Memories of John Buck

[G-Fafif]

He conceived a great April and his wife gave birth over the next four months. Caught Harvey very well.

[Edgy MD]

Even taking the vicious pie-ing out of the equation, seemed to have a chip on his shoulder and take seriously his role of enforcer of big-leaguingess.



I don't know if it was him pointing to the photographer as if to say "You're an important part of this --- we need a record" or his after-the-fact look over his shoulder as if to punctuate the pie-ing with "... Fucko!" but I find the whole thing mesmerizing, even it was a mouthful of pepper on top of a sweet tasty walkoff grand slam of a dessert.

And then there was his tender side, which appeared last night and maybe inks out the pie-ing as the most indelible animated-giffible memory o' Buck.

[seawolf17]

Those two gifs specifically, the fact that he hit 30 home runs in April, and his helmet.

[Benjamin Grimm]

It's that pie to Jordanny that I'll remember the most.

When I saw him being interviewed in spring training, I thought of him as a possible future manager somewhere.

That pie made me back off that a bit.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Way better than Brian Schneider. World-class April!

I'm glad he's some other team's Veteran Macho Enforcer now.

[G-Fafif]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: When I saw him being interviewed in spring training, I thought of him as a possible future manager somewhere. That pie made me back off that a bit.

Current major league manager Terry Collins probably would have delivered the pie to Jordany if Buck hadn't gone there first.

[Edgy MD]

Yeah, in my eyes, that pie made him more employable --- if less desirable for a team I care about.

That customized helmet, by the way, is the last of it's kind, as the league has otherwise outlawed the NHL thang.

[Edgy MD]

Edgy MD wrote:

Fuck, now I wanna play the Eagles.

[bmfc1]

Helluva mask and helluva power surge early in the season.

[Zvon]

seawolf17 wrote: Those two gifs specifically, the fact that he hit 30 home runs in April, and his helmet.

Dat^. And the fact that he could handle any delivery, including his wifes. Bentley, I hardly knew ye!

[ashie62]

Professional catcher...

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

With the way that delivery went, they probably should have considered naming the kid "Trachsel."

[Fman99]

Killed it all of April. Hit that asshole with a pie.

[Guest themetfairy]

He started out like gangbusters - that was a beautiful April. And how he was Harvey's personal catcher.

I'll remember that and his ever pregnant wife.

Another spare part that exceeded expectations, at least at first.

[Guest vtmet]

Had a Todd Hundley'esque April, and then a Brian Schneider'esque rest of the season...yet, still was the best catcher that we have had for several years...

I'm still happy to move onto the d'Arnaud era; and I like the idea of Recker as the backup better...I'll miss the cool helmet, but not his pitch calling...

[Guest vtmet]

Not sure if it's been covered anywhere but...

Mets records & Catcher's ERA by catcher :

Anthony "I get no respect" Recker: 17-11 (6 games over .500 %: .607 %);
No starts with the Ace;
Catcher's ERA: 3.01;
DWAR: +0.4;

John Buck: 41-55 (14 games under .500 % : .427 %);
Subtracting Harvey's numbers since Wrecker didn't get the opportunity: 28-43 (15 games under .500 % : .394);
Catcher's ERA: 3.94;
DWAR: -0.3;

Travis d': 3-6 (3 games under .500 % : .333%);
1 start catching the Ace, which was a loss;
Catcher's ERA: 4.58 (but still in the learning stages);
DWAR: -0.1;