#ShowTheMetsYourDickey Winners!

I asked you guys to "Show The Mets Your Dickey" and boy did you.  So many great pics came in it was hard to pick just three winners. In the end we had an R.A. Dickey lookalike, a devoted fan's collection and one enormous Dickey.

Here are the three winning entries who will each receive a copy of the documentary Knuckleball on DVD courtesy of MPI/Filmbuff.

Show The Mets Your Dickey And Win A Copy Of Knuckleball on DVD!

Since the Mets traded away R.A. Dickey in the off-season, many fans have accused the team of trying to erase R.A. Dickey from the collective memories of Mets fans for some reason.

While I don't believe it is intentional, the Mets are giving conspiracy theorists fuel for the fire by omitting Dickey from the team's holiday highlight film e-card and then removing the knuckleballer from the team leaders on Mets.com. (According to the site, Jon Niese led the team with 12 wins)

These could clearly be dismissed as minor oversights but on Wednesday, the Mets own Media Director Jay Horwitz sent out this tweet and brought the wrath of #MetsTwitter down on his adorable head.

R.A. Dickey Gets Storybook Ending In New Paperback Release Of "Wherever I Wind Up"

By now, most Mets fans have already read R.A. Dickey's best-selling memoir, Wherever I Wind Up, in which Dickey chronicles his unique and remarkable path to baseball stardom.

If there was one complaint about the book however, it is that it ended up releasing a year early. Following the books March 2012 release, Dickey would go on to produce a storybook ending that even Disney would probably reject as being a bit too far-fetched.

Fortunately, Dickey has addressed this in the new paperback release of WHEREVER I WIND UP: My Quest for Truth Authenticity and the Perfect Knuckleball from Plume. In an all new chapter titled "Summits", Dickey takes us through the 2012 season, a year that would see him climb the baseball mountaintop as well as an actual mountaintop.

In the new epilogue, Dickey talks about...

R.A. Dickey Rips Into Mets In Rejected First Draft Of Farewell Letter

In Sunday's edition of the New York Daily News, R.A. Dickey talks to the fans of the Mets for the last time in a bittersweet essay. 

It is exactly the kind of classy and heartfelt farewell that Mets fans would expect from R.A. Dickey. But The Apple has done some digging and we've discovered that the lovely tribute was the result of many iterations of his address. We've uncovered his first draft which he penned just hours after learning of his trade to Toronto. In this version you'll see it's understandably more bitter and a good bit less sweet. Here's the complete first draft:

Fun With Video Games: Travis d'Arnaud Goes "Oppo-Taco" Off Of R.A. Dickey

Since everyone else seems to know how trades will work out as soon as they are made, I decided to let MLB 12 The Show for the Playstation 3 make up my mind for me as to how well the Mets did in the Dickey/d'Arnaud deal. As it turns out they didn't do to bad as the game says the rookie would take the crafty vet to the Pepsi Porch for what the kids are calling an "Oppo-Taco".  Wait, seriously? Is anyone besides Travis d'Arnaud using the term oppo-taco? Can somebody look into this? In the meantime, here's a short clip:

Mets Hope New Peanuts Special Will Help Fans Cope With Dickey Trade

In an attempt to help Mets fans cope with the impending trade of fan-favorite R.A. Dickey, the New York Mets are debuting a brand new Peanuts special Tuesday night on their SNY television network. 

The half hour special titled "Your Favorite Player Is Leaving The Mets Again, Charlie Brown" will feature the Peanuts gang trying to cheer up everyone's favorite parent-less bald kid as he deals with the departure of another one of his favorite ballplayers.  

Here is the official description from SNY:

Photo: R.A. Dickey At M&M's World

Cy Young Award winning pitcher R.A. Dickey displays his famous knuckleball during the unveiling of the new Holiday Village at M&M’S World in New York, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012.  (Diane Bondareff/Invision for M&M's World)

R.A. Dickey continued his world tour of awesomeness Tuesday by meeting fans at the unveiling of the new Holiday Village at M&M's World in NYC. Dickey wouldn't answer questions about his contract status but the red M&M did tell us that, "2 years, 26 million is a more than fair offer and the Mets would be stupid not to do it."

When asked about the comments at the Mets holiday party, COO Jeff Wilpon told The Apple that the "Mets are not in the habit of taking contract advice from candy coated chocolate snack foods."

Meet R.A. Dickey At M&M's World Holiday Village Opening

The Mets Cy Young award winner R.A. Dickey will be celebrating the opening the M&M's World Holiday Village in Times Square. The first 150 families or individuals can take a photo with the Mets ace. Here's the official invite: 

R.A. Dickey Wins!

Congratulations to the 2012 NL Cy Young Award winner, the Mets very own R.A. Dickey. A true ace both on the mound and off the field, Dickey becomes the first knuckle ball pitcher in history to win the award. Well done, Robert Allen!

Happy Halloween Mets Fans

R.A. Dickey Fan Appreciation Contest: The Finalists

Last week I asked you to send in your tributes to Dickey and the response was "RA-Diculous". We got Photoshop pictures, song parodies, poetry and even a music video. Here are the top entries. Check out each entry below and then vote on your favorite. The top vote-getter gets a Mets 50th Anniversary DVD Set and 2 runners up get a Mets 50 Greatest Players DVD. (courtesy of A+E Home Entertainment/MLB Productions)

The R.A. Dickey Fan Appreciation Contest: Praise Dickey, Win Mets Prizes

Dickey's done it! Mets pitcher R.A. Dickey became the first Mets pitcher in 22 years to win 20 games on Thursday and Mets fans are pumped up. Here's your chance to turn all that passion into some cool Mets prizes.

The Apple has teamed up with A+E Networks Home Entertainment/MLB Productions to bring you the R.A. Dickey Fan Appreciation Contest.

Once More Unto The Breach: One Last Mets Tailgate Tomorrow At 10AM

The stage is set. Dickey standing on 19 wins, looking to become the first Mets pitcher to win 20 games since...I don't know let's just say Gooden. I don't feel like looking it up.  In any event, it's time to tailgate. But not just any tailgate...the last Mets tailgate EVER!

As you all know, the world is scheduled to come to an end sometime around December of this year. That makes this the final season of Mets baseball so why not go out on a full stomach. Join us for food, drinks and fun as we party at Citi Field for one last time before Cthulhu arrives.
As always, there will be hot dogs on the grill and cold "beverages". All are welcomed to join. (First come first served while supplies last. Food donations welcomed. BYOB encouraged.) 

Here's a map. The Apple logo shows the location of the tailgate. 

Link: Emma Span Thinks R.A. Dickey Is Kind Of A Big Deal

If you follow me on Twitter then you probably already know about my admiration for all things Emma Span. If not, you need to check out this article on R.A. Dickey over at sportsonearth.com.  It's a great read by one of my favorite writers. The Apple's "...Because every five days we don't suck!" slogan even makes a cameo.

Mets Announce "Friendship Bracelet Night" Promotion For Tonight's Game

According to Mets.com, tonight's game against the Colorado Rockies is being billed as "Friendship Bracelet Night".  In a response to R.A. Dickey being forced to remove his daughter's bracelet during his last start, the Mets will be giving out similar bracelets to fans tonight.

From Mets.com:
Join R.A. Dickey and the Mets for Friendship Bracelet Night tonight at Citi Field. The first 15,000 fans entering the ballpark will receive a friendship bracelet courtesy of Citi. During the 3rd inning, we will ask fans to remove their bracelets and throw them at the nearest umpire. Get your tickets now at Mets.com or 718-507-TIXX.

Mets Pitcher Jon Niese Rides Uniform Violations To Victory In Washington

Though no one at Major League Baseball would comment on it, Mets pitchers have been the target of a uniform violation crackdown in the last week. This is clearly part of a larger conspiracy to keep the Mets from finishing better than fourth in the division, thus preventing them from reaping all of the benefits that being a third place team entitles you to. While I'm not sure who would benefit from such a conspiracy, I can tell you one Mets player has decided to do something about it.

Mets As Star Wars Characters Part 3: Revenge Of The Sith

Mets Star Wars Night to benefit SU2C is so close you might mistake it for a small moon.  In today's installment lets give the Empire their due. Here's 3 Mets who have turned to the dark side of the force.  Enjoy!

Darth Dickey: Dark Lord of the knuckleball

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