Tim Byrdak

[Guest Edgy DC]

Possible addition to the LOOGy mix allegedly on the Mets radar:

Split	OPS	K/9	BB/9	HR/9	LD%
vs RHB	.886	7.45	6.67	1.40	12.5%
vs LHB	.677	9.15	4.12	0.92	22.9%

[A Boy Named Seo]

WTF

[Benjamin Grimm]

There's a picture that's worth a thousand words!

[Guest Edgy DC]

Never heard of him, but that photo makes me feel that I know him well.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I hope he leaves that red glove in Houston. Boy the Astros really lost their way with that whole brick-colored scheme. They have got to bring back the spacesuit orange.

[MFS62]

Is that a baseball glove or a jai alai cesta?
Man, that's big.

Later

[Centerfield]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: I hope he leaves that red glove in Houston. Boy the Astros really lost their way with that whole brick-colored scheme. They have got to bring back the spacesuit orange.

I agree. Florescent orange with camouflage.

[HahnSolo]

That looks like a pic of a guy goofing around at an Astros Fantasy Camp.

[Benjamin Grimm]

A caption for that photo might be:

"Hey, how about you tilt the camera and I'll pretend that I'm falling backwards!"

[Guest Edgy DC]

This LOOGy needs your help. Which look should he go with?

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Can he look more like Randy Choate?

[Guest Edgy DC]

LOOGy is a tough thing to pull off.

That second shot doesn't even look like the same guy.

[metirish]

It's official , Mets announce the deal....

[Benjamin Grimm]

In a so-called "do nothing" off-season, the Mets are adding a lot of players.

There might be a near-record number* of first-time Mets on the Opening Day roster.


*Excluding 1962, of course.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

I hope I'm wrong, but I'm afraid the many signings are more quantity, rather than quality. Time will tell.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Well, yeah, they're definitely quantity. Hopefully enough of them will provide the quality needed for the team to be competitive. I'm both hopeful and doubtful.

Byrdak, I think, is the first new player this offseason to come along too late for him to take his alphabetical place in the Expectations of Eleven series.

[Guest Edgy DC]

The idea is certainly to get quality out of quantity --- the eggs-in-different-baskets thing. I'd certainly rather have three two-million-dollar players than one six-million-dollar one. That's probably true with a good GM or a not-so-good one.

[seawolf17]

Rockin' Doc wrote: I hope I'm wrong, but I'm afraid the many signings are more quantity, rather than quality. Time will tell.

We said that about RA Dickey last year, and we wound up catching lightning. The guys they're picking up all seem to be guys who can contribute, at least.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

To everything there is a season. I'm afraid Tim's season may have come and gone already but you never know.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Turn turn turn...

[smg58]

As long as one of either Byrdak or Tankersley shows positive signs in spring that carry over to the season, the Mets will be happy. I still wouldn't mind adding one or two more legit relievers, though.

[metirish]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: In a so-called "do nothing" off-season, the Mets are adding a lot of players. There might be a near-record number* of first-time Mets on the Opening Day roster. *Excluding 1962, of course.

Mark Simon with some interesting numbers regarding this off season


http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/mets

[HahnSolo]

Is he bringing the chick in the blueish-green dress with him?

[Benjamin Grimm]

This has got to be his sister, no?

[HahnSolo]

We'll accept any answer except "wife".

[metirish]

It's his missus , Heather , picture #8 in the first slideshow

http://culturemap.com/newsdetail/05-28-10-astros-wives-soccer-boys-and-more-highlight-the-recent-social-scene/



but damn she does look like his sister

[TransMonk]

Who's Johnny V? And is he married to Lance Berkman?

[Benjamin Grimm]

Terry Collins reportedly said today that Byrdak is a "lock" for the bullpen. (Along with Bobby Parnell.)

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

They should play "Eight Miles High" when he jogs in from the pen.

Chimes of Freedom?
Hey, Mr. Spaceman?

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

(Looks at B-R career stats)

"You Ain't Goin' Nowhere?"