R.A. Dickey has reached the crest of Mt. Kilimanjaro: We had done it! We gave hugs and high-fives...

R.A. Dickey has reached the crest of Mt. Kilimanjaro:

We had done it! We gave hugs and high-fives all around above the clouds at the highest point in Africa.

The view was unforgettably magnificent, as incredible as anything I have ever seen. But as I took time to contemplate, I realized that the reason the view was so rich was the overall experience of the trek. We had walked approximately 40 miles and climbed 13,000 feet since the beginning of the journey, overcoming all kinds of adversities. All the while, we were building relationships with everyone from the porters to one another, sharing in our triumphs and helping one another in times of need.

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Dickey be praised!

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by BlueChill on Jan 14, 2012 1:52 PM EST reply actions

R.A.men!

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by Russ on Jan 14, 2012 3:18 PM EST up reply actions

Praise Dickey!

Next up: K2

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by Hoyadestroya85 on Jan 14, 2012 2:02 PM EST reply actions 3 recs

that is a big rock

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by fxcarden on Jan 14, 2012 2:36 PM EST up reply actions

Then after that, Murderhorn!

Dickey won’t even need to eat any Power Sauce bars.

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by Steve Schreiber on Jan 14, 2012 3:40 PM EST up reply actions 5 recs

Not that apple cores and old Chinese newspapers would do much good

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by Hoyadestroya85 on Jan 14, 2012 4:40 PM EST up reply actions

Congrats to RA.

You are the man.

by MetsFan4Decades on Jan 14, 2012 2:12 PM EST reply actions

Praise Dickey!

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by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Jan 14, 2012 2:14 PM EST via mobile reply actions

Just don't go limp on the way down

One day, this team is going to kill me.

by fxcarden on Jan 14, 2012 2:36 PM EST reply actions

congrats dickey!

You are our only hope!

by jhMLB on Jan 14, 2012 2:45 PM EST via mobile reply actions

Even while making his final ascent...

Dickey had his eyes on the prize:

" I visualized pitching to the all the teams in the N.L. East, batter by batter."

by Walter Gropius on Jan 14, 2012 3:14 PM EST reply actions 1 recs

well this put a smile on my face

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by Cory Braiterman on Jan 14, 2012 3:16 PM EST reply actions

WE DID IT!!!

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by Russ on Jan 14, 2012 3:18 PM EST reply actions

LOL

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by fxcarden on Jan 14, 2012 4:55 PM EST up reply actions

excellent!

Also, this:

I put my earphones in and turned on my fully charged iPod to distract me from the elements.

I wonder what’s on his iPod? Given that he’s from Nashville and that he’s the definition of cool, I bet he’s got some sweet indy country-rock band that would probably put on an excellent show if I could catch them at Brooklyn Bowl or the Bell House.

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by Greenpoint Ian on Jan 14, 2012 3:25 PM EST reply actions

Probably some epic classical stuff like Vivaldi.

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by Ogre39666 on Jan 14, 2012 3:44 PM EST up reply actions

Nah

Deep Purple, or I lobby TRAID

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by fxcarden on Jan 14, 2012 4:55 PM EST up reply actions

Or

Explosions in the Sky.

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by Ogre39666 on Jan 14, 2012 5:25 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs

Heh

I was thinking these guys when I made my initial comment. Or Lucero.

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by Greenpoint Ian on Jan 14, 2012 5:30 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

I thought of those guys when I read your comment

Best live show around, btw. Saw them on the most excellent new years of my life at the Bowery, after the Flaming lips and Wilco at MSG. Done bragging.

I believe in one Dickey, Maker of knuckles and balls

by HotChipWillBreakYourLegs on Jan 15, 2012 10:18 AM EST up reply actions

Rosetta Stone: How to Speak Swahili

by CervezaVerde on Jan 14, 2012 6:24 PM EST up reply actions

I assumed some sort of epic prog double album with a total of three songs

all about elves.

by tmu on Jan 15, 2012 2:08 PM EST up reply actions

but I also sort of assumed

that baseball players listen only to baseball-themed songs, like “Center Field” on endless repeat.

by tmu on Jan 15, 2012 2:11 PM EST up reply actions

In-a-gadda-da-Dickey

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by fxcarden on Jan 15, 2012 3:55 PM EST up reply actions

In the Garden of Dickey?

by CervezaVerde on Jan 15, 2012 5:23 PM EST up reply actions

I hope you've heard this record ?

or at least know of its existence ?

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by fxcarden on Jan 16, 2012 9:09 PM EST up reply actions

it was recorded by a band called

Iron Dickey

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by fxcarden on Jan 16, 2012 9:09 PM EST up reply actions

I know the song. The guy was drunk when he wrote it. He was trying to say "In the Garden of Eden" but was too drunk.

And the band members thought it was better the drunk way, thus Inna-Gadda-Da Vida was sung.

by CervezaVerde on Jan 18, 2012 12:08 AM EST up reply actions

What a friggin boss

Congrats, R.A. Can’t wait to see him dominate the NL again this season. Dickey be praised!

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by nymgb44 on Jan 14, 2012 4:05 PM EST reply actions

And let it be said, that he has reached, that un-reachable peak.

Yogi on the 1969 NY Mets....." overwhelming underdogs "

by SuperSantana on Jan 14, 2012 4:24 PM EST reply actions

I declare, by the name of the Holy Church of Dickey,

that any follower of his light, seeking metacognitive self-realization, may come to meditate and learn on the journey of a life time; to discover one’s self and learn how to become one with Dickey, to achieve the zenith of Nirvana; following in our lord’s foot steps in order reach the same peaks our ancestors have reached before us. By this decree, the new temple of the One, outside of the Imperial City of Dickey, shall be stationed atop the holy mountain, Kilimanjaro. Any who seek to learn and meditate under Dickey’s teachings may join this “Hajirah”, and repent, grow, and prosper. And may we say, R.A.men.

Yogi on the 1969 NY Mets....." overwhelming underdogs "

by SuperSantana on Jan 14, 2012 4:33 PM EST reply actions 2 recs

Dickey... I know he already is awesome but..

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by JavaJoe on Jan 14, 2012 4:45 PM EST reply actions 7 recs

That's what it should say

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by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Jan 14, 2012 5:42 PM EST up reply actions

Very nice

Awesome indeed.

by MetsFan4Decades on Jan 14, 2012 5:57 PM EST up reply actions

meh.....

he is not even using oxygen

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by fxcarden on Jan 16, 2012 9:10 PM EST up reply actions

All I have to say is.........

RA Dickey

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by fxcarden on Jan 14, 2012 4:57 PM EST reply actions

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by BlueChill on Jan 14, 2012 6:40 PM EST up reply actions

R.A. Dickey is the greatest Met of all time.

Eternal Praise Be To Thy One True God R.A. Dickey

by Spike Davis on Jan 14, 2012 5:22 PM EST reply actions

Amazing

I love that man. May he be able to pitch for the Mets for another 25 years.

by Shinjo Is God on Jan 14, 2012 6:04 PM EST reply actions

And may we have an owner who can afford to keep him

by Ownbey4Mex on Jan 15, 2012 2:38 AM EST up reply actions

Stumbled on this

Who made this?

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by JavaJoe on Jan 14, 2012 7:14 PM EST reply actions

2012 Season

Highlight

by Knobowitzki on Jan 14, 2012 10:24 PM EST reply actions

Congrats to R.A.; it's quite an accomplishment.

Have a safe trip home.

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by BobbyV_Incognito on Jan 15, 2012 1:38 AM EST reply actions

awesome feat-next up-throw a no hitter for the Mets

too soon?

anyway, I hope Dickey’s a Met for life.

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by feslenraster on Jan 15, 2012 8:45 AM EST reply actions

never too soon for R.A.

i just hope he grants us this wish. After all, throwing a no-hitter is his choice. He decides what to do and not to do. If it is on his agenda, then were in luck.

Yogi on the 1969 NY Mets....." overwhelming underdogs "

by SuperSantana on Jan 15, 2012 12:11 PM EST up reply actions

Our season has reached its peak

Now back to the Tejada/Cedeno position battle.

by tmu on Jan 15, 2012 2:09 PM EST reply actions

Well played sir. I see where you went with that.

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by statusquo on Jan 16, 2012 4:08 PM EST up reply actions

Kilimanjaro is a relatively easy climb

there are actual trails up the mountain, even families do the climb together. Regardless a very nice accomplishment.

by Adam F. on Jan 15, 2012 10:59 PM EST reply actions

I was curious about why the wife didn't go along

I think his kids are young, but it would be a fantastic trip, and there are probably grandmas and grandpas for babysitting. I guess there are people who aren’t much into hiking, even if it is lifetime experience sort of hiking.

by SuperT on Jan 15, 2012 11:21 PM EST up reply actions