Old Money

[Guest Edgy DC]

From the Noos:

Takahashi, who pitched 2-2/3 scoreless innings in relief of Oliver Perez, became the third player in the post-World War II era to make his major-league debut after turning 40. Satchel Paige (1948) and Diomedes Olivo (1960) were the others. Takahashi, 40, who spent the bulk of his career with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp, succeeded Dae-Sung Koo, 36, as the oldest Met to debut in the majors.

[metirish]

Takahashi was just great the other day , I was hoping as much for the win for him as anything.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

KT's got a fairly straightforward windup, but it's long; he's a lefty that other teams can (and probably will) run on. He does-- or did, at least, on Saturday-- a good job of keeping the ball low. His offspeed stuff is kinda loopy-- one part Zito, two parts Baseball Bugs. Watched Saturday's game from the CBP left-field stands; much as we could with Moyer (thanks, 80-mph fastball), we could actually follow the curve of Takahashi's off-speed stuff with our eyes.

Also, according to the pitch f/x board, his fastball varied widely in speed (from 82-90), and he supposedly threw a sinker, slider, curve AND circle change in addition to the ol' number 1. (Again, t'was a stadium F/X board-- take with as much salt as is your wont.)

I like him. He should be serviceable for a few starts, at least.

[Guest Swan Swan H]

Right you are, Ken.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

="Swan Swan H":3nbt2b6a]Right you are, Ken.[/quote:3nbt2b6a] lol