Saturday, July 31, 2004
BUZZY'S SIN BIN
I get off the computer around the 5th inning with the Mariners leading the Angels 5-3. I come back about 2 hours later and the game is in extra innings? Yes, you can certainly get all of that.
So the Mariners didn't make any big moves at the deadline. Same as it ever was. But along the lines of what David was saying, I didn't expect too much this July 31. However, after reading David Cameron's analysis at USS Mariner, let's just say that I'm vexed.
How in the hell does Bob Melvin get any say in what this ballclub will look like in the future? Randy Winn should have been dealt. His value won't be any higher than it is now. But Melvin thinks he's underrated. Yeah. Right. Uh-huh. OK. What? A player cannot be considered underrated if the majority of fans say "Mike Cameron would have had that" after every Winn defensive gaffe.
Again, Bill Bavasi is an idiot. He basically thought that Mike Myers was Mariano Rivera when he asked the Indians for Grady Sizemore. You can only imagine what Indians GM Mark Shapiro thought when Sizemore's name was being brought up.
And who in their right mind would consider Ron Villone "untouchable"? Somebody better give me a good explanation for this. It's not like he's a good Major League pitcher.
John Olerud could sign with the Yankees? Wow. If this were to go down, I don't know what to think. But I will say this, no-trade clauses should be banned from baseball.
Case in point: Charles Johnson. Since when does a player like Johnson earn the right to have a no-trade clause? He has a chance to leave Colorado to go to Los Angeles, who's in a pennant race. What does he do? He stays in Denver. Have fun with that, Charles.
The Dodgers will now turn to Brent Mayne to fill their hole behind the plate. Steve Finley is going to L.A. In return, the Diamondbacks receive catching prospect Koyie Hill, P Bill Murphy (who was in the Penny-LoDuca deal), and OF Reggie Abercrombie (and Fitch). In related news, I hate Abercrombie and Fitch.
And as David noted, Willie Bloomquist is now on KJR on Tuesdays, replacing Jeff Nelson. Stark raving sick sad little world.
It's now 8-7 Mariners, going into the bottom of the 11th. Eddie Guardado better be coming in...
So the Mariners didn't make any big moves at the deadline. Same as it ever was. But along the lines of what David was saying, I didn't expect too much this July 31. However, after reading David Cameron's analysis at USS Mariner, let's just say that I'm vexed.
How in the hell does Bob Melvin get any say in what this ballclub will look like in the future? Randy Winn should have been dealt. His value won't be any higher than it is now. But Melvin thinks he's underrated. Yeah. Right. Uh-huh. OK. What? A player cannot be considered underrated if the majority of fans say "Mike Cameron would have had that" after every Winn defensive gaffe.
Again, Bill Bavasi is an idiot. He basically thought that Mike Myers was Mariano Rivera when he asked the Indians for Grady Sizemore. You can only imagine what Indians GM Mark Shapiro thought when Sizemore's name was being brought up.
And who in their right mind would consider Ron Villone "untouchable"? Somebody better give me a good explanation for this. It's not like he's a good Major League pitcher.
John Olerud could sign with the Yankees? Wow. If this were to go down, I don't know what to think. But I will say this, no-trade clauses should be banned from baseball.
Case in point: Charles Johnson. Since when does a player like Johnson earn the right to have a no-trade clause? He has a chance to leave Colorado to go to Los Angeles, who's in a pennant race. What does he do? He stays in Denver. Have fun with that, Charles.
The Dodgers will now turn to Brent Mayne to fill their hole behind the plate. Steve Finley is going to L.A. In return, the Diamondbacks receive catching prospect Koyie Hill, P Bill Murphy (who was in the Penny-LoDuca deal), and OF Reggie Abercrombie (and Fitch). In related news, I hate Abercrombie and Fitch.
And as David noted, Willie Bloomquist is now on KJR on Tuesdays, replacing Jeff Nelson. Stark raving sick sad little world.
It's now 8-7 Mariners, going into the bottom of the 11th. Eddie Guardado better be coming in...
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