March 30, 2005
Mile High Kim
It looks like the Boston Red Sox have found a place to dump Byung-Hyun Kim. The Rockies will take him in a trade for cash and an unnamed minor leaguer. This fills the Rockies need for a closer and the Red Sox need to open up a roster spot and rid themselves of an unpopular player.
I wonder what it must be like for a pitcher to be told he's being traded to Colorado. Something like this, I suppose. :-) For his career, Kim has a pretty normal ground out to air out ratio. He'll give up more HR in Coors, but everyone does. The question is will he be able to strike out batters. Because the ball doesn't break as much in Denver, it's tougher to fool batters with curve balls. Maybe the unusual delivery will compensate for that.
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Posted by David Pinto at
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He absolutely sucks, deserves to go to Denver where pitchers go to die (Mike Hampton). He almost allowed the Yankees to snatch another World Series, single-handedly, and has been nothing but a bust in Boston, alienating fans with his pitiful play and even more pitiful behavior. Good riddance. I'd say I hope he chokes in that thin air, but he's never had a problem choking on his own, so I doubt it'll make a difference...
I thought the rabid Red Sox loathing was supposed to end now that you guys won the World Series? Old habits die hard, I guess.
No kidding. I was actually holding out hope that he would come around for the Sox. Best of luck to him.