Memories of Rod Barajas

[stevejrogers]

Well, that was a decently productive first couple of months at least.

Edited August 22, 2010 by Guest

[Valadius]

He raced out to the NL lead for home runs at one point, didn't he?

[Frayed Knot]

.265-ish with 11 HRs in April/May
.170 or so w/1 HR since

[Chad ochoseis]

Best theme music in MLB. "Low Rider" and various other funk songs with vaguely Latino character.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

inspired a lot of 'rod' jokes, had the good sense to stop inspiring them once they got old.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Walkoff home run against the Giants on an early-season Friday night, just before Hank's version of same the next day. That was cool.

[metirish]

Was this Vin Scully's big announcment today?

Rod gave us some early season highlights and looked like a genius move for a month there.

[Zvon]

Off waivers? ugh.
I hate unused kabooms.

[Guest themetfairy]

I remember Greg writing a column that mentioned Barajas reminding him of Pat Morita. Bara-ha-ha-ha-has. And whenever he came to bat, I'd jokingly call him that.

That and the walkoff homer are what I'll remember about Rod.

[Zvon]

themetfairy wrote: That and the walkoff homer are what I'll remember about Rod.

I know that would be my brothers memory.
Guess mine too in a way, through his experience.
I don't remember if I ever mentioned it here but that homer went right through his fingers.

[G-Fafif]

Newsday did a story on his family on Mother's Day: big family, including adorable son who looks just like him (minus the recent beard). Wayne Hagin said Rod couldn't find a "big van" suitable for the whole family in NY, as NY doesn't have "big vans". Wayne Hagin's weird, man.

He was talked up as the Mets' surefire all-star representative, with Pelfrey. And neither made it.

Stood up against the "show us your papers" law in Arizona, or at least spoke out against it.

Happy he's going to L.A., since he grew up a Dodgers fan. Last Met catcher to go to L.A. in August...Grote, I think. Nice to hear a player talk sincerely about his fandom. Was also happy when Lakers won. That I could care less about.

Hit a big homer in Cincinnati, which inspired a great deal of thinking on what his nickname should be. Now, alas, it is Gone-Rod.

[bmfc1]

Seemed like a good guy. Always a good interview. I liked that he took the time to be on the WFAN pre-game today even as he was packing (I guess he's used to packing quickly by now).

[Gwreck]

Someone here (LWFS?) referred to Rod's at-bats as being like "scratch-off lottery tickets" which was a fantastic description.

[Zvon]

6. Rodney Allen Rip �Em

lol

[Benjamin Grimm]

I prepared this card in April when it looked like Rod might win Player of the Month. It hasn't been unveiled until... RIGHT NOW!

[Guest 86-Dreamer]

Barajas made me forget all about Brian Schneider. And then he made me remember him.

[ashie62]

Rod was was en fuego early and simply faded over time. he was a likeable sort.

[G-Fafif]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I prepared this card in April when it looked like Rod might win Player of the Month. It hasn't been unveiled until... RIGHT NOW!

I'm going back and changing all my April votes to...

Barajas 6.0

...just to get this card more play in the archives.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

86-Dreamer wrote: Barajas made me forget all about Brian Schneider. And then he made me remember him.

Perfectly said.

[metirish]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: 86-Dreamer wrote: Barajas made me forget all about Brian Schneider. And then he made me remember him. Perfectly said.

Ha......

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

86-Dreamer wrote: Barajas made me forget all about Brian Schneider. And then he made me remember him.

This is an almost-perfect reduction of the Barajas moment in Met history, and is quite likely-- along with that swing and "Low Rider"-- how I'll remember him.