Chan Ho Park?

[Guest Edgy DC]

To the Mets for one year and three million, according to his agent. The Korea Times is the only place I'm finding this right now.

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

If my name was Chan Ho Park, and I had enough money, I'd buy naming rights to a stadium.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Daily News is running:

Source: Mets to sign righthander Chan Ho Park

By ADAM RUBIN

DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER

When pitchers and catchers report to Port St. Lucie in six days, the Mets will have another starter in the mix. Chan Ho Park is expected to sign with the Mets in the next 48 hours, a source told the Daily News late last night.

Park, a 33-year-old righthander, went 7-7 with a 4.81 ERA in 24 appearances (21 starts) for the Padres last season. He made $15 million in '06, in the final year of a five-year, $65 million contract agent Scott Boras negotiated with the Rangers in December 2001. Park has a 113-87 record in 13 years with the Dodgers, Rangers and Padres.

One Korean report valued the deal with the Mets at $3 million, with a 2009 option. The Padres reportedly recently offered Park an opportunity to re-sign as a long-relief/spot starter - a role Jorge Sosa also could occupy with the Mets.

Park missed seven weeks late last season after undergoing surgery to halt bleeding in his small intestine. He originally had the internal bleeding trouble in July, landed on the DL, returned for a pair of August starts, then suffered a relapse.

"I was wondering if I would come back before the season was over," Park told the San Diego Union-Tribune in September.

[RealityChuck]

Yancy Street Gang wrote: If my name was Chan Ho Park, and I had enough money, I'd buy naming rights to a stadium.

Though, technically, his name is Park Chan Ho.

[metirish]

Technically he's rubbish though,isn't he?

[seawolf17]

Then he could name it Park Chan Ho Park. Or he could name it Even Though I Suck I Fleeced The Mets For Three Million Dollars Stadium at Park Chan Ho Yards.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

He's been rubbish since signing that huge contract with Texas. He was good with the Dodgers, as I recall it though that was 5 or 6 years ago.

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

The only reason Omar gave him all that money is because Park is Hispanic.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Well, last year he was $15 million rubbish. This year he'll only be $3 million dollars worth.

He cut his walk rate way down last year, which is encouraging, but he bagan leaking from the other end, as his homer rate went way up.... at Petco.

The NatWest must be funny, with three parks that resist homers and two that invite them. Anyhow, my main concern with him is that it puts one more hurdle in Humfrey's way. I still espect that if they perform, they'll pitch, but this may delay their 2007 debuts whether they perform or not.

I was half expecting something like this. The Mets have had at least one Japanese player since Takashi Kashiwada in 1997. Ten years. If that streak dies, I guess a Korean willl keep the Oriental streak alive.

[metirish]

All fuck acting aside,Omar is paying him big cabbage,what's the plan here,and what impact does this have on the young ones...

[Guest Edgy DC]

Fucking aside? I think he looks like a member of the rotation right now.

[Guest KC]

This has been a very bizzaro off-season for Los Metropolitans.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

We acquired a 60 (Schowenewis) and a 61 (Park).

Damn skippy that's nutty.

[metirish]

Edgy DC wrote: Fucking aside? I think he looks like a member of the rotation right now.

That's what I feared,well I suppose the Korean cheering section will be back,and that's a good thing.

Manchester United fans sing this song for Ji-Sung Park,to the tune of " Lord of the Dance",we need our own lyrics for Chan Ho

Park, Park, wherever you may be,
You eat dogs in your home country!
It could be worse, you could be a Scouse,
Eating rats in your council house!

[Guest Edgy DC]

Those Brits have taught us so much about race relations.

Can you break away from your alibis?

Can you make a play? Will you meet me, Chan Ho Park?

[metirish]

Park, Park, wherever you may be,
You eat dogs in your home country!
It could be worse, you could be a yankee
eating jeters and torre's nuts.

I'm no good at this.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Edgy DC wrote: Those Brits have taught us so much about race relations. Can you break away from your alibis? Can you make a play? Will you meet me, Chan Ho Park?

what a great song. I demand Soupcan invite Billy Squier to perform at the first annual CPF clambake this summer.

[duan]

Edgy DC wrote: Well, last year he was $15 million rubbish. This year he'll only be $3 million dollars worth. He cut his walk rate way down last year, which is encouraging, but he bagan leaking from the other end, as his homer rate went way up.... at Petco. The NatWest must be funny, with three parks that resist homers and two that invite them. Anyhow, my main concern with him is that it puts one more hurdle in Humfrey's way. I still espect that if they perform, they'll pitch, but this may delay their 2007 debuts whether they perform or not. I was half expecting something like this. The Mets have had at least one Japanese player since Takashi Kashiwada in 1997. Ten years. If that streak dies, I guess a Korean willl keep the Oriental streak alive.

funnily enough his new pecota card says dis

WARP MORP Mean VORP Upside
1.7 $3,050,000 5.1 8.8

[nymr83]

Park stinks. bad move.

[metsmarathon]

he did have a 4.17 home ERA, tho gave up 12 homers there, as opposed to 8 on the road.

i don't hate the signing, as its hard to get worked up over $3M when i can't imagine that he's locked into a rotation spot, and therefore can be viewed at worst as likely to start the season in the rotation barring utter uselessness demonstrated in spring training, and with a short leash once the real season starts and of course if the young'un(s) he displaces pitch well in the minors.

this is enough to throw off my rotation prediction of course...

[Guest Edgy DC]

I don't hate it. I don't like it either. I was thinking we had just enough major league talent and minor league talent to make Humber/Pelfrey fight for a role without holding them back if they earn a spot.

Granted, I felt that way before Willliams disappeared, so he may just be Williams' replacement.

But that gives us a roster of 25 healthy guys without options.

[willpie]

Actually, dude was on my fantasy team last season and he was pretty good for a good chunk of the year.
Of course, that could be one of those indications of why fantasy sports do not reflect reality, but I'm just sayin'.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

He was good until that intestinal thing last year. It's the five years before last that ought to concern us.

[Guest attgig]

when he was actually good, and before he gave up that homer to cal ripkin in the ASG, he was always a second half pitcher. dunno how that's giong to pan out in spring training.

[Guest abogdan]

Darren Oliver/Dave Williams replacement was my thoughts exactly on this signing. He was decent last year before his intestines exploded. He'll be one of the dozen pitchers who end up starting a game for the Mets this year, but hopefully he'll spend most of the season as a long-reliever.

[Guest sharpie]

I think he'd make a pretty good long reliever/spot starter. Long as we don't hand him a starting job in ST I'm ok with this.

[Guest Edgy DC]

I don't think he's handed anything, but I think he reports to camp as a favorite for the fifth slot.

In fact, it's possible that rotation that leaves camp is Glavine-Hernandez-Perez-Park-Sosa, Maine having options.

[metirish]

I'm looking at that possible rotation and I am in disbelieve,not to sound like an alarmist but if that is the rotation then I think we are fucked.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Oh, I don't think we're fucked no matter. And I think that's a pretty unlikely scenario.

We have enough arms that if they fail, there are more options. I just don't want the team to dig a hole futzing around with the wrong guys.

[Willets Point]

Hee-hee, funny analogy over at Faith & Fear

Jason wrote: There's throwing spaghetti at the wall to see if something sticks. Then there's throwing spaghetti sauce at the wall, which just makes a mess.