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Acosta Memories

Edgy MD
Dec 13 2012 08:29 PM

We sure are losin' players faster than we're gainin' 'em this offseason.

Acosta: good strikeout pitcher who nonetheless seemingly had trouble bearing down. Retained a lot more faith from the Mets than he ever earned. Could be as good as any pitcher in the pen for weeks at a time. The same could be said of almost any of them, of course, but when he wasn't right, whoo boy, powderkeg.

Manny Acosta, I raise my glass to you and the multiple hairstyles you brought to the cause:.

The Close Crop:


The Natural:


The Octopus:


Like Dillon Gee, he also sported the occasional furry merkin, God bless him. Why should goofball Caucasoids have all the fun with that?


Manny, I hope you're the biggest thing to hit Japan since the Spice Girls reunion.

G-Fafif
Dec 13 2012 08:33 PM
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Was just good enough to not suck as much as I was sure he did. Wasn't good enough to not wholly suck.

A Met reliever of the usual order.

themetfairy
Dec 13 2012 08:34 PM
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In general, he was more icky than rad -

John Cougar Lunchbucket
Dec 13 2012 08:44 PM
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Wanted to wear 46! Had to wait until they released Ollie Perez to get it.

I thought he was pretty alright. Felt like the Mets trusted him less than worse guys they gave better opportunities to, but they were probably doing all of us a favor by not over-Acosting us.

Ashie62
Dec 13 2012 08:50 PM
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So much for packaging him with R.A.....

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr
Dec 13 2012 09:25 PM
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Considering his big issues were untimely walks and gopher balls-- two things that hitter tendencies/management strategies tend to minimize in Japanball-- he could have hilariously good results in NPB, no?

metsguyinmichigan
Dec 14 2012 08:53 PM
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Manny Acosta will forever be a favorite for throwing me the game ball after the amazing night in Comerica Park two seasons ago. That being the night of two grand slams!