Memories of Jose Valverde

[ashie62]

He looked like Charlie Sheen in Major league.

[MFS62]

I put a Jose Valverde poster on my door and it couldn't close.

Later

[seawolf17]

Sucked, largely.

[Guest themetfairy]

On Opening Day I thought that he might be fun to watch as a Met.







I was disavowed of that notion quickly.

[Edgy MD]

Check the players' lot tomorrow. If that Italian-looking road-ripper isn't there, you know it was his.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Oh, it was his.

[nymr83]

Excellent move, cutting him.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Electrifying opening-day performance probably earned him 2 months of paychecks that might not have been his otherwise, but I think we all knew his tenure was going to be short.

[Fman99]

Good nickname ("Papa Grande") and shitty pitching.

[Benjamin Grimm]

There was no question that he had to go.

Maybe the Mets stuck with him for so long in the increasingly vain hope that he'd be this year's LaTroy Hawkins.

[Edgy MD]

First Met ever to end his tenure in camouflage?

[Vic Sage]

i bet Mel Rojas wished he had some camouflage when he was escorted out of town.

[Ceetar]

Edgy MD wrote: Check the players' lot tomorrow. If that Italian-looking road-ripper isn't there, you know it was his.

Bah, I won't be there again this homestand. Someone else do it.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I guess the final impression I wouldn't have expected was Terry making a point to admire his professionalism in spite of his failures; he seemed very saddened to have had to cut ties with him.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: I guess the final impression I wouldn't have expected was Terry making a point to admire his professionalism in spite of his failures; he seemed very saddened to have had to cut ties with him.

i.e., "He made what I was saying sound good to the Spanish kids. Guy's like a Univision cartoon come to life."