May 12, 2004

[Guest Edgy DC]

From wikipedia's entry on Alex Cora:

On May 12, 2004, Cora had an 18-pitch at-bat against Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Matt Clement. Facing a 2-1 count, Cora fouled off 14 straight pitches before finally hitting a home run. It's the longest documented at-bat since baseball statisticians began keeping track of pitch counts in the mid-1980s. So much time elapsed that Cora's brother Joey joked that he and Ozzie Guill�n were watching the game at a restaurant ordering their first beer during the first pitch, and, by the time Cora homered, Cora and Guillen were "so...drunk that we had to call a cab to take us home."

[dgwphotography]

Let me see if I have this right:

The Mets paid $2 Million for Alex Cora, and the Dodgers just signed Orlando Hudson for $3.8 million....

[Centerfield]

Yup. You got it right. The Mets, obviously, got it wrong.

[Guest Number 6]

As a Type A free agent, Hudson also cost a 1st-round draft pick. Not that I'm arguing with your premise, mind you.