Mets ask R.A. Dickey to skip Kilimanjaro climb https://bthedugout.runboard.com/t74 Runboard| Mets ask R.A. Dickey to skip Kilimanjaro climb en-us Fri, 29 Mar 2024 06:49:31 +0000 Fri, 29 Mar 2024 06:49:31 +0000 https://www.runboard.com/ rssfeeds_managingeditor@runboard.com (Runboard.com RSS feeds managing editor) rssfeeds_webmaster@runboard.com (Runboard.com RSS feeds webmaster) akBBS 60 Re: Mets ask R.A. Dickey to skip Kilimanjaro climbhttps://bthedugout.runboard.com/p643,from=rss#post643https://bthedugout.runboard.com/p643,from=rss#post643They made it...awesome! Good for them! I must have missed the most recent addition to the blog. How cool! nondisclosed_email@example.com (Catcherlady)Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:40:06 +0000 Re: Mets ask R.A. Dickey to skip Kilimanjaro climbhttps://bthedugout.runboard.com/p641,from=rss#post641https://bthedugout.runboard.com/p641,from=rss#post641“The view was unforgettably magnificent, as incredible as anything I have ever seen,” R.A. Dickey wrote for the New York Times upon reaching the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro. “But as I took time to contemplate, I realized that the reason the view was so rich was the overall experience of the trek.” Here is Dickey, Kevin Slowey and Mets bullpen catcher Dave Raccaniello at Uhuru Peak, the highest point on Mt. Kilimanjaro: http://www.metsblog.com/2012/01/15/r-a-dickey-and-co-have-reached-summit-of-mt-kilimanjaro/nondisclosed_email@example.com (vtmet)Mon, 16 Jan 2012 23:19:34 +0000 Re: Mets ask R.A. Dickey to skip Kilimanjaro climbhttps://bthedugout.runboard.com/p633,from=rss#post633https://bthedugout.runboard.com/p633,from=rss#post633quote:Still, it could have come with a quiet letter to his agent rather than the big media splash it became. Bingo.. since its the Mets, he will probably get hurt getting back in his car.nondisclosed_email@example.com (RenoHitman)Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:05:20 +0000 Re: Mets ask R.A. Dickey to skip Kilimanjaro climbhttps://bthedugout.runboard.com/p607,from=rss#post607https://bthedugout.runboard.com/p607,from=rss#post607It's actually nytimes.com/sports. Read the next one today. They made their way past the "kissing rock", so named because the ledge in front of it is so narrow you're forced to literally hug the rock and press your face to it as if you're kissing it in order to get around it. Um...yikes! Their next stop is the summit itself...should be an interesting read! nondisclosed_email@example.com (Catcherlady)Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:23:58 +0000 Re: Mets ask R.A. Dickey to skip Kilimanjaro climbhttps://bthedugout.runboard.com/p588,from=rss#post588https://bthedugout.runboard.com/p588,from=rss#post588thanks for the info...nondisclosed_email@example.com (vtmet)Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:43:06 +0000 Re: Mets ask R.A. Dickey to skip Kilimanjaro climbhttps://bthedugout.runboard.com/p587,from=rss#post587https://bthedugout.runboard.com/p587,from=rss#post587For anyone who's interested, R.A. Dickey is writing a blog about his climb. Excerpts are appearing in the New York Times and at NYTimes.com/bats Read the first one today and it was very good...the man has a real way with words!nondisclosed_email@example.com (Catcherlady)Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:31:56 +0000 Re: Mets ask R.A. Dickey to skip Kilimanjaro climbhttps://bthedugout.runboard.com/p551,from=rss#post551https://bthedugout.runboard.com/p551,from=rss#post551Well to be fair, he wasn't intentionally setting out to wrestle anacondas. He was just going fishing. On the face of it, climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro is a tad riskier than fishing, even if you are fishing on the Amazon!nondisclosed_email@example.com (Catcherlady)Sat, 31 Dec 2011 14:48:59 +0000 Re: Mets ask R.A. Dickey to skip Kilimanjaro climbhttps://bthedugout.runboard.com/p547,from=rss#post547https://bthedugout.runboard.com/p547,from=rss#post547So, lost in the Kilimanjaro debate is this little tidbit about Roy Halladay: quote:According to NESN, Roy Halladay was on a fishing trip in the Amazon with Chris Carpenter, B.J. Ryan and professional fisher Skeet Reese, when he and Reese stumbled upon a local boy being attacked by an anaconda. Here is what happened according to Reese’s recent blog post:     “Me and Doc Halladay even came across a local, sitting bare naked on a tree by the river. What we were able to figure out is that he was fishing in the river for tropical fish to sell for aquariums when he got attacked by an anaconda.”     “The snake apparently bit him on the ass but he was able to free himself before the snake wrapped him up. Instead the snake wrapped around his motor on the back of his little 14 foot dugout canoe and tore it off the back of his boat. Doc and I helped him gather his gear and flip the boat back over and then towed him home. You could definitely see the bite mark on his ass, but he was able to fight it off; amazing.” So let me get this straight: The Mets won’t let R.A. Dickey climb Mt. Kilimanjaro but the Phillies will let Roy Halladay wrestle anacondas in the Amazon? Got it. Do you think the Phillies would have voided Halladay's contract if he got injured? Nah, I didn't think so, either.nondisclosed_email@example.com (LaidBackRider)Sat, 31 Dec 2011 01:25:30 +0000 Re: Mets ask R.A. Dickey to skip Kilimanjaro climbhttps://bthedugout.runboard.com/p546,from=rss#post546https://bthedugout.runboard.com/p546,from=rss#post546quote:LaidBackRider wrote: VT with a slick line of highly questionable taste! Kudos to the man from Vermont this seems like an appropriate song for the situation: funny thing is, both my wife and daughter thought this was such a cute, catchy song, until I explained to them what it was about...nondisclosed_email@example.com (vtmet)Fri, 30 Dec 2011 20:22:49 +0000 Re: Mets ask R.A. Dickey to skip Kilimanjaro climbhttps://bthedugout.runboard.com/p544,from=rss#post544https://bthedugout.runboard.com/p544,from=rss#post544VT with a slick line of highly questionable taste! Kudos to the man from Vermont nondisclosed_email@example.com (LaidBackRider)Fri, 30 Dec 2011 01:09:26 +0000 Re: Mets ask R.A. Dickey to skip Kilimanjaro climbhttps://bthedugout.runboard.com/p543,from=rss#post543https://bthedugout.runboard.com/p543,from=rss#post543quote:LaidBackRider wrote: At least Olerud didn't try to tell the fans the real story was how good the school districts were for his children. I'd imagine that the typical Colorado school system is a much better educational experience than the typical NYC public school system...with the exception of the occasional Columbine moment... nondisclosed_email@example.com (vtmet)Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:44:34 +0000 Re: Mets ask R.A. Dickey to skip Kilimanjaro climbhttps://bthedugout.runboard.com/p542,from=rss#post542https://bthedugout.runboard.com/p542,from=rss#post542At least Olerud didn't try to tell the fans the real story was how good the school districts were for his children. nondisclosed_email@example.com (LaidBackRider)Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:28:52 +0000 Re: Mets ask R.A. Dickey to skip Kilimanjaro climbhttps://bthedugout.runboard.com/p541,from=rss#post541https://bthedugout.runboard.com/p541,from=rss#post541Fans get pissed at the oddest things. I remember the backlash against John Olerud when he decided to go home to Seattle...people actuallly acted as if he OWED something to NY and the fans when the only people he really owed anything to were his family. So you can never tell. As for the RA situation...I agree with Reese. Both sides have legitimate points, it just would have looked better if the Mets had done it quietly rather than making a splash in the media.nondisclosed_email@example.com (Catcherlady)Thu, 29 Dec 2011 12:34:09 +0000 Re: Mets ask R.A. Dickey to skip Kilimanjaro climbhttps://bthedugout.runboard.com/p538,from=rss#post538https://bthedugout.runboard.com/p538,from=rss#post538kind of funny (actually pathetic funny, not ha ha funny) that the Mets would stoop that low...I can understand not paying him if he gets injured doing something outside of pitching, but RA is doing something that he believes in (which is probably a lot more important to him than pitching).... When I see the petty crap that the Mets are doing, it just blows my mind that there are a lot of fans pissed at Reyes for signing with the Marlins; like he really had much other choice...nondisclosed_email@example.com (vtmet)Wed, 28 Dec 2011 17:17:28 +0000 Re: Mets ask R.A. Dickey to skip Kilimanjaro climbhttps://bthedugout.runboard.com/p533,from=rss#post533https://bthedugout.runboard.com/p533,from=rss#post533Actually, upon reflection, they are both right. The Mets do have the right to preserve their investment and Dickey has the right to do what he wants to do, knowing full well he can jeopardize his income with an injury. Do you remember when Bobby Ojeda hurt himself trimming his hedges? Other players hurt themselves playing basketball or riding in cabs...you can't predict/prevent everything, but I think the Mets are being prudent. Still, it could have come with a quiet letter to his agent rather than the big media splash it became.nondisclosed_email@example.com (LaidBackRider)Wed, 28 Dec 2011 15:39:27 +0000 Re: Mets ask R.A. Dickey to skip Kilimanjaro climbhttps://bthedugout.runboard.com/p532,from=rss#post532https://bthedugout.runboard.com/p532,from=rss#post532Saw that in the paper this morning. I understand them being concerned about his safety, but as you said given the state of their finances their reaction just makes them look even cheaper...just when we thought that wasn't possible! nondisclosed_email@example.com (Catcherlady)Wed, 28 Dec 2011 12:07:10 +0000 Mets ask R.A. Dickey to skip Kilimanjaro climbhttps://bthedugout.runboard.com/p529,from=rss#post529https://bthedugout.runboard.com/p529,from=rss#post529Apparently they are threatening they can void his contract if he gets injured or sick while doing this event FOR CHARITY. One writer raised a good point -- given the state of the Mets' finances these days, they may just be secretly rooting for a way out of his $4.7 million contract.nondisclosed_email@example.com (LaidBackRider)Tue, 27 Dec 2011 13:53:07 +0000