Classless... but they were right.

I found it pretty classless that hometown fans booed Byung-Hyun Kim when he debuted in the first inning last night. I understand that he is no fan favorite, but he IS a human being, and he hadn't even thrown a pitch!

Granted, it turned out they were right, and the boos he received after being pulled in the 3rd inning were well-deserved.

Why in the world did they sign this guy? They get to pay the remainder of his $2.5 million contract, and I wouldn't be surprised if they skip him when his next start comes (there's a day off that will allow them to just use four pitchers over the next five days).

I understand that Petit's last two outings were pretty rough, but his ERA is still below the league average. Isn't that good enough for a 5th starter? Perhaps the Diamondbacks are just experimenting. they can bring Petit up (and send him back down) as many times as they want, and in the meantime try out a few other guys.

I just never would have guessed it would be Kim.

Here's another mystery: Why did the Marlins put Kim on waivers?

I suspected that it was some kind of personality conflict... Kim just won his last start only a day earlier, posting a season-best 10 Ks. He went 5-3 for the Marlins since May, and seemed like a good fit for them.

I couldn't find anything in the Florida newspapers, except a quote from the manager who refused to answer why Kim was waived. He referred the reporters to the general manager.

I just now found a blog post at FishStripes, a very fine Fan blog for the Marlins. The author suspects it was all about dumping salary now that it is obvious Florida is not playing into October. Take a look.