the entire neighborhood your cheating on her….
Do you buy her flowers and give her a kiss or get into an argument and hope she goes and stays with her mother?
Hi Metsie,
For what it’s worth, I think my better half would say “anybody stupid enough to want him can have him”. LOL
I bet her answer would be different if you were making 10-15 Mil per year,,,would’t it?
LOL
Hi Metsie,
Nope, she would then have the best of both worlds – a divorce giving her freedom and a great alimony settlement she can live off of very nicely
One of the advantages of being poor, I guess. LOL But not to worry – we’re more than 36 years as a team and not looking to re-build.
Ahhhh….Metsie, you have definately been exposed! You clearly say in one that by pissing him off it would be beneficial because he’d want to “sign an extension just to get the hell away from them”……….
And then you go on to say that pissing him off is not helping the situation and making things harder because he’ll be mad and “play out his string” leaving them with nothing….
hahahahahahaha…….you can’t hide from your own words Metsie
All your personal insults at me can’t mask your instability, distorted thinking and lies.
Have you ever considered therapy?
And you still haven’t figured out what I said if you think that!
You do know INSISTENCE is no substitute for truth!
You can insist all you want loser!
But all your exposing is your own damn stupidity and lack of reading skills!
Niether quote had anything to do with each other at all….
Metsie….
“You do know INSISTENCE is no substitute for truth!”
Is that why you wear everyone out here and always continue to battle until you finally have the last word? You DO know that we just “give up” with you eventually? I guess that makes you feel good.
What a piece of work you are….and BTW please continue with the name calling, it solidifies everything I already know about your character.
Whose trying to wear who out here dumba$$?
Get a mirror and remember the face or when the Police ask you for a descript.
I’m not a fan of the fact that Davidoff chose to write this piece at this particular moment.
However, I don’t see how any of us could know whether this is a “smear” or a an “agenda” unless we interacted with Dickey (and other Mets) on a regular basis as Davidoff has. FWIW, Davidoff in the past has not seemed to be a guy who smears people or who does the Mets’ bidding. I doubt that he has become a different person just because he’s moved from Newsday to the Post.
Even if what Davidoff wrote about were accurate, it wouldn’t make Dickey a bad person or make me not like him. He’s had a tough road through life and I’m sure he’s a complicated guy.
The timing of the piece aside, I don’t see why people need to believe that Dickey is a saint. Remember Kirby Puckett? Really, it’s OK for somebody for somebody to give a dissenting view of the guy if he feels the reality is being papered over by the image. No need to act like he shot your dog.
Well lets look at what is most likely?
Think of which player could be unhappy with Dickey….
Wright?
Santana?
Davis?
Niese?
Really who of any worth on the roster could be unhappy with Dickey?
And why would that be because he upstaged them?
Really?
Maybe he’s just not such a great guy. I have no idea, but it’s definitely possible.
And it took them this long to say that?
Mother Theresa was a horrible co worker to….
Believe me? I worked with her for a year as well on a documentary!
Does that make me a reliable source the way Davidoff is?
Please you guys just WANT to believe this and don’t want to believe what we been saying for two years…
Sandy is a money sucking piece of business scum and doesn’t care about his players, the fans or anything other than the money!
Hi Metsie,
Your reference to Mother Theresa reminded me of the anger I felt when proctoring an “Ethics In Business” class when during a video presentation a Wall Street executive said they were doing more good than Mother Theresa (the argument being the one we always hear about personal wealth accumulation being for the better good of the whole).
Of course, it’s comparing apples to oranges but that’s the same self-sainthood we are being fed by the New York Mets organization and though there might indeed be no such attempt at an organized smear campaign conspiracy (as some of us have theorized), what is being said by them is still representative of that same indignant attitude nevertheless.
Well the same folks who said that Joey all learned the same curiculum which is all based on stuff Adam Smith wrote….
Business is CUTTHROAT and it’s justified because it creates wealth for the nation which supposedly at some point makes the masses richer…
Aesop should go right next to it in the library as they seperate fiction from non-fiction there.
We all know what is right or wrong….
The difference between the two is one side comes up with a justification for doing the wrong thing hoping to make it look like the right thing…
Thats pretty much what is happening here.
Hi Metsie,
Exactly. The ends always justify the means…,
I don’t think any of us knows beyond speculation who is “unhappy with Dickey” or why. Maybe no one’s “unhappy” with him in any major way, but some players are less enamored of him than the general public is because they see sides of him that we don’t see or don’t get reported. Tim Marchman, no axe-grinder, tweeted that there is a bit of “Krusty the Klown” in Dickey. I assume he means by this that the Dickey we see is about climbing mountains and doing charitable work but that on a daily basis he is a bit more crabby and a bit less like Gandhi.
I have no idea where the truth lies in all this. I’m just surprised by the degree to which posters are outraged that a reporter/columnist would say what Davidoff said, as though it is essential that Dickey be beyond reproach. Why can’t R.A. Dickey be somebody who has good points and not-so-good points, like all of us?
So if it was printed in the paper that you were a murderer but there is no proof at all we should believe that because we don’t have as much interation with you as the reporter did?
Is this your way of thinking?
Believe whatever you want. But I don’t see why I should believe other reports and not Davidoff’s. My main point is that we — you and I — don’t have a lot of firsthand knowledge enabling us to verify one or the other account of Dickey. Davidoff has what seems to be a good record and reputation for honesty and fairness; so do some other reporters who have a more positive view of Dickey. I don’t see why I should assume one of them must be biased or dishonest rather than the other. We’re not talking about murder here; we’re talking about whether Dickey’s teammates all regard him as a saint. It doesn’t seem slanderous to say they don’t.
So lets be hinest here…you just WANT to believe him beuse it makes you feel better about Dickey leaving….
Why believe davidoff at all?
You are just playing therapy with yourself you not weighing evidence and what is sad is you would rather believe the guy who is throwing slime than Dickey who has been nothing but CLASS the past two years and has never given an interview where he did not THANK THE FANS for supporting him….
This is your attempt to do therapy on yourself nothing more….
Good Luck with that!
Critical thinking is not exactly your forte I see
a guy who has for the past 10 years been involved in charities that required his DIRECT involvement gets called Krusty the Klown and all that stuff just disappears
lol
ok
Could it possibly be that RA turned down some interviews and/or got snippy with some reporters lately?
If RA had a surly personality, it would’ve manifested itself sometime in the past 3 seasons.
A Guy turning down interviews getting labeled a Media Hog?
Please, this is just jealousy from the organization because Dickey is getting all the press due to the fact he won a Cy Young on a team they have basically ruined and despite it he won 20 games anyway!
They ALWAYS wanted to trade him….
Problem is they couldn’t get him to agree to the lowball offer they made that would get them back more…
And now they are pissed because he won’t sign THIER after they found the crap they want to get in return.
If they really wanted him to sign his extention then they would call his agent and say we will do the 3 year 26 Mil deal you asked for then trade him off….
They haven’t because they led the trade partners to believe they could get Dickey to sign at thier price not his….
And they were wrong about that and dickey said so!
Acoustic,
Daviidoff is just not credible, his rant lacks journalistic integrity and is filled with malice. The personal attack launched in the manner presented, speaks volumes about the writer who profile has decreased since parting company with Newsday. and has engaged in the ridiculous in the past.
No one’s claiming RA is without flaws, lest of which RA himself, but his introspective nature and 3-season embrace of personal and professional accountability does not at all align with the Davidoff portrayal, nor anything else said or written about him in his time here.
Maybe you’re right; I do think Davidoff’s piece was harsh and sounded pretty hostile. I don’t keep a very good scorecard on the reliability of the media people reporting on the Mets. I had an impressionistic sense that Davidoff was one of the more measured, reliable ones, but maybe I’m wrong about that. I certainly can think of other reporters whose work bothered me more.
Both things can be true at the same time, too. We can criticize Davidoff for the tone and timing of the piece, and at the same time acknowledge the possibility that Dickey may have his self-involved, self-promoting aspects that not everybody loves.
If Davidoff wants his credibility back then let him name a player source who gave him the info that Dickey is detatched from the rest of the team and get that player to give him a quote saying such….
Don’t hold your breath waiting because it’s simply not true!
Isn’t it odd how out of nowhere someone can come out with a slime piece like this and fans are so quick to buy it about a guy who has been nothing but great and supportive to fans in every interview (even thanking the fans) he has ever made….
Some of these “Fans” don’t deserve a guy like him!
Is he a saint? Nope! But then again he is no worse in what he said on SNY than what Sandy has been saying since the season ended….
I had to laugh when Davidoff described himself as arrogant on twitter earlier today.
Look, I am not going to get into conspiracy theories about who may or may not have put davidoff up to this article. All I care about is my team. I want it to improve. That chance is here and now. The deal is in danger now because dickey is saying he wont sign an extension. What is his reason for this? He said he wants to get paid and take care of his family. Thats understandable. Toronto wants to show him the money and he doesnt even want to look.
He wants to be on a winner? Toronto is looking very strong, especially with him on the staff.
My question is why?
You really believe a Catcher with bad knees and a light hitting OF is going to make up for the 20 Wins Dickey got us?
If you cared about the team you would at least question the return your getting back because a guy with bad knees who plays catcher is hardly what you call a cornerstone!
More like a prop that within a year or two will collapse and be the move you all point to as the thing that caused the next 20 years of not winning….
so you wouldnt buster posey either, who had his knee destroyed last year and needed surgurey then? Hes the top catching prospect in all of baseball thats all I know. this fills 2 holes that badly need filling and now that the other teams have backed out, this is it.
This guy is Buster Posey?
On What planet is that?
Mars where the air is thin and gravity weak?
All those numbers you see are in Las Vegas, the place that made Emaus a GREAT PLAYER to have!
You’ll have to forgive Mr Sadecki. He is still in love with the fact that the guy he hated completely, Omar, is gone. Alderson is perfect in his mind. Its crystal clear. Any respectable Met fan, or fan of any team has a lot of respect for Dickey. Trashing Dickey. Pathetic.
Yup..RA pretty much went on Ray’s sh*t list as soon as he thanked Omar in his Cy Young acceptance speech !
Ther are a lot of other SAND PEOPLE here with him 51….
Some just trying to believe that ANY change is change for the better and other just because they read a book they think is a bible and that mentioned Sandy…
If these folks still think Sandy is doing a good job it’s more therapy on their part than actual belief….
Posey broke his ankle completely plus he plays some fist base on ocassion to rest his joints.
Sadecki,
RA has his reasons for not wanting to sign extension in a place not of his choosing a year short of free agency. That’s his right whatever the reason be it a stadium that is hitter’s paradise or not wanting to blindly move himself and his family to another country for three years. It could be a zillion other reasons that factor for him and his family. There’s a lot more to these decisions than just baseball, money and winning championships. At 38 and someone whose moved around so many times in his career, he’s earned the right to determine his destiny in matters he can control.
Well LTF if they really want him to sign an extention then all thy have to do is give him his 26Mil for 3 years like he asked for and they would have what they want…
It’s not Dickey holding up on signing an extention….
It’s the fact that this deal is dependent on them getting Dickey at THIER price not his!
Thats the real hold up here and while Dickey might take thier price to stay in NY he sure isn’t going to take it just so they can get rid of him.
Say whatever we want about Dickey refusing to extend but we have no idea which extention terms he is refusing to sign here do we?
They have had no contact with Dickey so the only thing thr trade partner knows is how much they think they can extend him for….
If Dickey has any intention of signing for the Mets price he should simply say I’ll sign for that with a no trade clause (and he probably has!)
Which is why the smear campaign being started because they have to find some way to convince Dickey to leave on thier terms not his!
My prediction, he plays out his option and leaves via FA next year….
They will get nothing back for him because the qualifying offer will have to be more than Dickey is asking for now!
You know how some of us say there’s nothing we can imagine that will make us stop being Mets fans?? Yeah. If Davidoff becomes a new everyday face or go-to-guy on SNY, or something “leaks” that he’s doing management’s bidding here…it will definitely leave an awful taste in my mouth.
I actually hate being a Mets fan if this is what we are becoming.
Just a bunch of B.S. to help justify ousting Dickey. They knew they were going to trade him and this is just more propaganda. The question is will the Mets get good value in return?
I remember how The Franchise” was treated and now, as a deal/possible extension, is being worked out to satisfy RA’s long term concerns and Mets needs out vaunted media comes out to lambast a member of 2012 that was one of the bright spots on this team.
I see a “mid-night” call/meeting a la Woodward/Bernstein with SA being ” Deep Throat” while passing along the ownership’s needs publicity wise so when deal is done, if done, then they look like they were trading a “cancer” on this team.
How quick, as RA understands which explains his seeking long term security for his family, they turn on the one bright spot this team had and was un-willing to retain or resign.
When Seaver cried at his locker after told he was traded, I cried too.
We all remember when not just Dick Young but the Walter Wintchells and Hedda Hoppers of he world used freedom of the press as a pulpit to spew out their own personal vendettas and be mouthpieces fronting for others. Maybe that is not the case with Davidoff . Maybe he was being no more than the vultures who crucified Roger Maris when it came for good reading as well. But something isn’t kosher somewhere.
RA pitched the greatest game I ever saw as a Met fan with his 1 hitter against the Orioles. The guy is a battler and a straight up dude. He also put THOUSANDS of fannies in the seats for a 4th place team. We’d be lucky to have 10 more guys like him.
Davidoff has a Mets walkie-talkie up his rectum tuned in to Jeffy’s office in Flushing. I know it’s the Post so it has as much integrity as used toilet paper, but it’s still a hatchet job. For those that remember the Seaver debacle, this looks a lot like it.
Hey guys,
If you do have to attack one another, please mention the name of the one you are directing it to so it appears in the emails we get. There were a few times I was afraid those attacks were directed at me. Whew.