(Not only is he rich, he also fights terrorism.)While you can't say that Oliver Perez is a better pitcher than Barry Zito...the early going has seen Ollie be more consistent and pitch to a better record than his 7 Year/$126 million counterpart for tonight's matchup in whatever they call Pac Bell Park these days.
And while I'm glad the Mets' didn't go above five years for Zito, I think there's a part of every Mets fan that wishes we had landed the crown jewel of the 06'/07' offseason. You can't deny that he would look nice at the top of the rotation with Pelfrey morphing into the 2003 Aaron Heilman and El Duque's 72 years finally catching up to him.
Around the talk circuit:
- F&F's Jason has a nice blurb about Mike Pelfrey.
- Ryan at Always Amazin' again linked to a Neyer blog posting, and I am forever grateful:
When you read about Julio Franco vs. Randy Johnson last night, you don't know where to pause for healthy reflection.
Do you pause (and reflect) upon learning this was "the oldest hitter-pitcher matchup in Major League Baseball history"?
Do you pause upon learning that Franco is going to turn 49 in a few months?
Do you pause upon learning that a (nearly) 49-year-old man can hit a good fastball 418 feet? Upon learning the same man stole a base? Upon learning that after the game, he lifted weights for 20 minutes?
Take a moment, and make a short list of the greatest players in the game's long history. Now circle the names of the ones who were still playing when they were 48.
Right. No circles. In 1982, Julio Franco played with Pete Rose and Steve Carlton and Tug McGraw. In 2006, he's playing with Jose Reyes and David Wright and Lastings Milledge. You want to make sense of it all? You'll need a scientist, and a good one.
- Finally, Brian Lawrence signed with the Mets on Sunday, and is expected to make some minor league starts to "rebuild his arm strength." He can't be worse than Chan Ho can he?
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