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Memories of Ronny Paulino

Edgy MD Jan 30 2012 09:57 PM

Perhaps as impressive a Mets debut as has ever been seen. By a batter, anyhow. Peaked way early though. Signed away by Baltimore.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jan 30 2012 10:56 PM Re: Memories of Ronny Paulino

Commonly referred to in Mets geology handbooks as "Fool's Castro."

themetfairy Jan 31 2012 05:11 AM Re: Memories of Ronny Paulino

Big guy. Looked like a backstop. Not a particularly memorable metly career.

bmfc1 Jan 31 2012 05:45 AM Re: Memories of Ronny Paulino

One positive: The long homerun in Milwaukee. The rest: Had difficulty catching pitches.

Edgy MD Jan 31 2012 05:47 AM Re: Memories of Ronny Paulino

themetfairy wrote: Big guy. Liked his PEDs. Ronnie and his 'roids remind me that --- like Castro and his stat rape case and Lo Duca and his partying and gambling --- it seems like someday the only way I'll be able to distinguish the righthanded-batting catchers of the post-Piazza era will by which skeleton they had in their respective closets.

metirish Jan 31 2012 06:32 AM Re: Memories of Ronny Paulino

I guess my memory of him is that he was so bad , not that I had great expectations but apparently the front office had some.

Ceetar Jan 31 2012 06:55 AM Re: Memories of Ronny Paulino

Dealt with anemia and visa issues well into the start of the season and ultimately just wasn't very good.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jan 31 2012 07:25 AM Re: Memories of Ronny Paulino

Like Carrasco, his rotten performance as a Met made me consider that Alderson was more about "getting by" cheaply than "winning" cheaply. It's not that I expected much of such guys, but that their performance damaged hopes that maybe the Braintrust saw something that made them choose the particular stiffs they did. Paulino ought to be a black eye for Alderson: Drug-user, showed up late, shitty attitude and his D&O game in general could have been replicated by Dock Doyle or some shit.

G-Fafif Jan 31 2012 07:28 AM Re: Memories of Ronny Paulino

The 5-for-5 in the U-S-A! game and the ninth-inning RBI to tie the MFYs off Rivera deserve to overshadow the banality of the rest of his 2011, particularly since he won't be back and burdening the lineup with more inane dronery in 2012.