Nick Masset: A Re-Appreciation

by larry on Jul 21, 2008 10:50 AM CDT

l ast time we appreciated , it appeared we were about to lose our friend nick. but, in a bit of magic, nicky beat out wassermann for the final bullpen spot. and there was, shall we say, consternation amongst the SSS faithful? of course, nick then showed more of that magic and, in parallel to the white sox season, confounded expectations. however, as soxmachine points out, reality seems to be checking back in:

Has Nick Magic run its course? He'd been sporting a high WHIP all season, and his ERA is finally starting to catch up. Over his last seven games spanning 7 2/3 innings, he's allowed 16 hits, nine runs (seven earned) and four walks, with as many wild pitches as strikeouts (two). Masset did throw two perfect innings against the Rangers when nobody else had success, and that's the only point in his favor as of late.

http://soxmachine.com/blogs/soxmachine/archive/2008/07/21/13456.aspx

his ERA still appears respectable at 4.14. however, his WHIP is a lardy 1.64. ozzie's experimentation with nick in slightly higher leverage roles has been your basic disaster and has contributed to the poor numbers put up by the bullpen of late.

so, on the near one year anniversary of his demotion, what does the future hold for masset?

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Close your eyes and try not to listen

That’s what I have been doing recently when Masset is on the mound. Runners on base is a must with this dude. If he is starting on Tuesday against the Rangers I am very very pessimistic.

by LT_sox_fan on Jul 21, 2008 11:04 AM CDT 0 recs

he's not going to start. he'll be richard's caddy, though. which is the role, if any, he should have on the sox.

by larry on Jul 21, 2008 11:08 AM CDT up 0 recs

i like your use of the word 'lardy'

He was a catcher with the Orioles back in the day. Sorry looking (expletive). My brother had his card. He looked like this little kid who got left at a bus station by his parents. You know why? Because he had to catch Hoyt Wilhelms knuckle ball five (expletive) years.

by onlysoxfaninboston on Jul 21, 2008 11:23 AM CDT 0 recs

Lard have mercy...

When she farts, a little rainbow comes out...

by Chiburb on Jul 21, 2008 11:41 AM CDT up 0 recs

no i think that's 'lawd'

by onlysoxfaninboston on Jul 21, 2008 11:44 AM CDT up 0 recs

OSFIB, where you been?

“lardy” first appeared, IIRC, as larry was chiding me a couple months ago for a (common for me) totally useless post. I now put “lardy” and “leitmotif”, as well as “ymmv”, as most useful and site-value-enhancing terminology. Along with the avatar, which somehow should be on a T-shirt.

The Butkus year - time to knock everyone on their ass.

by winningugly on Jul 21, 2008 1:00 PM CDT up 0 recs

gtfo

;-) that said, i’m not a big fan of his avatar, no offense larry.

by onlysoxfaninboston on Jul 21, 2008 2:33 PM CDT up 0 recs

PETA man?

Subtlety is lost on you, sir.

The Butkus year - time to knock everyone on their ass.

by winningugly on Jul 21, 2008 3:09 PM CDT up 0 recs

hells no

i’m no peta man, just don’t like seeing dead horses, that’s all

by onlysoxfaninboston on Jul 21, 2008 3:56 PM CDT up 0 recs

i never see my avatar. i have that function turned off. but i love the photo.

it’s fake by the way. that isn’t real grass.

by larry on Jul 21, 2008 4:20 PM CDT up 0 recs

haha

by onlysoxfaninboston on Jul 21, 2008 4:23 PM CDT up 0 recs

wooo-hoooo!!

that’s a real grass comment at 4:20 dude! party on dude!

fuck you, that's my name!! you know why, mister? 'cause you drove a hyundai to get here tonight, I drove a eighty thousand dollar bmw. that's my name!!

by MarketMaker on Jul 21, 2008 7:01 PM CDT up 0 recs

Masset will have an ERA over 5.00 soon enough...

and Kenny will attempt to acquire another pitcher at the trade deadline. I think Masset moves back to his jizz-mopper role. I doubt that Kenny exposes Masset to waivers by trying to send him to AAA since he has such a big man-crush on the Magic Man.

by SSH2005 on Jul 21, 2008 12:21 PM CDT 0 recs