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Craig Wilson

Nymr83 May 17 2007 04:41 PM

The braves released him, he can play 1B and RF, and i think he's got the pop the Mets bench needs. anyone else interested?

sharpie May 17 2007 04:49 PM

No. He doesn't play first or the outfield particularly well, he's hitting below the Mendoza line, and he's got that annoying hair.

cooby May 17 2007 04:50 PM

Wow, that's kinda a surprise...I watched him as a Pirate and had him on my fantasy team for a while. Has a nice swing but for some reason just doesn't hit much. A good fielder, and as you say, versatile as well.

cooby May 17 2007 04:50 PM

Oh and he's got pretty hair

Benjamin Grimm May 17 2007 05:16 PM

He wouldn't have that pretty hair for long if the Mets signed him.

OlerudOwned May 17 2007 05:31 PM

Complete boom or bust guy as a pinch hitter, seems to do much better in a starting role, but doesn't play enough defense to warrant one. Career PH stats: .213/.325/.565, with 12 HR but only 11 other hits. He is a very reliable hitter against LHP, but we needed that last season, not now. I'll pass.

Edgy DC May 17 2007 05:40 PM

I really like the cooby/sharpie diametrical stances. Poor fielder/good fielder. Annoying hair/pretty hair. I think we should schedule a debate.

cooby May 17 2007 05:57 PM

If sharpie had met Craig Wilson like my sister and I have, he would be more of a fan, too.

Johnny Dickshot May 17 2007 05:59 PM

Maybe if Franco retires.

Edgy DC May 17 2007 06:24 PM

Kind of lost in today's thriller was that Franco's 0fer put his numbers in impossible-to-ignore territory. The next roster pinch will be a dangerous time for him to pick up the phone.

seawolf17 May 17 2007 06:26 PM

Edgy DC wrote: Kind of lost in today's thriller was that Franco's 0fer put his numbers in impossible-to-ignore territory. The next roster pinch will be a dangerous time for him to pick up the phone. If this were a fantasy baseball league, yes. But because Julio Franco apparently has naked photos of Willie and Omar in flagrante delicto, I don't see him putting a "for rent" sign in his locker any time soon.

seawolf17 May 17 2007 06:30 PM

From Letterman, courtesy of Jim Caple's column today: Top 10 Signs A Baseball Player Is Too Old: 10. Gets winded putting on his socks 9. Hard slide into second triggers Life Alert pendant 8. While playing outfield, yells at teammates to get the hell off his lawn 7. When buying performance-enhancing drugs, gets the AARP discount 6. Claims he killed President McKinley with a line drive 5. Often begins sentences, "As Shoeless Joe Jackson once told me …" 4. He's almost as old as the hot dogs -- seriously, have you ever eaten one of those things? 3. Lost part of his career fighting in World War I 2. During interviews, he thanks the Lord and the makers of Super PoliGrip 1. When he's in the on-deck circle, asks bat boy, "What did I come in here for?"

Edgy DC May 17 2007 06:45 PM

seawolf17 wrote: ="Edgy DC"]Kind of lost in today's thriller was that Franco's 0fer put his numbers in impossible-to-ignore territory. The next roster pinch will be a dangerous time for him to pick up the phone. If this were a fantasy baseball league, yes. But because Julio Franco apparently has naked photos of Willie and Omar in flagrante delicto, I don't see him putting a "for rent" sign in his locker any time soon. I haven't ever gotten this.

Nymr83 May 17 2007 07:25 PM

]Top 10 Signs A Baseball Player Is Too Old: 11. Started his career when the president was not named Bush or Clinton. seriously, wilson is at the least a franco-upgrade, though i was thinking more about newhan

Frayed Knot May 17 2007 09:07 PM

I always liked Wilson - although his last two seasons don't do much for his resume. Would I prefer him to Franco? Ummm, Yeah.

cooby May 17 2007 09:09 PM

By the way, I hope you all realize that is not really me and my sister. But I just love that picture