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Memories of the Blade

Edgy DC Dec 14 2009 08:21 AM

I challenge you to come up with a specific memory of Casey Fossum, signed away by the Tigers. Didn't we sign him away from the Tigers ourselves? Oh, wait, that's the Hanshin Tigers that signed him. Good luck, Case.

Swan Swan H Dec 14 2009 08:30 AM Re: Memories of the Blade

His name would scan into the 'Davy Crockett' theme rather well. Casey, Caa-sey Fossum, king of the wild frontier.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Dec 14 2009 09:02 AM Re: Memories of the Blade

First No. 47 since Glavine.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Dec 14 2009 09:16 AM Re: Memories of the Blade

I remember Darren O'Day.

metirish Dec 14 2009 09:37 AM Re: Memories of the Blade

His initials are CPF, that I remember.

duan Dec 14 2009 10:43 AM Re: Memories of the Blade

I thought this was going to be about ian bladergroen

G-Fafif Dec 14 2009 11:03 AM Re: Memories of the Blade

Or Tom Hall. 47 was mentioned upthread. That ruined him for me right there (no offense, Messrs. Orosco and Cornejo). Maybe if he'd been a righty. Maybe if I hadn't been watching him from virtually the same perspective at Citi that I last watched Glavine at Shea. Other weird thing: first Met to come along with one of my cat's names, at least since I had the cat. Exhorting "Casey!" was just too weird, considering I spent nine years saying exactly that to a tabby. Oh, and this: he really sucked. The pitcher, I mean. The cat was great.

Benjamin Grimm Dec 14 2009 11:28 AM Re: Memories of the Blade

He really sucked? 1 ER in 4 innings over 3 games. That's not so bad. (Although he did give up 4 walks and 4 hits in those 4 innings. That's not so good.)

Edgy DC Dec 14 2009 12:22 PM Re: Memories of the Blade

So he had the better ERA, but the cat had the better WHIP.

Frayed Knot Dec 14 2009 12:31 PM Re: Memories of the Blade

A former 1st round (supp) draft pick, he was once a 'can't touch' prospect for the Sawx who got touched anyway in 2003 in the Curt Schilling deal. A year later he was being dealt to Tampa for Jose Cruz Jr. Two years after that he was being released. The Tigers will be his 5th ML squad since then and 8th overall. I heard he even played for the Mets briefly but I can't confirm such rumors.