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Memories of Jason Vargas

G-Fafif Jul 29 2019 04:28 PM

At his best, he was Chris Capuano on a good day. At his worst, he was Jason Vargas on a lot of days.

MFS62 Jul 29 2019 04:47 PM Re: Memories of Jason Vargas

The complete game shut out. In this day and age, that ain't chopped liver. Later

dgwphotography Jul 29 2019 05:07 PM Re: Memories of Jason Vargas

He looks like my brother in law. MrsDGW and I despise our brother in law

Edgy MD Jul 29 2019 05:20 PM Re: Memories of Jason Vargas

Jon Lovitz is your brother-in-law?

Johnny Lunchbucket Jul 29 2019 06:07 PM Re: Memories of Jason Vargas

I didn't think a crafty old lefty is a bad thing to have. In fact, every good team should have one. Sucking for the first 3 months of his Met return really hurt the team. A decent contributor ever since even if he turned out to be an asshole.

Frayed Knot Jul 29 2019 06:44 PM Re: Memories of Jason Vargas

He made such a bad first impression that it was always going to be near impossible for him to overcome it. 2018 could essentially be divided into thirds. 1st third: terrible. 2nd third: unavailable. Final third: pretty darn good but by then it was TLTL 2019 didn't start off a whole lot better, but he righted the ship earlier and has been quite good recently. He claimed there were things 'not being reported' which contributed to his words with the writer. That may be and we'll likely never know the full story. But it's tough conjure up anything that could justify his 'knock you out' response.

Edgy MD Jul 29 2019 08:44 PM Re: Memories of Jason Vargas

Ends his second tenure at 13-15 / 5.26 ERA. He made his first and only All-Star squad at 34. In retrospect, that may not typically be the best time to buy, but the Mets dove right in. I got the impression that he was explicitly signed to take the role of Bartolo Colón — to be the older, steadier, crafty pitcher on a staff otherwise filled with younger, dynamic, mercurial pitchers. In the end, he was older and mercurial. Tomy. John surgery mid-season in 2015 kept him from pitching against the Mets in the World Series. I like to think Céspedes would have personally destroyed him, but who knows? Has a reputation as a good hitting pitcher, but was something of a chump at the plate with the Mets, especially this season.

batmagadanleadoff Jul 29 2019 09:24 PM Re: Memories of Jason Vargas

This card is from the 2nd series. (Collect 'em all) https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48410650882_3561e519f7_z.jpg>

Edgy MD Jul 29 2019 09:42 PM Re: Memories of Jason Vargas

Nice card. But poor Catwoman looks like she got caught in the middle of ... something.

batmagadanleadoff Jul 29 2019 09:51 PM Re: Memories of Jason Vargas

I don't know what, but Jason doesn't seem to mind. I think Jason's about to have a Vargasm.

ashie62 Jul 30 2019 05:11 AM Re: Memories of Jason Vargas

A long haired version of Jon Lovitz

Johnny Lunchbucket Jul 30 2019 05:43 AM Re: Memories of Jason Vargas

This card is from the 2nd series. (Collect 'em all) https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48410650882_3561e519f7_z.jpg> What's on the backs of these cards?

Lefty Specialist Jul 30 2019 05:51 AM Re: Memories of Jason Vargas

Yeah, he made a bad first impression that he was never going to get over. But arguably the second-best starter on the team this year. I'm certain that he will face the Mets in a Phillie uniform this year and bamboozle them.

Fman99 Jul 30 2019 06:29 AM Re: Memories of Jason Vargas

Traded for a soiled Anthony Quinn undershirt.

Benjamin Grimm Jul 30 2019 09:30 AM Re: Memories of Jason Vargas

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Johnny Lunchbucket Jul 30 2019 09:40 AM Re: Memories of Jason Vargas

I mentioned this in the other thread, but when he was good, he was good getting hard swingers to get themselves out. A greasy-haired ornery lefty slowballer in the tradition of, if not in the class of, Bob Ojeda

Benjamin Grimm Jul 30 2019 10:21 AM Re: Memories of Jason Vargas

And when he was bad he was horrid.

seawolf17 Jul 30 2019 10:41 AM Re: Memories of Jason Vargas

I remember that he was mostly meh, had goofy hair, and then he threatened to beat up a reporter. I also conflated him with Claudio Vargas for a long time.

Edgy MD Jul 30 2019 12:02 PM Re: Memories of Jason Vargas

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Willets Point Jul 30 2019 12:39 PM Re: Memories of Jason Vargas

He had a good game in the Little League Classic. Now he gets to pitch in Pennsylvania more often.

batmagadanleadoff Jul 30 2019 05:17 PM Re: Memories of Jason Vargas Edited 4 time(s), most recently on Jul 30 2019 07:30 PM

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: This card is from the 2nd series. (Collect 'em all) https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48410650882_3561e519f7_z.jpg> What's on the backs of these cards? https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48328698326_61cc606d3e_z.jpg>https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48418800156_a5ce53515b_z.jpg>

Johnny Lunchbucket Jul 30 2019 05:24 PM Re: Memories of Jason Vargas

I'd totally get a set

batmagadanleadoff Jul 30 2019 05:32 PM Re: Memories of Jason Vargas

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: I'd totally get a set They're available only in stores, in packs, one series at a time. Just like card collecting was in 1969.

whippoorwill Jul 30 2019 05:56 PM Re: Memories of Jason Vargas

Pleased at how good he was lately.

smg58 Jul 30 2019 07:19 PM Re: Memories of Jason Vargas

It seemed like every player Alderson signed in the 2017-2018 offseason got hurt, tried to play through an injury that they would have been better off not playing through (and the team would have been better off as well), but eventually performed at a level consistent with realistic expectations. But like with Bruce, the new GM treated Vargas like he was valueless when he wasn't.

Edgy MD Jul 31 2019 11:35 AM Re: Memories of Jason Vargas

I'm pleased that a little over a year and half generated so many Jason Vargas memories. Here's a phun phact: Jason Vargas pitched in 41 games over parts of three seasons (none of them complete) for the Mets, and ended up playing for three different general managers.