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Baumbach: Mets need another addition like Dickey

July 29, 2010 8:19 PM By JIM BAUMBACH jim.baumbach@newsday.com

Quick ReadCall it luck if you want, but the Mets are overwhelmingly better off for remaining silent last winter on the pitching front.

Mets' pitcher R.A. Dickey (43) is cngratulated in

Photo credit: Kathy Kmonicek | Mets' pitcher R.A. Dickey (43) is cngratulated in the dugout by teammates after pitching eight and one third innings to lead the New York Mets to a 4-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. (July 29, 2010)

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