JDsDirtySox Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2015331 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjm676 Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 This about sums it up: Billy Koch needed just four spring training appearances to convince the Blue Jays they made a mistake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shakes Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 I didn't see that coming. I kind of wished Billy made it. I was thought he was a stand up guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamTell Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 Anyone think he'll get picked up by another team? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitetrain8601 Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 He was a great guy. I want to know what the hell happened to his arm in Oakland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sec159row2 Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 shocking.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreye Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 I feel bad for the guy and wish him luck in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxFanForever Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 QUOTE(nitetrain8601 @ Mar 17, 2005 -> 06:56 PM) He was a great guy. I want to know what the hell happened to his arm in Oakland. Ask Art Howe. Having him pitch 93 innings + all the times he had him warm up and sit down and warm up and sit down probably took a toll on him. Howe used the guy, they pumped saves into him to boost his trade value and shipped out damaged goods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 I would venture to guess that even if his MRI shows nothing, that surgery couldn't hurt him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Beast Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 I'd give him a minor league deal. Go ahead and mock me, but vets who used to be good and are "washed up" can come back. Thats all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesox91403 Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 QUOTE(Beastly @ Mar 17, 2005 -> 06:27 PM) I'd give him a minor league deal. Go ahead and mock me, but vets who used to be good and are "washed up" can come back. Thats all. Yeah, but that's what Toronto did in this instance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaseballNick Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 (edited) Billy is a stand up guy, and I wish him the best. I wish there was a place on the team for him because it seemed like he gelled with the guys despite poor outing after poor outing. Edited March 18, 2005 by BaseballNick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Critic Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 QUOTE(BaseballNick @ Mar 18, 2005 -> 10:18 AM) Billy is a stand up guy, and I wish him the best. I wish there was a place on the team for him because it seemed like he gelled with the guys despite poor outing after poor outing. Yeah, too bad the Sox don't have a cheerleading squad. I don't want him around with his poor outing after poor outing ever again. He was a stand-up guy - his pitching made the opponents laugh almost every time. I did admire the fact that he never made excuses for himself, but that's not reason enough to want him back. He can work for ESPN when Harold Reynolds finally gets a GM job.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Kickass Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 It is sad to see someone flame out so quickly though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punch and Judy Garland Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 his reunion wiht Rick Peterson will be interesting. He still hasn't been released by tampa so there are a few more stops on the major league experience Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backman Posted March 19, 2005 Share Posted March 19, 2005 good, its bad to be happy at another persons problems but this guy blew so many games he made me so mad! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted March 19, 2005 Share Posted March 19, 2005 QUOTE(Beastly @ Mar 17, 2005 -> 06:27 PM) I'd give him a minor league deal. Go ahead and mock me, but vets who used to be good and are "washed up" can come back. Thats all. I agree that route can be effective. In this case, I think someone needs to get to the root of the problem before wasting a top AAA or AA spot on someone who may never reach the MLB roster. I really like Koch. He was a stand up guy when he was here. I really appreciated his attitude and desire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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