I'm a moron. I didn't protect Christiansen in the offseason, planning to pick him back up in the late rounds of the draft after filling in a few holes that were in more immediate need of repair than my pitching. Naturally, by the time those holes were plugged, Christiansen was already taken by another team. Live and learn.
It is theoretically possible for me to do a write-up on a player without mentioning A) a Pirates game or B) the Mets, but...
I was at a Mets game in Pittsburgh in 1997 and two young ladies in the row behind me were, like, totally going mental over Christiansen. They thought he was, like, totally dreamy and stuff.