Must See Johan Applesauce - Santana starts today, Carter powers Mets, Gossage v. Rodriguez

by Joe Budd on Mar 9, 2010 9:34 AM EST in Applesauce

Meet the Mets

Some early must see Met TV this afternoon, as Johan gets his first start of the Spring. Yesterday, the Mets continued to impress, beating up on a split-squad Marlin team, 11-2. What you should know: Chris Carter homered twice, John Maine struck out four in an inning and two-thirds, and Jennry Mejia threw three shutout innings.

Chris Carter made some noise yesterday, so here's some noise about Chris Carter.

Hall of Famer Goose Gossage called Francisco Rodriguez a "clown."

Ted Berg asks when teams started designated eighth inning guys in their bullpen.

In a small move, the Mets have signed Kyle Snyder.

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looking forward to Johan

Carter has a lot of homers in the minors, maybe he is a good choice for a PH, but can he make good contact, how many Ks in that time

by Rickfansince76 on Mar 9, 2010 9:58 AM EST reply actions

Carter strikes out a pretty reasonable amount for a power hitter I think. Over the course of his four AAA seasons, 291 Ks against 215 BB.

For comparison’s sake, Ryan Howard was a big whiffer even in the minors, struck out 166 times between AA and AAA in 2004 and then another 66 times in 61 games in 2005 before he was called up for good, but really, if you’re getting on base (Howard’s OBP over the course of his 90 AAA games was .432 despite 103 strikeouts) and hitting for power (slugged .660 over the same time span), who cares?

by JoshNY on Mar 9, 2010 11:35 AM EST up reply actions

Carter has something like 15% K rate (career and 2009) and around 12% BB rate.

In lobby campaign for Chris Carter.

by Michkin on Mar 9, 2010 12:25 PM EST up reply actions

Go to hell, Goose

I agree with him, to a degree, but the guy needs to shut the fuck up. No one really cares.

"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.

by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Mar 9, 2010 10:37 AM EST reply actions

Thank God every Yankee is a class act

No one fist pumps like Joba after a mediocre outing.

by DWEEEZ on Mar 9, 2010 11:08 AM EST up reply actions

as someone who's been irrelevant for years now

gossage needs to learn how to shut up

by Rob Castellano on Mar 9, 2010 11:45 AM EST up reply actions

ps

would anyone else be really satisfied to see k-rod get up in gossage’s face a la brian bruney?

by Rob Castellano on Mar 9, 2010 11:54 AM EST up reply actions

A little.

He’s an old man, though, so it’d be a little weird. He still has that facial hair, though, so I guess that makes up for him being old. It makes him “fierce”, or some other goofy phrase that was used in an article about him I read a few weeks ago.

"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.

by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Mar 9, 2010 3:23 PM EST up reply actions

First conscious memory I have of an 8th inning guy

was Ike Davis’ dad in the early 80s, but he was actually the 7th inning & the 8th inning guy for Gossage.

"I've been trying transcendental meditation, and that helps me be passive and wait on the curve. I've got to find something else to hit the slider." - George (The Stork) Theodore

by StorkFan on Mar 9, 2010 10:46 AM EST reply actions