Hey, Buddy!

[Edgy MD]

Buddy Carlyle, who I think had a long-running gig at the Stork Club back in the day, is due to join the Mets to provide relief to a bullpen taxed by extra innings and a short workday by starting pitcher Rafael Montero yesterday. Did you expect Jose Valverde to return?


A corresponding move hasn't been reported, but speculamation has Montero going down and possibly Daistarterke being relaunched.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Say what you will about Carlyle-- he's an iffy pitcher; he's a terrible pitcher,;he's an old, iffy, terrible pitcher-- but the man knows how to work blue (ex-Bravo, ex-Dodger, and, most recently, ex-MFY).

The man's obviously some sort of talent, though-- it takes some special gift to make me half-wish for Valverde back.

Tip your waitstaff! Please stick around later for the ethnic comedy of Hector Ambriz, and the wild ventriloquist stylings of Mr. Tony Sipp!

[Frayed Knot]

Hey, he's working to a 1.27 ERA, a sub-1.00 WHiP, and better than a 5/1 K/BB ratio in Las Vegas.
I say: ride that horse til it drops.


With Gee's return date seemingly fuzzier by the day, Montero down and Matsuzaka back to starting makes the most sense for now, though I like Dice in that long relief role.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Montero didn't look quite ready after all.

I mean, anyone can beat the MFYs.

[Edgy MD]

It's official. Montero crumbles to the sea.

[G-Fafif]

Buddy Carlyle's first MLB game was won on a pinch sac fly off the bat of Dave Magadan, the star of the Mets' third division clincher. So he's been around.

[Edgy MD]

It'll be his fourth return to the bigs after an interruption of a year or more.

[Guest themetfairy]

Dear G-d he has been around!

Some MFY and Braves stench attached to him....

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Buddy wearing 44.

[Frayed Knot]

When a pitcher wears that number does he automatically start giving up home runs?

[MFS62]

Buddy Ebsen and Buddy Hackett were unavailable?

Later

[Fman99]