R.A. Dickey
From the April issue: Florida’s youngest snowbirds — East Coast Major League Baseball players — make a pilgrimage each year to train among the royal palms. For the New York Mets, that means heading to Port St. Lucie, Fla., which is located beyond the northern tip of Palm Beach.
Most of these players live in New York City during the season, so finding a Florida pad for spring training can be a challenge. To find a comfortable roost, players use all the tools at their disposal, from staying with friends to — yes, that’s right — Craigslist.
“I found my place on Craigslist,” Mets knuckleball pitcher R.A. Dickey told The Real Deal last month at Digital Domain Park before the team’s game against the St. Louis Cardinals. “That’s how that worked out for me down here for the last two years.”
This year, Dickey said, he rented a three-bedroom home in Port St. Lucie with his family during spring training, which wrapped up late last month. [more]
