RIP Kaz
(Note: Solid Post by AFOMG including prep school sonning of Joey Annonymus in the comment section)
The Kaz Matsui era at Shea Stadium is no more. The experiment has ended.
End result: D-
Not since my memorable 31.5 on my 7th grade biology final exam has there been a failure like Kaz Matsui.
Kaz came to the Mets filled with humungous expectations. There was Ichiro and Hideki Matsui. Then there was Kaz. He was Mr. ESPNext in the winter of 2003. We beat out the Mariners, Dodgers and many others for his services.
We were so sure about this guy that we were willing to move Jose Reyes, our dream prospect, to another postion.
After 1 at bat we knew why. Big Kaz led off his Met career with an opening day ding dong in Atlanta against the hated Braves. Kaz went 3-for-3 in that game with 2 walks, 2 doubles, 3 RBI and 1 season-opening dinger.
We had found our guy. The Japan Man who had mashed 37 round trippers the season before. He and Reyes at the top of the lineup and all of a sudden we were Willie Mays Hayes and Jake Taylor.
Unfortunately, that game was one of 4 highlights in Kaz's Muts career.
Two of the other three were his opening days in 2005 and 2006. Let's just say that this guy is the best opening day hitter probably of all time.
The 4th highlight: His tremendous warmup music that has graced our ears at Shea for 3 shining years. Kaz may be gone but this song will play in our ears the rest of our lives when we think of old number two-five.
Then there is the rest.
Two years and change and we didn't get a whole lot. This guy wasn't clutch. He couldn't hit. He couldn't field. And I'm pretty sure that I never heard the guy speak.
So good riddance.
The Mets dumped Kaz to the Rockies for Eli Marrero. We ate pretty much his entire contract, basically giving Kaz away.
So be it.
Truth is, I kind of liked Kaz. Just like Steve Trachsel, Kaz is a Met. He should be good but never is/was/ever will be.
But these are the New Mets. The 13 games over .500 Mets, the first place Mets. I'm pretty sure they are 13 games over .500 in non-Kaz starts and .500 when he does start.
There is no room on this team for likable losers. Kaz is the old Mets.
And so the man goes. Off to Corrs field where he will crush bombs into the high altitude and go to town on the vast Asian population of Denver, Colorado.
He may be gone, but I'm kind of gonna miss him.
Let's get 2 of 3.
VCD,
SM
The Kaz Matsui era at Shea Stadium is no more. The experiment has ended.
End result: D-
Not since my memorable 31.5 on my 7th grade biology final exam has there been a failure like Kaz Matsui.
Kaz came to the Mets filled with humungous expectations. There was Ichiro and Hideki Matsui. Then there was Kaz. He was Mr. ESPNext in the winter of 2003. We beat out the Mariners, Dodgers and many others for his services.
We were so sure about this guy that we were willing to move Jose Reyes, our dream prospect, to another postion.
After 1 at bat we knew why. Big Kaz led off his Met career with an opening day ding dong in Atlanta against the hated Braves. Kaz went 3-for-3 in that game with 2 walks, 2 doubles, 3 RBI and 1 season-opening dinger.
We had found our guy. The Japan Man who had mashed 37 round trippers the season before. He and Reyes at the top of the lineup and all of a sudden we were Willie Mays Hayes and Jake Taylor.
Unfortunately, that game was one of 4 highlights in Kaz's Muts career.
Two of the other three were his opening days in 2005 and 2006. Let's just say that this guy is the best opening day hitter probably of all time.
The 4th highlight: His tremendous warmup music that has graced our ears at Shea for 3 shining years. Kaz may be gone but this song will play in our ears the rest of our lives when we think of old number two-five.
Then there is the rest.
Two years and change and we didn't get a whole lot. This guy wasn't clutch. He couldn't hit. He couldn't field. And I'm pretty sure that I never heard the guy speak.
So good riddance.
The Mets dumped Kaz to the Rockies for Eli Marrero. We ate pretty much his entire contract, basically giving Kaz away.
So be it.
Truth is, I kind of liked Kaz. Just like Steve Trachsel, Kaz is a Met. He should be good but never is/was/ever will be.
But these are the New Mets. The 13 games over .500 Mets, the first place Mets. I'm pretty sure they are 13 games over .500 in non-Kaz starts and .500 when he does start.
There is no room on this team for likable losers. Kaz is the old Mets.
And so the man goes. Off to Corrs field where he will crush bombs into the high altitude and go to town on the vast Asian population of Denver, Colorado.
He may be gone, but I'm kind of gonna miss him.
Let's get 2 of 3.
VCD,
SM
posted by Sippy Momo at 6:59 PM
3 Comments:
What are we going to do without Kaz? He was one of the best absurdities left on this team!
shitty trachsel is absolutely vintage tonight... the leadoff bomb to counsell, the walks to the 8 man with 2 outs... vintage shitty... how i love thee!
adios KazuO...although I must say pimpN's fielding got a lot better this year.... he was kinda butt most often, with his 'Im dancin' swing
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