Memories of Sean Gilmartin

[G-Fafif]

Cards swoop up the lefty.

Rule 5er who rarely seemed worth the trouble. Hit well for a pitcher. Wore stirrups. Fox-y gf. Three scoreless IP in the 18 inning affair at St. Louis, the kind of game that gets a Sean Gilmartin action.

Bye.

[Guest themetfairy]

A genial guy, if not a terrific pitcher. There's some untapped potential, but I don't think the Mets were ever going to tap it. I'd wish him good luck but, you know, the Cardinals....

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

G-Fafif wrote: Wore stirrups. Fox-y gf.

Impugn his lady choices all you'd like, but you can't fault that taste in hosiery.

[Guest themetfairy]

Hey - that's also my photo!

[bmfc1]

His gf is an idiot. That's the first thing I associate with him.

[seawolf17]

I thank him for his service and hope he never records another out in a major league uniform.

[Edgy MD]

Pitched remarkably well as a Rule V-er, given the role Rule V-er's get: irregular work, lots of rest, benevolent spots, and emergency duty.

Given a chance for high leverage roles, it all went sideways.

[Guest 41Forever]

I spoke to him very briefly during spring training and he seemed like a nice guy. Seemed to have potential -- until we needed him to step it up and reach the potential.

Best of luck to him. I hope he does well, unless we are facing him.

[Lefty Specialist]

Eh. Won't be missed.

[Frayed Knot]

S/He was a party/Rule-5 pickup, had some good times in the beginning but it didn't last and now you've both moved on with no hard feelings.
It happens.

[Frayed Knot]

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Impugn his lady choices all you'd like, but you can't fault that taste in hosiery.

Not just the taste in hosiery, but he was the one with the full-blown socks technique where he'd put on his pants starting inside-out so as to keep the previously donned stirrups looking mahrvalus
throughout the game.

[smg58]

I think the Mets pressed their luck with him when they sent him back to Vegas to stretch out after a pretty good year for us in the pen. He hasn't been right since, but he's a lefty with a pulse so he'll get his share of chances to redeem himself.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Frayed Knot wrote: LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Impugn his lady choices all you'd like, but you can't fault that taste in hosiery. Not just the taste in hosiery, but he was the one with the full-blown socks technique where he'd put on his pants starting inside-out so as to keep the previously donned stirrups looking mahrvalus throughout the game.

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