October 18 Ink Blots

[MFS62]

� He has more power than you'd think by looking at him.
� He runs well for a big guy.
� 500 career games pitched, 20 saves
� First pitch fastball hitter
� He's a battler
� He's either on or off... there is no in between.
� It's too bad he'd peaked by the time he turned 25.
� Just because he's a closer doesn't mean he's particularly good.
� I didn't think he was capable of having a season that good.
� When the season started, I'd never heard of him.

Answers don't have to be limited to Mets.

Later

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

He has more power than you'd think by looking at him.
� He runs well for a big guy.
Strawberry

� 500 career games pitched, 20 saves
Stanton?

� First pitch fastball hitter
Jay payton

� He's a battler
Wally Backman

� He's either on or off... there is no in between.
Johnny Dickshot

� It's too bad he'd peaked by the time he turned 25.
Charboneau

� Just because he's a closer doesn't mean he's particularly good.
Mesa

� I didn't think he was capable of having a season that good.
Howard Johnson 1989

� When the season started, I'd never heard of him.
Timo Perez, 2000

[Frayed Knot]

* He has more power than you'd think by looking at him.

Marcus Giles


* He runs well for a big guy.

Derrick Lee


* 500 career games pitched, 20 saves

almost all long time relievers


* First pitch fastball hitter

Jose Reyes


* He's a battler

Art Howe


* He's either on or off... there is no in between.

Victor Zambrano



* It's too bad he'd peaked by the time he turned 25.

Fred Lynn, Dwight Gooden


* Just because he's a closer doesn't mean he's particularly good.

Dan Kolb



* I didn't think he was capable of having a season that good.

Brian Roberts


• When the season started, I'd never heard of him.

Jorge Cantu (well, barely had heard of him)

[MFS62]

� He has more power than you'd think by looking at him. Morgan Ensberg
� He runs well for a big guy. Victor Diaz
� 500 career games pitched, 20 saves That rat bastard Rheal Cormier, and it seems that all of the few saves he does have (fewer than 20) are against the Mets.
� First pitch fastball hitter - stereotype of all Latin--American hitters
� He's a battler - Lou Pinella
� He's either on or off... there is no in between. Victor Zambrano
� It's too bad he'd peaked by the time he turned 25. C. Guzman
� Just because he's a closer doesn't mean he's particularly good. Mesa
� I didn't think he was capable of having a season that good. Ramon Castro
� When the season started, I'd never heard of him. That guy Barmes in Colorado

[Guest Edgy DC]

� He has more power than you'd think by looking at him.

Marcus Giles

� He runs well for a big guy.

Benny Agbayani

� 500 career games pitched, 20 saves

Dennis Cook

� First pitch fastball hitter

Todd Hundley

� He's a battler

Edgardo Alfonzo

� He's either on or off... there is no in between.

Jason Thompson

� It's too bad he'd peaked by the time he turned 25.

Fred Lynn

� Just because he's a closer doesn't mean he's particularly good.

Everybody's closer but the Mets.

� I didn't think he was capable of having a season that good.

Tie: Lance Johnson, Bernanrd Glikey, Todd Hundley, 1996.

� When the season started, I'd never heard of him.

General Grevious

[metirish]

He has more power than you'd think by looking at him....Pierzynski
� He runs well for a big guy....Cliff Floyd
� 500 career games pitched, 20 saves ......no idea
� First pitch fastball hitter ....Ray Ordonez
� He's a battler ...Art Howe
� He's either on or off... there is no in between. ....Jim Edmonds
� It's too bad he'd peaked by the time he turned 25. ..George Best
� Just because he's a closer doesn't mean he's particularly good. ..Looper
� I didn't think he was capable of having a season that good. .....Bert Hermandez
� When the season started, I'd never heard of him. .....BJ Ryan

[Guest Edgy DC]

Cormier has two career saves in 618 games (though 108 of them were starts).

Both indeed came against the Mets, one in 2001 and one in 2003.

[Willets Point]

� He has more power than you'd think by looking at him.

Rickey Henderson.

� He runs well for a big guy.

Benny Agbayani.

� 500 career games pitched, 20 saves

Smoltz after his first season as a closer?

� First pitch fastball hitter

Reggie Jackson

� He's a battler

Ray Knight

� He's either on or off... there is no in between.

Bobby "Fresno" Jones

� It's too bad he'd peaked by the time he turned 25.

Doc Gooden

� Just because he's a closer doesn't mean he's particularly good.

Looper.

� I didn't think he was capable of having a season that good.

Pedro 2005 (He'd been fading the past few seasons and I figured the Mets big-money FA curse would kick in).

� When the season started, I'd never heard of him.

Mike Jacobs

[MFS62]

Edgy DC wrote: Cormier has two career saves in 618 games (though 108 of them were starts). Both indeed came against the Mets, one in 2001 and one in 2003.

Thanks, Edgy.

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