He saw his best days with the Dodgers, but those were long over.
He was available when few other pitchers were.
He pitched for a different team every year of late.
He allowed an ERA well above his career best.
He hovered around .500 the year before we got him.
He signed with a contender that was just short enough on pitching to give him a chance.
His name made Mets fans cringe.
But Orel Hershiser enjoyed a real nice 1999 and the Mets benefited from it.
Chan Ho Park in 2007? I don't know. You never do.
 
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That horrible song has now been stuck in my head for an hour and counting. You so owe me a beer, blog brother….
Get in line…
I think it's actually a decent deal, because, as I understand it, it's a performance incentive driven one. So if he pitches terribly, we don't owe him all that much, and if he pitches relatively well, then good for us.
OK, did anybody else see the video on metsblog.com before it got taken down? Or does anybody remember seeing Park nail somebody with a crazy Mortal Kombat flying knee kick during a brawl? Because it made me think he's awesome. I've always said we need more ninjas on this team. Look for him to surprise us this season — literally, because ninjas make no sound.
Damn, I wish I had seen that. Can never turn down a ninja.