R.A. Dickey Is On Twitter
by Eric Simon on Aug 12, 2011 5:13 PM EDT
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finally stepping into the 21st century....looking forward to some good convo.
For those of a skeptical nature, the Twitter account purported to belong to Dickey, @RADickey43, was confirmed by the Mets to be legitimate.
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Yeah
He gained like 500 followers in 5 minutes. It was awesome.
1,600+ in 3 hours
"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
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by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Aug 12, 2011 5:26 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Dickey will shortly master the 140-character form. A latter-day Hemingway if there ever was one.
Eternal Praise Be To Thy One True God R.A. Dickey
by Spike Davis on Aug 12, 2011 5:24 PM EDT reply actions 5 recs
who doesnt love some good convo?
times like this when i wish i actually did this twitter thing.
HELLO HELLO MR WILPON... BUY THAT MANSION. WE DONT NEED A CONDO.
by kendynamo on Aug 12, 2011 5:25 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
"I don't always communicate via social networking, but when I do, I prefer Twitter."
Eternal Praise Be To Thy One True God R.A. Dickey
by Spike Davis on Aug 12, 2011 5:28 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
I don't always pitch, but when I do, I throw knuckleballs
"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.
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by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Aug 12, 2011 7:46 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 6 recs
I don't always throw fastballs
But when I do, it’s the most potent pitch in the majors.
by hotspur on Aug 12, 2011 8:40 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I don't always win, but when I do, it's because I stayed in a long time
One day, this team is going to kill me.
More like
“I don’t always win, but when I do, its because Tejeda didn’t make any errors”
Nets Mets Giants ALL DAY
"I don't always hook up with other Gods, but when I do, I prefer Dickey" ~ Bianca
I LIKE IKE!
by astromets on Aug 12, 2011 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Bottomboob
Better than sideboob?
"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.
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by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Aug 13, 2011 12:35 AM EDT up reply actions
assboobs
gotta love them
"..."
by Thaddeus Ballpheasant on Aug 14, 2011 4:27 AM EDT up reply actions
Oh. My. Dickey.
Is it just me or is it going to be really awkward when he sees the insane amount of pictures we’ve made utilizing his face?
Chamption of the R.A. Dickey Face contest and "Cromulent Photoshopper Extraordinaire" of Amazin' Avenue!
You might know me as mistermet.
by Steve Schreiber on Aug 12, 2011 5:59 PM EDT reply actions
The Dickey family (mom or wife) liked it
"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.
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by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Aug 12, 2011 6:12 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I talked to him about it in spring training
He said his mom was sending him all these crazy pictures of his face. His reaction was a combination of amusement and confusion as to why people did it.
"The Mets have shown me more ways to lose than I even knew existed."
-Casey Stengel
by He'sGotPotential on Aug 12, 2011 6:46 PM EDT up reply actions
I believe this one was his favorite
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by sj10689 on Aug 12, 2011 7:36 PM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
His mom liked the Last Supper one the best IIRC
And in honor of that we tried to be decent and not profane for maybe one day. I think we failed.
It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.
by MookieTheCat on Aug 13, 2011 3:29 PM EDT up reply actions
so
time to start posting all the Dickey Face pictures on his account?
I LIKE IKE!
Only the really good ones
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"He who gets the best players usually wins" - Bobby Bowden
Based on the AARB, this one definitely qualifies
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by sj10689 on Aug 12, 2011 7:38 PM EDT up reply actions 14 recs
It placed #6 in the AARB
But being the #1 Dickey post is always a notable historical feat
In fact, when the 2012 AARB comes out, I’ll make note of the rank of Dickeyan posts. It’s imperative, at this point.
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A true classic.
Chamption of the R.A. Dickey Face contest and "Cromulent Photoshopper Extraordinaire" of Amazin' Avenue!
You might know me as mistermet.
by Steve Schreiber on Aug 12, 2011 8:59 PM EDT up reply actions
RA needs to see this
and he needs to see it yesterday.
Hopefully the mongos don't run him off twitter
like they ran Thole off.
by graves9 on Aug 12, 2011 6:27 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Too many people love Dickey, I think
"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.
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by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Aug 12, 2011 6:53 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Rachel Maddow for one
One day, this team is going to kill me.
by fxcarden on Aug 12, 2011 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
I always thought so...
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by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Aug 12, 2011 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Flannel shirts and birkenstocks mean one thing:
Yankee fan.
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"He who gets the best players usually wins" - Bobby Bowden
I'm ashamed to admit I watched her show for a year before I found out she was a lesbian
Apparently I do not have functioning gaydar
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf. "
– Tug McGraw when asked about his preference for grass or astroturf
by Terry_is_God on Aug 12, 2011 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions
you're ashamed about which part?
From pictures, I always figured that person was into chicks, just didn’t know they were a chick…
I LIKE IKE!
not ashamed to have watched her show
ashamed to not have realized instantly how very gay she is
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf. "
– Tug McGraw when asked about his preference for grass or astroturf
by Terry_is_God on Aug 13, 2011 3:13 PM EDT up reply actions
so? she's still cool
"Fantasy, reality, science Fiction. Which is which? Who can tell?"
by feslenraster on Aug 13, 2011 7:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Um, duh?
if i watch her show less now it’s only because cable news has become too painful to watch daily.
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf. "
– Tug McGraw when asked about his preference for grass or astroturf
by Terry_is_God on Aug 13, 2011 11:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes, this one would make sense
Mentioning Rachel Maddow and R.A. Dickey in the same breath would seem weird.
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Is there a such thing?
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haha i love this man
I’m a youngling on twitter but I’ll post a pic as soon as I learn. Stay tuned and may the force be with you.
How do you like them home run apples?
should we ask him about the prequels?
I hate Philadelphia so much.
by the caveman on Aug 12, 2011 6:50 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
i just re-read star by star
and i want to ask dickey his opinion of anakin’s death.
He doesn't dig the Expanded Universe too much
He doesn’t know what he’s missing out on. The EU is what makes Star Wars tolerable for me, at this point.
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by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Aug 13, 2011 5:20 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
EU >>> prequels
its amazing how lucas demanded that the authors writing the books consider the work canon, and cannot contradict one another….then shits all over the books in the prequels.
I love this man. time to bust out my little-used account again
Turner’s been surprisingly interesting on Twitter, but I’m sure Dickey will become an instant Twitter god. “Father, Husband, Author, Pitcher, Christian, Adventurer, Star Wars nerd, Reader, & Cyclist” Wonderful, haha! I like how pitcher comes fourth, but still above his religious faith. ;-)
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf. "
– Tug McGraw when asked about his preference for grass or astroturf
I had no idea he had written anything
clearly more research on this subject is required
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf. "
– Tug McGraw when asked about his preference for grass or astroturf
by Terry_is_God on Aug 12, 2011 6:54 PM EDT up reply actions
He's writing a memoir that's coming out next year, remember?
"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.
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by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Aug 13, 2011 1:22 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Best news ever
Squeezed to Song and Bendtner and Song and Nasri oh lovely lovely lovely!
-Peter Drury, the one time his commentating has ever been acceptable.
Holy shit.
JavaJoe tweeted him a couple dickeyface pics and he responded “hilarious”
How do you like them home run apples?
Yes. It's glorious
Let’s hope he feels the same once he’s seen nine thousand more of them.
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf. "
– Tug McGraw when asked about his preference for grass or astroturf
by Terry_is_God on Aug 12, 2011 6:55 PM EDT up reply actions
* Applauds *
You, sir, deserve a really nice java.
It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.
by MookieTheCat on Aug 13, 2011 3:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Honestly
I just joined because of him. Whats the over/under about the AA members who did the same? 250 and a half?
Keith
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by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Aug 12, 2011 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Or John Maine
Who only explored the internets back in 2009 (yes, I remember these seemingly inane tidbits for moments like these.) I think he’s only finding out now about the wonder of e-books.
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i made mine a while ago but did nothing on it till now
he’ll be the first person i follow
How do you like them home run apples?
And my sword
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf. "
– Tug McGraw when asked about his preference for grass or astroturf
by Terry_is_God on Aug 12, 2011 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
And my axe
"Dont blame me, I was given this world, I didn’t make it."
-Tupac Shakur
by NetsMets4Life on Aug 12, 2011 9:08 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
greatest sequence of nerd posts ever
I hate Philadelphia so much.
by the caveman on Aug 13, 2011 9:38 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
So it was said.
@JavaJoeX thanks and remember a half rotation forward is better than full rotations backward. Nice word by the way.
@JavaJoeX
He's right on that point
we only have a 1/2 rotation which I suppose is better than no or negative rotation
One day, this team is going to kill me.
by fxcarden on Aug 12, 2011 7:22 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
it was in reply to this gem
@JavaJoeX
Joe S
Welcome to twitter mofo. To know true movement one must be without rotation #zenofdickey
I LIKE IKE!
by astromets on Aug 12, 2011 7:36 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I have never "done" twitter, but this just made me join
Hello, 21st century!
The 2011 New York Mets: Assume crash position
Since Dickey is on Twitter now,
I think I’ll retire the RADickheads.
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by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Aug 12, 2011 8:57 PM EDT reply actions
Exactly
Why settle for the Apostle Paul when you can hang with Jesus? That’s my stance.
"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.
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by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Aug 12, 2011 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions
nah
two totally different things. One is the real person, awesome. The other is a Twitter shrine to a God – better be careful before you remove a shrine
I LIKE IKE!
A good point
I’ll ask him if he’s offended by the Gospel of Dickey. If so, then…
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by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Aug 13, 2011 12:37 AM EDT up reply actions
Any way these accounts can be somehow merged?
One arm will be the main arm, and the other will be the RAD Fan Club arm.
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I was surprised that he responded to this one, but apparently he is more sadistic than I thought
me: @RADickey43 Do you enjoy the fact that your knucklers confound and vex hitters so much that their swings may be screwed up a full day later?
RADickey43: indeed
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf. "
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by Terry_is_God on Aug 12, 2011 9:16 PM EDT reply actions 5 recs
this is pretty funny
@RADickey43
R.A. Dickey
Got to sign off til after the game. MLB rule. No tweets 30 min. Prior to game. Thanks for all the tweets. Look forward to more.jeffpaternostro Jeffrey Paternostro
@
@RADickey43 Really? Because I think @redturn2 is tweeting from the dugout half the time.
I LIKE IKE!
Oh, crap, Jeff just got Turner suspended.
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by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Aug 13, 2011 12:37 AM EDT up reply actions
Ah, so that's why Turner wasn't in uniform
@redburn’d2
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