Gothamist: Pedro to Mets?

KeithS

Wed, 01 Dec 2004 09:57:47 -0500

"iffefutable" Yikes. Obviously, that should be irrefutable. Damn pre-coffee hours.

KeithS

Wed, 01 Dec 2004 09:52:00 -0500

"clemens has much bigger balls" Ah yes, when you don't have empirical evidence, it's onto iffefutable schoolyard vulgarity! In any case, Pedro has already pitched, and prospered (1997 Cy Young for Montreal), in the National League. His ERA+ (League Average ERA divided by his ERA) for his National league career: 153, 151, 123, 120, 117, 221(!).

sp

Tue, 30 Nov 2004 18:30:16 -0500

clemens has much bigger balls and much more respect in the league than pedro does.

KeithS

Tue, 30 Nov 2004 12:00:55 -0500

"he would have to come to bat, which might not be a good thing for a pitcher notorious for his headhunting ways......." Well, it sure didn't seem to throw Clemens off too much in 2004.

Zach

Tue, 30 Nov 2004 11:27:49 -0500

I bet the Sox are thrilled the Mets made him an offer - he's a seven-inning, number two starter who'll get paid ace money because of his career numbers, not because of what he's capable of now. If he was on the Yankees - or any other AL contender - the Sox would have to face him two or three times a year. Despite his career being on the downside, he's still capable of some great starts. If he goes to the Mets it will belike sending him to Siberia - out of sight, out of mind. Plus, we Sox fans can still root for him if he goes to the NL.

Tim N.

Tue, 30 Nov 2004 11:05:56 -0500

This would help the Mets, but it's a double-win for the Yankees as well... he's not on the Red Sox (who are not as good a team without him, no matter how high-maintenance he is), and he's not on the Yankees (who won 101 games without his baggabe). Go Omar!

SP

Tue, 30 Nov 2004 10:22:52 -0500

he would also greatly benefit from the pitcher in the #9 spot, since he has been having trouble getting past 100 pitches per start in the last year or two. playing in the nl would allow him to go deeper in games, whether its with the mets or any other nl team. then again, he would have to come to bat, which might not be a good thing for a pitcher notorious for his headhunting ways.......

King Hippo

Tue, 30 Nov 2004 09:53:38 -0500

I don't know if he's worth the money that the Mets are throwing at him, especially for 3 years. But there's still a part of me that thinks that if Pedro went to Shea, his first year could be a throwback to vintage pedro, Cy young and all (a la Clemens). He's still a good pitcher and NL lineups haven't seen his pitching in what, 7 years?

Jen

Tue, 30 Nov 2004 09:19:04 -0500

Since the Mets are in the habit of making expensive mistakes, if the Mets are successful in signing Pedro, then he most certainly will have his worst seasons as a Met.