Thursday, February 19, 2004
"EVERYONE GETS A COUGH ON DAYS LIKE THIS..."
and calls in sick to take in a Cubs day game in the sunny bleachers and this season they get to watch the surgeon, Greg Maddux. As for us, Sox fans, the Cubs signing of Maddux ends the possibility of the HOF pitching the bottom of the first in the Bronx. The MFY will still have three question marks in the rotation. It also should significantly decrease the probability that Ray Durham would be coming back East. The financial flexibility of moving Durham’s contract would not allow them to field at better team now that Maddux is off the market. The Giants are in full win-now mode. This development leaves four possible candidates to man second in Japan next month – Roberts or Hairston from Baltimore and Spivey or Counsell from the Sh%t Beer Capital of the World.
It is unlikely that the O’s would ship either second baseman to their hated rival up I-95. The P.R. alone would be a nightmare. Second, the MFY do not have anything (lower level pitching prospects (LLPP) and cash) that the O’s need. Baltimore should have many suitors and better matches for Roberts or Hairston, most notably, L.A., Cleveland, the other sox, and the Twins. If Roberts is available, he could play shortstop for the hitting challenged, Adam Everett in Houston too. No need to fear, Hairston or Roberts are going anywhere near - the epicenter of evil.
As for the financially or just plain foolish Brewers, Spivey or Counsell are likely targets of Cash-man and company. One of the aforementioned LLPP should be all that it takes to get Counsell. Two LLPP and cash could score Spivey. Neither one would tip the scales significantly over to the dark side.
Jose Vidro continues to be batted around as a possible candidate. It would have to be a mid-season three-way deal for Vidro to end up in the Bronx. Bernie and lots of cash to an N.L. contender with offensive issues (LA, NYM, FL) and their prospects heading north to Montreal is the only way Vidro plays in the MFY infield in 2004.
I'll leave the Henry/Boy George commentary up to the semi-pro and
pro.
and calls in sick to take in a Cubs day game in the sunny bleachers and this season they get to watch the surgeon, Greg Maddux. As for us, Sox fans, the Cubs signing of Maddux ends the possibility of the HOF pitching the bottom of the first in the Bronx. The MFY will still have three question marks in the rotation. It also should significantly decrease the probability that Ray Durham would be coming back East. The financial flexibility of moving Durham’s contract would not allow them to field at better team now that Maddux is off the market. The Giants are in full win-now mode. This development leaves four possible candidates to man second in Japan next month – Roberts or Hairston from Baltimore and Spivey or Counsell from the Sh%t Beer Capital of the World.
It is unlikely that the O’s would ship either second baseman to their hated rival up I-95. The P.R. alone would be a nightmare. Second, the MFY do not have anything (lower level pitching prospects (LLPP) and cash) that the O’s need. Baltimore should have many suitors and better matches for Roberts or Hairston, most notably, L.A., Cleveland, the other sox, and the Twins. If Roberts is available, he could play shortstop for the hitting challenged, Adam Everett in Houston too. No need to fear, Hairston or Roberts are going anywhere near - the epicenter of evil.
As for the financially or just plain foolish Brewers, Spivey or Counsell are likely targets of Cash-man and company. One of the aforementioned LLPP should be all that it takes to get Counsell. Two LLPP and cash could score Spivey. Neither one would tip the scales significantly over to the dark side.
Jose Vidro continues to be batted around as a possible candidate. It would have to be a mid-season three-way deal for Vidro to end up in the Bronx. Bernie and lots of cash to an N.L. contender with offensive issues (LA, NYM, FL) and their prospects heading north to Montreal is the only way Vidro plays in the MFY infield in 2004.
I'll leave the Henry/Boy George commentary up to the semi-pro and
pro.
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