R.A. Dickey enjoyed driving Blue Jays prospect Daniel Norris' van/house around

After van prank, Dickey warns of long year for Norris

By Mike Bertha

March 14, 2015

Since the dawn of time, unicorn backpacks and untimely cosplay have been staples of the veteran/rookie relationship in MLB clubhouses. But R.A. Dickey might have taken that to new heights when he, um, commandeered the van/house of Blue Jays pitching prospect Daniel Norris.

Yes. That's @RADickey43 whippin' the VW. pic.twitter.com/aCKt9kYKef
- Daniel Norris (@DanielNorris18) March 12, 2015

Dickey recently took Norris' VW Camper van for a spin at the Jays' Spring Training facility and indicated that the stunt might not be the end of the line for Norris' tough time.

"I think he's got some reparations that he's certainly gonna, ya know, be working on over the course of the next year. But it's a cool little vehicle and he'll have it for a long time."

If the 2013 NL Cy Young Award winner was pleased with his prank, he was equally impressed with his showing behind the wheel.

"It's a '78, so it needs a little bit more upkeep. I think it's only going on two cylinders right now and there's no power steering. I hadn't driven his house/car a lot, so finding the gear ratios was a little bit tricky. But, once I did, it was fun driving it around."

Basically, imagine this, but at Spring Training: