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08:15 AM ET 12.28 | Mets pitcher R.A. Dickey is in training ... for an ascent of Mount Kilimanjaro. Dickey planned [the trip] in large part to raise money and awareness for a charity, Bombay Teen Challenge, which helps victims of sex trafficking in India. But on a team perpetually beset by injuries, Dickey's planned expedition has also caused some consternation in the front office. A few months ago, the Mets sent a letter to Dickey's agent warning him that they reserve the right to void the remaining year on his contract if he is injured on the mountain. They can't stop him from going, but they clearly would prefer he did not. "If we thought it was a good idea, we wouldn't have sent the letter," Mets general manager Sandy Alderson said.

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December 28, 2011 09:48 AM ET

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Seriously? They are huffing and puffing over a 36 year old journeyman doing something that 100's of tourists do every year? They'd be better served to make their players give up crotch rocket motor cycles and skiing.

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December 28, 2011 10:07 AM ET

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Aren't the Mets dealing with enough bad PR as it is?

THE BISHOP!

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December 28, 2011 10:11 AM ET

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Originally posted 09:48 AM ET 12.28 by The Moose

Seriously? They are huffing and puffing over a 36 year old journeyman doing something that 100's of tourists do every year? They'd be better served to make their players give up crotch rocket motor cycles and skiing.

Good point.

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December 28, 2011 10:24 AM ET

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Who friggin cares....it's not like we're talking about Sandy Kofax in his prime...this guy Dickey is probably a better mountain climber than a pitcher..just think of the salary they save if let's say he slips....oops....