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Chavez: 'It's going to be weird'

By Dejan Kovacevic | 9:22 p.m. Tuesday

Jesse Chavez, suddenly a member of Tampa Bay's bullpen, sounded as if he had mixed emotions about the trade.

"It's going to be weird," he said by phone just now. "We all watch the games of other teams, so I know Tampa has a lot of talent. It's going to be nice to have a chance to go help them, and I'm actually kind of antsy about it already. For a team like that to want me me, it's cool. But I never would have guessed this would happen."

Chavez, 26, was coming off a strong rookie year in which his 96-mph fastball helped him to a 4.01 ERA, 47 strikeouts and 22 walks in 73 appearances. John Russell grew increasingly comfortable using him in late innings, and he would have become a candidate to close next year if Matt Capps faltered.

Posted Nov 03 2009, 09:22 PM by Dejan Kovacevic
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sludgeworm wrote re: Chavez: 'It's going to be weird'
on Tue, Nov 3 2009 9:34 PM

Klutch Kovacevic earning his immense salary, yet again...

Groat2Maz2Strangeglove wrote re: Chavez: 'It's going to be weird'
on Tue, Nov 3 2009 9:39 PM

So many guys in the bullpen I would have preferred to lose:

but, all in all, I am pleased to pick up a bonified good Major League player!

Finally, Neal tries to help the PIRATES instead of Lynchburg or State College!

Is this the first in his tenure?!?

Plenty of Hope wrote re: Chavez: 'It's going to be weird'
on Tue, Nov 3 2009 9:53 PM

Best wishes, Chavey! And you deserve to be wanted by a talented team - you had a fine year.

And for the rest of yinz: I TOLD you he was closer material! sheesh!

Plenty of Hope wrote re: Chavez: 'It's going to be weird'
on Tue, Nov 3 2009 9:54 PM

<<I think Mark proved that his whatsiwhosit and his mean divided by his hits and his body fat prove he is underpaid at 4+ mil.>>

Arriba - hilarious!

leadoff wrote re: Chavez: 'It's going to be weird'
on Tue, Nov 3 2009 9:56 PM

Arriba

to have Iwwy and Andy flip-flop positions during the season on some kind of regular basis we really will be the laughingstock.  That's little league.  

_____________________

I dont' think there is much chance that Andy and Iwwy are going to flip flop at all. They brought this guy in to be a 2nd basemen and that is what he will be. If Pedro pounds the ball at AAA, half way through the year, Andy may be wearing a different uniform.

Arriba Wilver wrote re: Chavez: 'It's going to be weird'
on Tue, Nov 3 2009 10:01 PM

I'm not sure if your realize this, leadoff, but you did back me up with your answer.

WhyStanBelinda wrote re: Chavez: 'It's going to be weird'
on Tue, Nov 3 2009 10:08 PM

en.wikipedia.org/.../Akinori_Iwamura

Iwamura hit 44 HR in Japan in 2004, 32 in 2005, 30 in 2006. ...

HMMMM.. yes i know that Japan has fences at 280.

I wonder what ESPN and everyone else says about the trade.. I thought though you couldn't trade until the end of World Series though?

JAL wrote re: Chavez: 'It's going to be weird'
on Tue, Nov 3 2009 10:09 PM

That's baseball--it gets weird sometimes.

leadoff wrote re: Chavez: 'It's going to be weird'
on Tue, Nov 3 2009 10:11 PM

Arriba

We have something in common, neither of us wants to lose anytime.

Drew71 wrote re: Chavez: 'It's going to be weird'
on Tue, Nov 3 2009 10:24 PM

ok, i hate reposting, but i just gotta:

---

with that new avatar, we need to rename PoH.

Plenty of Angst?

or to keep the PoH thingee...Pulling out Hair?

i dunno.  neither seem quite right.

So i googled PoH for some ideas (aren't i pathetic?) and i got:

Personal Oral Hygiene

Profitability of Hawaii

Project Open Hearts (hmmm...no...too much like Plenty of Hope)

Power on Hours (I have NO IDEA what that means)

"pOH is sometimes used as a measure of the concentration of hydroxide ions, OH−, or alkalinity."  (Alkalinity.  hmmm, THAT'S interesting.)

Pilots Operating Handbook

Pursuit of Happiness (no freaking WAY)

Pontiac Osteopathic Hospital (may need one)

Plane of Hate (now we're ONTO something!!!)

Player Owned Houses

Plains of Havoc

Past Obstetric History (eeewwwwwww!!!)

Potential of Hydroxide (now if it were PERoxide...)

Pat on Head

Peace Out Homey (absolutely not)

ok, any votes?

- Plenty of Drew

mazfromiowa wrote re: Chavez: 'It's going to be weird'
on Tue, Nov 3 2009 10:25 PM

Iwamura with a statement from spokesperson Jerry Seinfeld:

BUT I DON'T WANNA BE A PIRATE! :-)

Baywatch wrote re: Chavez: 'It's going to be weird'
on Tue, Nov 3 2009 10:25 PM

JAL, I wasn't making fun of you on the other thread, just laughing with you about the dreaded invisible NOT once again :-)

Plenty of Hope wrote re: Chavez: 'It's going to be weird'
on Tue, Nov 3 2009 10:29 PM

I'm partial to 'peace out homey.'

SausageSimon wrote re: Chavez: 'It's going to be weird'
on Tue, Nov 3 2009 10:32 PM

DK, may I add something to your story for tomorrow morning?

"It's going to be weird (actually having a shot at winning)," Chavez said by phone Tuesday night.

Plenty of Hope wrote re: Chavez: 'It's going to be weird'
on Tue, Nov 3 2009 10:34 PM

<<BUT I DON'T WANNA BE A PIRATE! :-)>>

poor guy.

JAL wrote re: Chavez: 'It's going to be weird'
on Tue, Nov 3 2009 10:36 PM

Bay

I know that never took it as a negative.  

JAL wrote re: Chavez: 'It's going to be weird'
on Tue, Nov 3 2009 10:37 PM

Morning links should be interesting tomorrow :)

mazfromiowa wrote re: Chavez: 'It's going to be weird'
on Tue, Nov 3 2009 10:39 PM

PoH-super duper avatar.I guess I need to change mine now.

Arriba Wilver wrote re: Chavez: 'It's going to be weird'
on Tue, Nov 3 2009 10:42 PM

I second "Peace out Homey"

Ayes?

Nays?

JAL wrote re: Chavez: 'It's going to be weird'
on Tue, Nov 3 2009 10:43 PM

ants marching again====================

Drew71 wrote re: Chavez: 'It's going to be weird'
on Tue, Nov 3 2009 10:45 PM

then do i call you Homester?

WhyStanBelinda wrote re: Chavez: 'It's going to be weird'
on Tue, Nov 3 2009 10:46 PM

also, this bears a very interesting question--  If Aki has a good 1st half, if the Pirates are at .500 again, does NH do that "well its better than a draft pick" and trade him like he did LaRoche.  

I'm all for developing younger players, but I think NH has to realize "3 and 24 streaks after the trade deadline" in 2010 could mean the hatchet.

JJ hardy welcome to the pirates.  

Baywatch wrote re: Chavez: 'It's going to be weird'
on Tue, Nov 3 2009 11:06 PM

Don't  know if anyone's posted this yet or not but on both the Rays mlb site and the Tampa Bay newspaper site, the Rays' VP Friedman says the Pirates were "all over them for about a month" to get Aki. And according to Tampa Bay online, the Rays pretty much concede that the Pirates get the better end of the deal, though they, of course, see an upside with Chavez ... basically concession by the Rays of salary dump. Didn't want to pay Aki's buyout.

pi-rat wrote re: Chavez: 'It's going to be weird'
on Tue, Nov 3 2009 11:40 PM

jesse if you read this- best of luck I thought you were a gamer and I hope you prove the bucs wrong- I am sure you will.