<p> Mets pitcher R.A. Dickey spoke with reporters Monday about climbing Mt. Kilmanjaro and about being the last knuckleballer in the big leagues in this audio recording embedded above.</p>

Mets pitcher R.A. Dickey spoke with reporters Monday about climbing Mt. Kilmanjaro and about being the last knuckleballer in the big leagues in this audio recording embedded above.

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