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Rauch to sign with Mets

John Cougar Lunchbucket Dec 06 2011 06:58 PM

Douchey mulleted giant with tattoos on neck. Doesn't really have closer stuff. Deal pending physical, according to the Internets

Frayed Knot Dec 06 2011 07:03 PM Re: Rauch to sign with Mets

Actually dumped the long hair a year ow two ago - back when Keith was calling him a 'Wookie' (or however you spell that). I was hoping to avoid idiots with neck tattoos but that's just a silly personal preference.

Nymr83 Dec 06 2011 07:05 PM Welcome Jon Rauch!

...Watch your head on the doorway please! I wanted the Mets to get this guy 5 or 6 years ago... Is he still any good?

metirish Dec 06 2011 07:15 PM Re: Rauch to sign with Mets

Up there as tallest Met ever?

metirish Dec 06 2011 07:19 PM Re: Rauch to sign with Mets

Jon Heyman #mets working to acquire another reliever in addition to rauch. Also have multi-player trade in works

Centerfield Dec 06 2011 07:22 PM Re: Rauch to sign with Mets

So we lose Beltran, Rodriguez and Reyes and now have Jon Rauch. I love this new philosophy where we get rid of good players and replace them with guys who suck.

metirish Dec 06 2011 07:24 PM Re: Rauch to sign with Mets

This is how Expos fans must have felt with this sort of wheeling and dealing in the bargain basement.

batmagadanleadoff Dec 06 2011 07:53 PM Re: Rauch to sign with Mets

Now we have to sign Chris Young so we can stand Young and Rauch back to back to see who's the tallest Met ever. I'd pose Young and Rauch with Herrera's head poking out from behind the two of them. And the midgets' heads poking out from behind Herrera.

metirish Dec 06 2011 08:00 PM Re: Rauch to sign with Mets

Heyman saying mets Mets are talking about the Giants about Pagan.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Dec 06 2011 08:07 PM Re: Rauch to sign with Mets

I'd take Bumgartner off their hands for His Immaculate Beardness.

Edgy MD Dec 06 2011 08:41 PM Re: Welcome Jon Rauch!

In a pinch, he can also throw lefty.

Edgy MD Dec 06 2011 08:47 PM Re: Rauch to sign with Mets

Centerfield wrote: So we lose Beltran, Rodriguez and Reyes and now have Jon Rauch. I love this new philosophy where we get rid of good players and replace them with guys who suck. centerfield needs a piece of pie or a teddy bear or something.

Vic Sage Dec 06 2011 08:57 PM Re: Rauch to sign with Mets

or just a hug, maybe.

Valadius Dec 07 2011 05:20 AM Re: Rauch to sign with Mets

Well, we finally got Jon Rauch - about 5 years too late.

smg58 Dec 07 2011 06:08 AM Re: Rauch to sign with Mets

Unfortunately I agree with Valadius. But having seven guys in the pen who are at least capable, even if none of them are exceptional, will be a significant improvement over the last two months of this past season.

Edgy MD Dec 07 2011 07:43 AM Re: Rauch to sign with Mets

I assumio this is a major league dealio. Any relation to Bob Rauch?

Benjamin Grimm Dec 07 2011 07:49 AM Re: Rauch to sign with Mets

I can't remember how to pronounce his name. I'm thinking it's "Rowsh" but I'm not sure. (With the "row" rhyming with "cow" and not with "low")

Frayed Knot Dec 07 2011 07:54 AM Re: Rauch to sign with Mets

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I can't remember how to pronounce his name. I'm thinking it's "Rowsh" but I'm not sure. (With the "row" rhyming with "cow" and not with "low") Correctamundo.

willpie Dec 07 2011 09:39 AM Re: Rauch to sign with Mets

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I can't remember how to pronounce his name. I'm thinking it's "Rowsh" but I'm not sure. (With the "row" rhyming with "cow" and not with "low") I always prefer to rhyme it with crotch, but I'm a little juvenile that way. You're probably right.

attgig Dec 07 2011 12:42 PM Re: Rauch to sign with Mets

I think this has to be the weakest move of the day. a closer for 6.5 mil a year is fine. i can understand WHY you would trade pagan for torres & ramirez. But a middle reliever (I'd think Ramirez is a better setup option than Rausch) at 3.5 mil seems a little steep. sure he has closing experience, but he wasn't really good at it.

Edgy MD Dec 07 2011 12:46 PM Re: Rauch to sign with Mets

We'll see what the market says his peers are going for. At least there's some redundancy.

Edgy MD Dec 14 2011 10:08 PM Re: Rauch to sign with Mets

Hererra at 5'6" and Rauch at 6'11" would give the Mets the shortest and tallest active major-leaguers, and presumably the all-time greatest height difference between two teammates.

smg58 Dec 15 2011 04:37 AM Re: Rauch to sign with Mets

attgig wrote: I think this has to be the weakest move of the day. a closer for 6.5 mil a year is fine. i can understand WHY you would trade pagan for torres & ramirez. But a middle reliever (I'd think Ramirez is a better setup option than Rausch) at 3.5 mil seems a little steep. sure he has closing experience, but he wasn't really good at it. I think Dotel or even Saito would be better for the price.

dgwphotography Dec 15 2011 04:39 AM Re: Rauch to sign with Mets

That obviously doesn't include Eddie Gaedel and any of his teammates..

seawolf17 Dec 15 2011 07:21 AM Re: Rauch to sign with Mets

smg58 wrote: attgig wrote: I think this has to be the weakest move of the day. a closer for 6.5 mil a year is fine. i can understand WHY you would trade pagan for torres & ramirez. But a middle reliever (I'd think Ramirez is a better setup option than Rausch) at 3.5 mil seems a little steep. sure he has closing experience, but he wasn't really good at it. I think Dotel or even Saito would be better for the price. Saito's gone; signed with someone the other day.

Edgy MD Dec 15 2011 07:46 AM Re: Rauch to sign with Mets

And Dotel became a Tiger a week or so back for $3 million plus an option.

smg58 Dec 15 2011 07:56 AM Re: Rauch to sign with Mets

That was my point. They're both better pitchers who signed for less. (Or the same, more or less, in Dotel's case.)

attgig Dec 15 2011 09:05 AM Re: Rauch to sign with Mets

exactly. I would've dug either of those two, especially Dotel.

MFS62 Dec 15 2011 12:06 PM Re: Rauch to sign with Mets

According to the snooze today, Rauch finally passed his physical exam and is a member of the Mets. Later

Frayed Knot Dec 15 2011 12:43 PM Re: Rauch to sign with Mets

Although Saito does turn 42 before the season starts and is coming off an injury-marred season with all of 27 innings pitched. At worst I think we're probably splitting hairs here.

Benjamin Grimm Dec 15 2011 12:52 PM Re: Rauch to sign with Mets

Maybe the Mets should have signed Danny Frisella instead.