Brian Wilson (split from Mets News)

[batmagadanleadoff]

They get too much credit for contributing to a team win when they "save" a game, and too much damn blame for the loss when they blow a save. Usually.

[Gwreck]

Edgy MD wrote: I certainly agree (and have said so in this thread) that closers encounter unrealistic expectations.

No doubt. I'm willing to take it a step further and posit that Mets fans and the media that cover the Mets have those unrealistic expectations in large part due to what Rivera has done in the same City for so long.

[Ceetar]

Gwreck wrote: Edgy MD wrote: I certainly agree (and have said so in this thread) that closers encounter unrealistic expectations. No doubt. I'm willing to take it a step further and posit that Mets fans and the media that cover the Mets have those unrealistic expectations in large part due to what Rivera has done in the same City for so long.

hell, Yankees fans have unrealistic expectations of Rivera based on his reputation.

[dinosaur jesus]

As far as value for the money, a big-name closer is absolutely the worst investment you can make. Please don't, Sandy. Isn't there a setup man somewhere who's throwing bullets in Triple A?

[Frayed Knot]

Well I think the implication here is that Wilson, coming off surgery and off a season where he hardly pitched at all (2.0 IP), isn't going to be a high-priced anything, whether he winds up as a closer or not.

And even his last full season in 2011 was a significant step below the previous one where he anchored the Giants to their first World Series and set his fame and fortune tour into motion
2010: 1.81 ERA; 1.18 WHiP; 48 Saves; 75 IPs - 7th in CY
2011: 3.11 ERA; 1.47 WHiP; 36 Saves; 55 IPs

He'll turn 31 during ST

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

If Alderson's ceiling is as Cerrone describes-- minor-league with incentives-- hell, I'll take it. Hell, if the arm's operable, $1M guaranteed on a one-year is more than doable... from the Met end.

[ashie62]

I'm pissed at Armando for blowing a Braves when the Mets made a Hail Mary run in 2001. There rest since have sucked also.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Which Braves did he blow?

[Fman99]

Ashie62 wrote: I'm pissed at Armando for blowing a Braves when the Mets made a Hail Mary run in 2001. There rest since have sucked also.

Don't fault a guy for sucking a cock. Your car breaks down, how else you getting home?

Plus it's awesome and all to be on the receiving end.

[ashie62]

The King of Cock!