The Nippon Ham Fighters on Tuesday announced the acquisition of former Atlanta Braves pitcher Buddy Carlyle.
Buddy goes to Japan
This is probably a good move by Carlyle. He would likely only have gotten a minor league deal with a team in the states. It's also possible that he wanted to go back to starting and this was a means to an end.
Check out my fanpost b/c I beat Gondeee to the breaking news on Carlyle first.
Holty_Panthers_Fan - November 17, 2009
badass.
Scott Coleman - November 17, 2009 via mobile
10-4 - November 17, 2009
Fail.
TradeAndruw - November 17, 2009
Man, it was there to start with. Apparently he hit 90 days shortly after i used his picture.
10-4 - November 17, 2009
What was it?
TradeAndruw - November 17, 2009
10-4 - November 18, 2009
Good luck to Buddy. I wish him all the best.
Sparhawk - November 17, 2009
Buddy pitched in Japan for a couple of years before, so he knows the league and the country, as well as how much more money a fringe player can make over there.
cbwilk - November 17, 2009
Teamed up with such greats as Jason Botts and Terrmel Sledge.
Maybe he can put in a good word for the Braves with Yu Darvish.
!Vive la Francoeur! - November 17, 2009
Botts?
Really? I missed that. Surprised he went over, he could have been an interesting add for an MLB team.
Yakker - November 17, 2009
What exactly is a Ham Fighter?
Hcgadawgs - November 17, 2009
It’s a piece of bacon that gets stuck in your intestinal track.
gondeee - November 17, 2009
The team is owned by Nippon Ham and is called the Fighters.
John Holton - November 17, 2009
So long...
Lizziebeth - November 17, 2009
nothing like a good buddy doll to stir up some childhood nightmares
Buttafuco13 - November 17, 2009
The team name made me think it was a joke. But now it makes the deal seem even better.
Gage23 - November 17, 2009
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