Think of this Before Calling the Mets' Closer K-Rod

This is an old op-ed article from the Times. I think of it whenever someone utters (or writes) a nickname such as A-Rod, K-Rod or F-Mart.

over 2 years ago Shomov 11 comments 0 recs |

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Good call

I recall reading that but certainly not in a while.

We could have gone with “Teenage Hitting Machine” for Fernando for a while but for that pesky “turning 20 years old” thing. Maybe we can just call him “The Hitting Machine” if he comes up and, well, hits.

"The definition of edge is going out there and getting a few wins, and then all of a sudden you don’t have to worry about anyone talking about edge anymore," Wright said. "That's a thing in the past. Go ask Omar about that."

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on May 23, 2009 11:05 AM EDT reply actions

The Hitting Machine is good.

And Oliver Perez can be the pitching machine! He throws about as well.

"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw

by squid92 on May 23, 2009 11:12 AM EDT up reply actions

The Perez analogy isn't apt

Pitching machines throw the ball where you want them to.

by Eric Simon on May 23, 2009 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions

True.

But control is a small price to pay when you have Sandy Koufax 2 on your team.

"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw

by squid92 on May 23, 2009 11:17 AM EDT up reply actions

How about the Batting Tee?

by BobbyV_Incognito on May 23, 2009 4:50 PM EDT up reply actions

nah, ideally you set up a tee in the strikezone somewhere.

Perez can’t find the strikezone.

I nominate “the Loose Cannon.” The image of a cannon rolling around on the deck of a ship firing off cannonballs in all directions is a pretty good one, no?

We've got ourselves a ball club, the Mets of New York town!

by kingcritical on May 23, 2009 5:36 PM EDT up reply actions