Friday, November 14, 2003
POHLAD TAKES A GAT TO HIS PAYROLL
Here's the deal, which is true.
to SF: AJ Pierzynski
to MN: (all pitchers) Joe Nathan and minor-leaguers Boof Bonser (name of the CENTURY) and Francisco Liriano
The Giants get a solid catcher (one that wouldn't have looked bad behind the plate in a Mariner uniform and no, I don't like Dan Wilson). The Twins unload payroll and get a bunch of arms in return. Carl Pohlad sucks. Also, the path is cleared for the Joe Mauer Era to begin for the Twinkies.
One last thing--
Carl Pohlad sucks.
Another last thing--
Has anyone figured out why management has never removed their lips from Dan Wilson's .241-hitting (last year) ass? Has anyone ever figured this out? Do they realize they have a younger switch-hitting catcher who I know is capable of exceeding Wilson's ceiling? Do the fans realize Jason Varitek could be their starting catcher right now (thanks, Woody) and they could actually be seeing offense from behind the plate?
The very last last thing--
I bet you Ryan Christianson (that high draft pick who probably should be catching for the M's right now) has an irreparably torn labrum and the organization doesn't want anyone to know.
Okay, there's my useless vent.
Oh, wait--
In that Finnigan article in the Times, did you fully realize the part where the Mariners refused to pull the trigger on a pre-2001 deal of Jose Paniagua-for-Alfonso Soriano?? Granted, fitting him in may have been somewhat of an issue unless you pushed out Guillen (why the hell not), but that certainly would have been something.
to SF: AJ Pierzynski
to MN: (all pitchers) Joe Nathan and minor-leaguers Boof Bonser (name of the CENTURY) and Francisco Liriano
The Giants get a solid catcher (one that wouldn't have looked bad behind the plate in a Mariner uniform and no, I don't like Dan Wilson). The Twins unload payroll and get a bunch of arms in return. Carl Pohlad sucks. Also, the path is cleared for the Joe Mauer Era to begin for the Twinkies.
One last thing--
Carl Pohlad sucks.
Another last thing--
Has anyone figured out why management has never removed their lips from Dan Wilson's .241-hitting (last year) ass? Has anyone ever figured this out? Do they realize they have a younger switch-hitting catcher who I know is capable of exceeding Wilson's ceiling? Do the fans realize Jason Varitek could be their starting catcher right now (thanks, Woody) and they could actually be seeing offense from behind the plate?
The very last last thing--
I bet you Ryan Christianson (that high draft pick who probably should be catching for the M's right now) has an irreparably torn labrum and the organization doesn't want anyone to know.
Okay, there's my useless vent.
Oh, wait--
In that Finnigan article in the Times, did you fully realize the part where the Mariners refused to pull the trigger on a pre-2001 deal of Jose Paniagua-for-Alfonso Soriano?? Granted, fitting him in may have been somewhat of an issue unless you pushed out Guillen (why the hell not), but that certainly would have been something.
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