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Erinnerungen an Aaron Altherr

Edgy MD Dec 10 2019 10:21 PM

We missed it when it happened two weeks ago, but before Flexie or Gaggie signed to play in Korea, 2019 outfielder Aaron Altherr did. Not without his moments, but ultimately failed to surpass Ron Gardenhire (although maybe Tobi Stoner) as the greatest-ever Met born in Germany. Ultimately got more time on the roster than other bigger reserve-outfielder names such as Carlos Gomez or Rajai Davis (though GoGo saw more playing time). And hey, Gregor Blanco and Travis Taijeron saw no time at all. Matt Kemp, too! https://thenypost.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/aaron-altherr-1.jpg?quality=90&strip=all>

Lefty Specialist Dec 11 2019 07:45 AM Re: Erinnerungen an Aaron Altherr

Surprised you found a picture of him in action because he really did nothing at all. I mean really. Nothing. .082, or 5 hits in 61 AB's. If he's going to Korea, can I suggest the North?

Edgy MD Dec 11 2019 08:06 AM Re: Erinnerungen an Aaron Altherr

Whoah, hey, not cool. You're counting his performance with the Giants (0-for-1) and the Phillies (1-for-29) against his record, when in fact, these outputs helped the Mets. By comparison, his 4-for-31 (.129 / .200 / .258 // .458) run with the Mets was positively robust. His lone home run came with the Mets as a pinch-hitter (vertreter) in his very first appearance with the team.

G-Fafif Dec 11 2019 09:05 AM Re: Erinnerungen an Aaron Altherr

At some point down the stretch I had confidence he'd get a big hit, and, in fact, he hit the ball hard, albeit for an out. Maybe it just wasn't his BABIP year.

Lefty Specialist Dec 11 2019 09:09 AM Re: Erinnerungen an Aaron Altherr

Edgy MD wrote: Whoah, hey, not cool. You're counting his performance with the Giants (0-for-1) and the Phillies (1-for-29) against his record, when in fact, these outputs helped the Mets. By comparison, his 4-for-31 (.129 / .200 / .258 // .458) run with the Mets was positively robust. His lone home run came with the Mets as a pinch-hitter (vertreter) in his very first appearance with the team. Welp, I stand corrected. He can play in the Demilitarized Zone, then.

seawolf17 Dec 11 2019 10:04 AM Re: Erinnerungen an Aaron Altherr

Saw him in Rochester late in the season, and he was way taller than I expected.

Edgy MD Dec 11 2019 11:27 AM Re: Erinnerungen an Aaron Altherr

Yeah, he also had a heck of a vertical leap. I suspect he's a good basketballer, and I suspect that his athletic skills make him more attractive than his stats do. He was shit at cornering, though. [TWEET]https://twitter.com/SamanthaAltherr/status/1194101893414506497[/TWEET]

Lefty Specialist Dec 11 2019 01:04 PM Re: Erinnerungen an Aaron Altherr

Now I know how to spell "I Can't Hit" in Korean. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EK9FK1nUUAAVyh5?format=jpg&name=small>

Johnny Lunchbucket Dec 11 2019 01:06 PM Re: Erinnerungen an Aaron Altherr

Will enjoy BABIPbok bowls.

Edgy MD Dec 11 2019 03:29 PM Re: Erinnerungen an Aaron Altherr

Looks like Korean stadia have natural grass. The NC Dinos seem to at any rate.