The Pen in Ten

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Rockin' Doc wrote: This move is more window dressing than anything else in my view. I see this as simply making a change for the sake of change. Should have no significant impact on the teams's performance, unless Acosta can hit. If Acosta pitches well, Manuel will trot him out there virtually every game until he is no longer effective and Manuel eventaully loses faith in him and then lets him sit in the bullpen to be used only in mop up duty. The names and arms may change, but the mismanagement and resultant story line is far too familiar.

Manuel tossed Nieve into a role in which the guy barely performed a season ago, pitched him at a rate that would have made him the team's all-time leader in games pitched, then suddenly asked him to prepare as something like an emergency starter, THEN shuttled him to the back of the 'pen.

Acosta, pretty much, has always been used as a short-stint/mid-to-high leverage reliever. So he has THAT going for him, at least. He's also brought his BB/9 down somewhat during his time at Buffalo (from 6.00 in the majors to 3.70). But yeah... he's pretty much the same guy, but older.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

An okay ode to PedroDos from Fangraphs here... but it does raise an interesting question: if you're Joshimanderry Hunsickerson-Ngyrnes, do you offer him arbitration? You kinda have to, don't you... even if his accepting means you're spending 3.5 million on the World's Finest LOOGY?

[Guest Edgy DC]

If they don't, they're going to go out and spend at least that much on somebody like him, right?

[Vic Sage]

Edgy DC wrote: If they don't, they're going to go out and spend at least that much on somebody like him, right?

The Mets took on a LOOGY who could make a slider dance
And Pedro has made them happy that they took the chance
He may not be a closer, and has never won a ring
but he pitches daily, with his lefty wing

And they're gonna have to pay somebody, yes indeed
They're gonna have to pay somebody,
They may give the bucks to Pedro or to someone half as good
But they're gonna have to pay somebody.

They might get a pitcher who is new to the stage
They might find a fellow who has issues with his rage
They might sign a cheater, getting roids through UPS
or even from his doctor, it's anybody's guess...

But they're gonna have to pay somebody, yes indeed
They're gonna have to pay somebody,
They may give the bucks to Pedro or to someone half as good
But they're gonna have to pay somebody.

He may be a trooper, he might be a jerk,
He may be a headcase with a very ugly quirk,
He may be old and tired, he might be young and lame
He may be in another country, playing under another name.

But they're gonna have to pay somebody, yes indeed
They're gonna have to pay somebody,
They may give the bucks to Pedro or to someone half as good
But they're gonna have to pay somebody.

When the Mets were under construction, working on their home,
They thought about a sliding turf, they thought about a dome,
But they didn't have the money, and they didn't ask the bank
So now that Pedro's up for arb, there should be $ome in the tank.

Cuz they're gonna have to pay somebody, yes indeed
They're gonna have to pay somebody,
They may give the bucks to Pedro or to someone half as good
But they're gonna have to pay somebody.

He may be a pitcher with some spiritual pride
He may be a blacksock who took some bribes on the side
He may need to work with the pitching coach, to find a second pitch
No matter how good he is, the fans will always bitch,

So the Mets are gonna have to pay somebody, yes indeed
They're gonna have to pay somebody,
They may give the bucks to Pedro or to someone half as good
But they're gonna have to pay somebody.

Might like to sign an All-Star, or someone of that ilk
a face upon a wheaties box, sucking down some milk
But he might like to go to bars, drink some fine champagne
and end up on a city street, sleeping off the pain.

But they're gonna have to pay somebody, yes indeed
They're gonna have to pay somebody,
They may give the bucks to Pedro or to someone half as good
But they're gonna have to pay somebody

They may call him Marmol, they may call him Billy
He may be a Padre, He may be a Philly
They once called him Heath Bell, called him Darren O'Day
But no matter what they call him now, no matter what they say...

They're gonna have to pay somebody, yes indeed
They're gonna have to pay somebody,
They may give the bucks to Pedro or to someone half as good
But they're gonna have to pay somebody

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Nice

[Guest Edgy DC]

That's the sort of posting we. are. here. for.

I salute you and the perfectly good time you wasted on that.

And for those about to slack, I salute you, too.

[bmfc1]

"He may be in another country, playing under another name."

Kenny Powers reference?

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Wonnnndrous.