I was at the game where he won 20. I saw Mets fans legitimately in tears watching him pitch.i LOVED dikkey.
great story.
streets waiting for Vlad Jr and Murakami1B free agency market looking weak so far. Alonso fukked up by declining the Mets contract extension. Clearly overestimated his value.
I miss that guy
He did well here in Houston and when the Rockies pried him away he had a gigantic case of the fkitsYou'd think Mike Hampton would have won 20 for Colorado but I guess he just took their money did didn't do squat.
That’s what happened. The Astrodome was flyball friendly (our A/C was rumored to kill flys) and he decided to jet to Mile High where it did not go well at all. Moose was a fan favorite here, he pitched for us alongside Lima-Time, that was a really fun era for us.Mike Hampton was told not to sign in Colorado and as a fly ball pitcher to stay away from there, of course he didn't listen and took the money. Before the ink was dry on his contract his ERA had ballooned up over 5
Two years later he had to pull the plug on the mile high experiment
A 7-15, negative WAR, and 6+ ERA will do that to a pitcher
But Hampton hits home runs as a pitcher
Yeah and he gives them up too