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Hooray for R.A. Dickey

6. R.A. DICKEY WINS CY YOUNG Even in

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I am a week behind on this, but I got sidetracked late in 2012 following the Knicks’ wild West road trip, then eating more chicken wings in Buffalo than anyone my age should.

Better late than never: Our sixth annual New York Sports Media Person of the Year Award goes to . . . R.A. Dickey. He was an easy choice, given his accessibility and his dogged insistence on being smart and interesting...

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Dickey is a hot property

R.A. Dickey poses for photos during MLB photo

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These are heady days for Mets pitcher R.A. Dickey, whose unlikely journey to stardom has become a source of fascination inside and outside the sports world. (Look for a possible traffic jam of major-league pitchers on Mount Kilimanjaro next winter in search of Dickey's secret.)

It certainly is a fine time to be Blue Rider Press, publisher of Dickey's well-received autobiography, "Wherever...

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