Lyle Overbay a Pirate

dagger · Post #1 » by **dagger** » Tue Dec 14, 2010 6:26 pm

That's a Pirate, not a pirate as in one who steals money from rich owner...

It's a one year deal, says Morosi, but no $$$ disclosed yet.

LBJSeizedMyID · Post #2 » by **LBJSeizedMyID** » Tue Dec 14, 2010 6:28 pm

Good grab by the Pirates, although Pittsburgh is a pretty spacious ballpark is giving Overbay an everyday gig. Good on Overbay who's always been professional even when he stunk.

rarefind · Post #3 » by **rarefind** » Tue Dec 14, 2010 6:29 pm

Best of luck to him, PNC Park suits his swing.

bimmer · Post #4 » by **bimmer** » Tue Dec 14, 2010 6:36 pm

Oh Lyle.. How I'll miss your occasional gappers.

evilRyu · Post #5 » by **evilRyu** » Tue Dec 14, 2010 6:50 pm

i believe the Jays do face the Pirates this season.. just didn't remember if it was at the Rogers Center

victor page · Post #6 » by **victor page** » Tue Dec 14, 2010 7:46 pm

An absolute pooch ... I'm thrilled that we don't have to suffer through another season of this moron. I hope he gets razzed hard if he comes back to the SkyDome, I'll try to get seats behind first and do my part. He didn't play hard, his struggles at the plate didn't seem to weigh heavily on him, just a team killer.

I wish him well as a person, seemed like a good dude, I'd probably let him watch my kids, but if your objective is to win MLB ball games, you don't need a nanny rather you need a guy that can mash the crap out of pitched baseballs.

SCF99 · Post #7 » by **SCF99** » Tue Dec 14, 2010 8:11 pm

The pressure is mounting AA,,,you better sign better

Post #8 » by **bryant08** » Tue Dec 14, 2010 8:39 pm

According to Heyman, it's for 1 year, $5M.

Post #9 » by **Duffman100** » Tue Dec 14, 2010 10:44 pm

NO!!! NOT OVERBAY!!!

Seriously though, he was a Jay for awhile and didn't hurt nobody. Good bye Lyle.

Post #10 » by **YogiStewart** » Tue Dec 14, 2010 11:40 pm

title should read: Overbay a Pirate, Mustard on a Ledge Somewhere"

so, what will it be? JPA or Lind at 1st?

Michael Bradley · Post #11 » by **Michael Bradley** » Tue Dec 14, 2010 11:45 pm

I'm not going to miss Lyle Overbay. Great defense, but an AL East 1B with a sub-.800 OPS is not my cup of tea.

To put in perspective how bad the Jays had it with Lyle at first.....

From 2007-2010 (according to BBRef)
Overbay: 2210 PA, .255/.344/.427 (.771 OPS), 61 HR, 105 OPS+
E.Hinske: 1194 PA, .241/.334/.444 (.778 OPS), 45 HR, 104 OPS+

Let's get a 1B who actually hits like a 1B.

Lateral Quicks · Post #12 » by **Lateral Quicks** » Wed Dec 15, 2010 4:06 am

I suspected as much.

Post #13 » by **Geddy** » Wed Dec 15, 2010 6:06 am

why am I suddenly filled with sorrow

s e n s i · Post #14 » by **s e n s i** » Wed Dec 15, 2010 6:39 am

rkid wrote:why am I suddenly filled with sorrow

well obviously cause we won't be able to bastardize his name every time he f's it up anymore. The entertainment derived from reading series threads just dropped down a notch.

DonYon · Post #15 » by **DonYon** » Wed Dec 15, 2010 8:27 am

His couldn't have picked a better team for his name.

J-Roc · Post #16 » by **J-Roc** » Thu Dec 16, 2010 4:14 pm

When I think of the Pirates, I think of MLB purgatory. I wonder if that's how fans around the league think of Toronto.

Post #17 » by **Nolan** » Thu Dec 16, 2010 11:25 pm

Not really going to miss him but he was a decent player. He played great defense at 1B, but he can't hit left handed pitching to save his life.

hyper316 · Post #18 » by **hyper316** » Thu Dec 16, 2010 11:47 pm

see you later 0ferbay. i hope you dont get thrown overboard with the pirates