Expectations of Eleven: Chris Capuano

[Edgy MD]

Pos: LH RP/SP
Born: 8/19/1978 in Springfield, Massachusetts
Acquired: Signed to a one year contract this month for a base salary of $1.5 millon with clauses that can take him as high as $3.5 million or so.
2010 Stats:

Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
Brevard�County	FLOR (A+)	2	0	1.000	1.23	3	3	0	0	0	0	14.67	12	2	2	1	0	0	17	0	0	1	56		0.818	7.4	0.6	0.0	10.4	Inf.
Nashville	PCL (AAA)	1	1	.500	1.80	4	4	0	0	0	0	25.00	21	6	5	0	4	0	16	1	0	0	102		1.000	7.6	0.0	1.4	5.8	4.00
Total	Minors	3	1	.750	1.59	7	7	0	0	0	0	39.67	33	8	7	1	4	0	33	1	0	1	158		0.933	7.5	0.2	0.9	7.5	8.25
MIL	NL	4	4	.500	3.95	24	9	5	0	0	0	66.00	65	29	29	9	21	1	54	1	0	5	278	100	1.303	8.9	1.2	2.9	7.4	2.57
Totals	All	7	5	.583	3.07	31	16	5	0	0	0	105.67	98	37	36	10	25	1	87	2	0	6	436	100	1.164	8.3	0.9	2.1	7.4	3.48

Wifey:

Dearie, me!

Last Word: While it isn't clear whether Capuano (who once won 18 games) is going to be a starter, reliever, or stooge for the Mets this year, Alderson has expressed that his team is "confident he has the ability to re-establish himself as a dependable starter." For what it's worth, negotiations with the Brewers broke off in light of his insistence that he could be a starter again.

What do you expect of Chris Capuano in 2011?

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Accidentally shot to death at home.

[Edgy MD]

Chris and Sarah in a happier (at least, less lethal) state at their Hawaiian wedding in 2009:

[Centerfield]

I don't know why, but I am really optimistic about Capuano. I think he will have a great season. ERA of low 4's, to high 3's, 12-14 wins.

[Ceetar]

again.

[TransMonk]

I think Cappy could thrive with the change in scenery.

I don't think he'll post All-Star numbers, but he will round out the back of the rotation with around 10 wins and an ERA just above 4.

He seems like a smart guy who is on top of what he should be doing to be an effective pitcher...so pretty much the anit-Ollie.

[Vic Sage]

Centerfield wrote: I don't know why, but I am really optimistic about Capuano. I think he will have a great season. ERA of low 4's, to high 3's, 12-14 wins.

this

[smg58]

Anybody born on August 19 must be cool. 15-9, 3.72 ERA, 193 IP.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Vic Sage wrote: Centerfield wrote: I don't know why, but I am really optimistic about Capuano. I think he will have a great season. ERA of low 4's, to high 3's, 12-14 wins. this

Me too. I'll say his ERA will be 4.20, and his W-L will be 12-10. 28 starts.

[Guest themetfairy]

smg58 wrote: Anybody born on August 19 must be cool. 15-9, 3.72 ERA, 193 IP.

CF would agree.

[Guest attgig]

he starts off as the #5 guy. posting decent numbers, but then is out of the rotation with a non-elbow related injury late May. He returns after the allstarbreak returning to form.

18 starts. 2 relief apperances.
7-4 record.
ERA 4.18

[Edgy MD]

Turns out, Sarah is a pentathlete, not a homicdal maniac.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Shooting at the pop-up scoring targets of heartache-- bang, bang-- she is a warrior.

I'm thinking optimistically... sorta. But TWO Tommy Johns? Hmm.

21 starts, 9 bullpen appearances.

8-6, 160 IP, 131 K/55 BB, 3.76 ERA/1.38 WHIP.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Edgy DC wrote: Turns out, Sarah is a pentathlete, not a homicdal maniac.

Lookit them gams. I approve.

[Centerfield]

themetfairy wrote: smg58 wrote: Anybody born on August 19 must be cool. 15-9, 3.72 ERA, 193 IP. CF would agree.

Amazing metfairy. I don't know how you do it.

(actually I do, and now I remember the 1/2 birthday too)

[Guest themetfairy]

Centerfield wrote: themetfairy wrote: smg58 wrote: Anybody born on August 19 must be cool. 15-9, 3.72 ERA, 193 IP. CF would agree. Amazing metfairy. I don't know how you do it. (actually I do, and now I remember the 1/2 birthday too)

Yes - someone in my household will be of legal age next month!

[nymr83]

Capuano is kind of guy the Mets should be taking a chance on. Ok, Fine, I just like looking at his wife.

[Fman99]

27-1, 1.05 ERA, 315 Ks in 240 IP, plows a hot broad all year. It's the year of Capuano.

[Theoldmole]

And the year of the smart pitcher.

[Frayed Knot]

Capuano had the academic numbers to get into Yale, and even signed a letter of intent to go there. But then he saw the Duke campus during a camp and changed his mind. �Duke was just the perfect combination of academics and sports for me,� he said. �School was always very important to me, but it was also very important for me to get in the best position baseballwise, to pursue that dream.�

- Translation: Duke had better weather.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Better looking chix too, especially if you can settle for the Chapel Hill girls.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Capuano can maybe become the Mets' second thermodynamic pitcher.



More: http://mbtn.net/thermodynamic-pitchers-we-got-em

[Edgy MD]

You so totally need to take that act to the SNY booth.

[Valadius]

Glendon Rusch 2.0.

[Theoldmole]

And don't forget Yalie Ken MacKenzie, Mets class of '62. The first time he took the mound, Casey handed him the ball and said "pretend they're the Harvards." After the '62 season, MacKenzie was complaining to Casey about what he was making. "I've got the lowest salary of any of my classmates at Yale." Casey's response - "And the highest ERA."

[MFS62]

Fman99 wrote: 27-1, 1.05 ERA, 315 Ks in 240 IP, plows a hot broad all year. It's the year of Capuano.

I mean, I can see all that happening.
But only plowing her?
Haven't you heard of the swallows of Capuano?

Later

[Theoldmole]

He will be Capuano di tutti capi.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

I expect that, regardless of Capuano's on-field results, I'll enjoy the ride.

PF: Are you thinking about getting it again? You�re going to be in New York. CC: Maybe someday. PF: Because there are people on the streets of New York riding Segways. CC: Maybe someday. I could withstand the heckling [in Milwaukee], but I think in New York it might be at another level. PF: Are you an Arrested Development fan? CC: That�s where I first learned about the Segway. PF: Okay, and . . . wait, and then you got one anyway? CC: Absolutely. That�s where I first saw it, yeah, and whenever I saw the show, I said to myself, �I�m going to have one of those someday.� And as soon as I got to the big leagues and was up there for a couple of years, I got one. And I loved it, had a blast on it. Do you like that show? PF: I do. I�m a huge fan. That�s what I�m imagining right now. CC: I just picture [G.O.B. Bluth] riding up and stopping on that thing.

[Edgy MD]

Great call by centerfield.