The Dugout: Chan Ho Park Is That Bad

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I'd feel sorry for the Mets if I hadn't had so many outstanding bets on Pedro Martinez's health. Chan Ho Park was recently designated for assignment and replaced with, by definition, the worst pitcher now in the bigs. I can't blame them, though. It's not like Park has any value whatsoever, so you may as well try to dump his money on some team and see if any of your youth can, you know, get an ERA under 15.75.

Hang in there, Mets fans. It's only May...

See Willie Randolph giving Chan the boot after the jump.

	Online Host Welcome to New York Mets Chat!
	OutaThePark: you wannad to see me coach?
	CoachRandolphAllTheFans: Uh, yeah. You really don't know what this is about?
	OutaThePark: no way man what you think i am some sorta mign reada
	CoachRandolphAllTheFans: You let up seven runs in four innings. You're by far the most helpless starter I've ever coached, so we're designating you for assignment. I pity whatever team is forced to pick your sorry [butt] off of waivers.
	OutaThePark: buh who wool replace me? the mets sole their farm system for a giant bobbing apple in centerfeel!
	CoachRandolphAllTheFans: Anyone. Literally anyone. Ah, here's a perfect candidate!
	CoachRandolphAllTheFans: Lino Urdaneta: One major league appearance where he faced 6 batters and let up 6 earned runs. Never recorded a single out! That would give this guy an ERA of infinity.
	OutaThePark: hey ive got plenty of out befow
	CoachRandolphAllTheFans: That's funny, because I only remember you serving up free gopher balls at least three times an inning. Go [play with] yourself, Chan.
	OnlineHost OutaThePark has been booted from the chat room
	OnlineHost TheTurdinator has entered the chat room
	TheTurdinator: waazzzuuuuuppppp!!!!
	CoachRandolphAllTheFans: May God have mercy on the Mets.

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

5-04-2007 @ 7:15PM

CrazyDaddy.net said...

Chan HO was never a great pitcher. He was a good pitcher that knew how to spread the hits around and keep them inside th park. With batting help , he won a lot of games. The Koreans no mistake teach a great pitch , that in fact almost beet us in the Olympics the last time we faced them,so dont make a mistake of underestimating the Korean staff like Byung Ho and the others as they can win games- but Chan Ho's best days were long ago!!

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5-05-2007 @ 7:35AM

Connie Cridland said...

Glad to see you are back Nick. I am a new fan of yours due to recent articles.

5-06-2007 @ 9:27AM

halpinjo said...

Never mind Chan heeehee Park, lets go to the minor leagues at least when they fall apart it is because they haven't mastered the finesses of the game yet and like any youngster you teach and train. Not the old pitchers especially the orientals, they learn in the far far east and never make the correct judgment for the american majors.