Dickey Re-Signed

[Gwreck]

The Star Ledger is reporting via twitter that the Mets and Dickey have reached a multi-year deal, "details to follow."

The Daily News has it as a two-year deal, with a club option for a third.

[ashie62]

Great!

[metirish]

Great news......

[Guest Frankenstein]

GOOOOOOOD!

[MFS62]

This was what I predicted would be announced in the "Big News" thread.
Good news.
Now we're waiting for Fman's comments about the Dickey extension.

Later

Edited January 29, 2011 by Guest

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

[MFS62]

I think this sends a good sign to the players and the fans.
To the players, it shows that good performance will be rewarded.
To the fans, it shows them not to mis-read yesterday's financial announcement. Money is still available for the club, and it will be spent..

Later

[metirish]

Heyman saying its for "something less than $8million ".

Heyman saying too that it was confirmed yesterday that the Mets would host 2013 ASG, although it's not official.

[Ceetar]

metirish wrote: Heyman saying its for "something less than $8million ". Heyman saying too that it was confirmed yesterday that the Mets would host 2013 ASG, although it's not official.

as Ted Berg wrote about a week ago. so not really yesterday unless you're Heyman.

And it was 'confirmed but not official' last year too. blah blah blah.

Wonder who holds the option for the third Dickey year. Would hope it's team/games based.

[metirish]

Yeah not sure what Heyman was tweeting about....we all knew the ASG was going to be at CF then...not sure if we heard it confirmed from Seligs office.....maybe Heyman did....I dunno...the third year is a team option as linked in the first post.

[Gwreck]

Ceetar wrote: Wonder who holds the option for the third Dickey year.

As reported above, the team.

[smg58]

$7.5M over two years. He could be perfectly mediocre and justify that cost, but he's already given us the right to expect more than that. Nicely done.

[Frayed Knot]

Gwreck wrote: Ceetar wrote: Wonder who holds the option for the third Dickey year. As reported above, the team.

You mean he doesn't even get a vest with that?!?
Sheesh, Omar would have at least given him a free vest.




PS - the Dickey/Hope thing is the post of the week.

[smg58]

Frayed Knot wrote: Sheesh, Omar would have at least given him a free vest.

Free? No, Omar's vests were always quite expensive.

[Fman99]

Two more years of Dickey is good by me.

I hope to see him go longer in his starts in 2011... I don't like seeing Dickey get pulled so early.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Dickey, via conference call, on being re-signed:

"I've played 14 one-year contracts, none of which have been guaranteed. When the opportunity arose to have some financial security from a family standpoint and also feel like I was treated fairly by not only the New York Mets as an organization but as a city, it made it very easy for me to want to return for more than just next year even. My goal at this point is to be the best bargain in baseball for the next three years. I mean, really. That's my goal. To win championships, you really have to have an altruistic approach. I wasn't out to break the bank from the get-go, and I know that if I want to be part of the solution here -- which I do -- giving some things up so to speak might help the collective good. I was willing to do that for this organization, and still am, and am glad again that I had the opportunity to go down a multi-year contract with these guys because it's a place I feel is a good fit for my style of pitching and for what I think I can accomplish. I am confident about my ability, but a lot of times it has much more to do with other things."

Hell, I'm just amazed he was able to keep the phone to his ear while cradling that baby he just saved from a runaway hot-air balloon and whipping up 50 servings of coq au vin for course two of tonight's soup kitchen gig.

[metirish]

Seriously , not being gay here or anything.....but Dickey has this way about him , he's a word-smith or something.

[smg58]

He's a very easy guy to root for.

[Ceetar]

smg58 wrote: He's a very easy guy to root for.

T ishis why up just bought a blue personalized dickey shirt

[Valadius]

Ceetar wrote: smg58 wrote: He's a very easy guy to root for. T ishis why up just bought a blue personalized dickey shirt

A little early in the week, isn't it?

[Ceetar]

Valadius wrote: Ceetar wrote: smg58 wrote: He's a very easy guy to root for. T ishis why up just bought a blue personalized dickey shirt A little early in the week, isn't it?

that was a Swype mess, not an alcohol-induced one.

[Valadius]

Ceetar wrote: Ceetar wrote: T ishis why up just bought a blue personalized dickey shirt A little early in the week, isn't it? that was a Swype mess, not an alcohol-induced one.

I hate those auto-things, more trouble than they're worth.

[Ceetar]

Valadius the plithy wrote: I hate those auto-things, more trouble than they're worth.

Swype's pretty decent. way faster than hitting each key, especially with my fat fingers.

[metirish]

Dickey's missus gave birth Friday morning to Van Dickey at 8am.

While I might not normally like the name Van it goes great with Dickey....

[Frayed Knot]

And here's an early picture of the new born







While others have posted this one:

[Guest Edgy DC]

Frayed Knot wrote: And here's an early picture of the new born

Clapping.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Beautiful.

I wonder if Byrdak bought him a congratulatory Van Allen belt?