Ray "Burger" King is back for PTBNL; Mike Rivera c

trwi7 · Post #1 » by **trwi7** » Tue Sep 4, 2007 6:45 pm

http://www.jsonline.com/watch/?watch=1& ... 7&id=28721

http://www.last.fm/user/DPF55 · Post #2 » by **Buck You** » Tue Sep 4, 2007 6:55 pm

Oh. My God.

worthlessBucks · Post #3 » by **worthlessBucks** » Tue Sep 4, 2007 7:00 pm

Favorite Ray King moment in history....Fox Saturday afternoon baseball, Caray calling the game and camera pans to the Pen where someone is raking dirt...Caray goes "That must be that Ray-King guy I hear so much about". Hilarious.

Post #4 » by **MickeyDavis** » Tue Sep 4, 2007 7:25 pm

He was very very good his first time here, not so good the last couple of years though. Certainly better than some of the stiffs Yost has been trotting out.

cam2win · Post #5 » by **cam2win** » Tue Sep 4, 2007 7:34 pm

I was wondering when Rivera would be called up.....he's putting up career numbers as my number 2 catcher on MLB 07:The Show :lol:

Ill-yasova · Post #6 » by **Ill-yasova** » Tue Sep 4, 2007 8:45 pm

I've always liked Ray King. This makes me happy.

Post #7 » by **Jollay** » Tue Sep 4, 2007 8:57 pm

I live in DC, so I've been able to see him a decent amount at RFK.

He's been okay. Certainly still capable of good situational work.

I guess that's the excuse Ned is using for pulling Shouse. "Boo-hoo he's my only lefty, I can't overwork him..."

livestrong4ever · Post #8 » by **livestrong4ever** » Tue Sep 4, 2007 9:09 pm

Hey we got someone to help our bullpen. I cant complain i liked that guy. I mean we need someone in the 7th. Linebrink hasn't gotten it done and i am glad we went out and did something thank you melvin!

trwi7 · Post #9 » by **trwi7** » Tue Sep 4, 2007 9:22 pm

King better only be a LOOGY. If Ned doesn't use him as such it's just more ammunition for him to get fired.

livestrong4ever · Post #10 » by **livestrong4ever** » Tue Sep 4, 2007 10:10 pm

trwi7 wrote:King better only be a LOOGY. If Ned doesn't use him as such it's just more ammunition for him to get fired.

Why because our bullpen has been so great? Yeah right. He is GREAT agianist leftys. and has a 3.0 ERA since the all star break. USE HIM WHENEVER YOST.

trwi7 · Post #11 » by **trwi7** » Tue Sep 4, 2007 10:21 pm

livestrong4ever wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

Why because our bullpen has been so great? Yeah right. He is GREAT agianist leftys. and has a 3.0 ERA since the all star break. USE HIM WHENEVER YOST.

Yeah he's great against lefties and lefties ONLY.

vs left- .161/.270/.290/.560
vs right- .328/.413/.625/1.038

He will not and should not be ahead of Cordero, Turnbow, Linebrink, Wise, Capuano, Spurling and McClung against righties.

Fort Minor · Post #12 » by **Fort Minor** » Tue Sep 4, 2007 10:30 pm

So now we can actually use Shouse for a whole inning.

livestrong4ever · Post #13 » by **livestrong4ever** » Tue Sep 4, 2007 10:36 pm

trwi7 wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

Yeah he's great against lefties and lefties ONLY.

vs left- .161/.270/.290/.560
vs right- .328/.413/.625/1.038

He will not and should not be ahead of Cordero, Turnbow, Linebrink, Wise, Capuano, Spurling and McClung against righties.

Should be ahead of spruling and mclung.

He has done better since the all star break agianist righty and leftys for whatever reason I cant wait to see him. Is he in tonites game. I expect he wont be. Unless he pulls a kevin mench .

GrandAdmiralDan · Post #14 » by **GrandAdmiralDan** » Wed Sep 5, 2007 12:27 am

trwi7 wrote:http://www.jsonline.com/watch/?watch=1&date=9/4/2007&id=28721

Not that I expect this team to make the playoffs anymore, but since it is still possible, I was curious about the Ray King acquisition from a playoff roster perspective.

I was under the impression that the deadline for a player to be on your roster and also be eligible for your playoff roster had passed already.
If so, then Ray King wouldn't be of any use to us if we actually do make the playoffs.

Is that correct, or not?

Not that I am against the trade just because Ray King couldn't be used in the playoffs. We need to MAKE the playoffs first before worrying about that.

But all the same, I am curious.

trwi7 · Post #15 » by **trwi7** » Wed Sep 5, 2007 12:32 am

You are correct GAD. Players must be on the roster by September 1st to be eligible for the playoff roster.