The reason there was no post from the ghost over the recent trade of tabata+throw-ins for damaso marté and xavier nady was 2 fold. 1: I was busy haunting the dreams of Met fans for not being able to get Manny. 2: the biggest idiot of all time (Steve Phillips) who singly handed crushed the mets franchise proclaimed "the yankees need bulpen help and can not be contenders without added arms". The fact that the Yankees then got Marté really upset me because any normal person with common sense knew the bullpen was fine, and because nothing good will ever come from listening to a belligerent fool such as Phillips.
I was hoping deep inside of my ghost body that Ca$hman added to a point of strength (the bullpen) in order to help spin off a relief arm while their stocks were high for another piece (catcher or SP) to fill out our club. TODAY IS THE DAY CA$HMAN MADE THAT KEY ADDITIONAL MOVE. Cashman has just taken advantage of 2 hot months of Kyle Freakin Farnsworth and traded him back to the Tigers for Ivan Pudge Rodriguez.
While obviously he is not the same pudge from 10 yrs ago, this acquisition takes Molina's bat (which is worse than McLovin's ;) ;) ) out of the lineup and gives us another legit righthanded hitter to balance out the lineup. While only 2 weeks ago the bottom half of the order read Cano, Melky, Molina, Gardner/Christian (all basically automatic outs at the time), it now looks like Cano, Nady, Pudge, Melky (only 1 automatic out).
Is this tade a direct result of being held to practically 4 runs over almost 3 full games (the past 3 losses with exception to last night loss to the O's where we finally scored a few runs late in the game)? I would assume so... Am I happy? Hell yes! This organization is looking to do everything in its power to make a serious and deep run into and through the playoffs. The only place of concern left on this team is the 4th & 5th starters positions, and if cash doesn't make a move to shore it up, that only means he has faith in IPK/Aceves/Hughes/Wang to come back and take over their roster spots. Lemme tell ya, after the past week of trades, I trust this guy.
Everyone, please feel free to post your opinions. One more thought: is cash making these moves to save his job???-The Ghost of samiam
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Wow i have a lot to say.
First of all the Original Sam I Am had surgerey yesterday and it went well. that stuff they use to put you to sleep must of really put him in a crappy mood. when i called him after the sergury to tell him about this great trade the yanks just made he didnt want to talk about. he must of had plenty of morphene in his body to clear the pain he was in.
Before i get into the yankees i want to say a little on steve Philips. he did put together the 2000 team that went to the world series and had the mets in the play offs in 98 and 99 for 2 years of fun. Granted bobby v got the utter most out of those clubs and philips screwed up with tHE Team of vaugn and alomar. ( although i dont think anyone thought alomar would suck that bad)
The Nady trade i thought was an ok trade. i dont know much about prospects but from what i hear the yanks gave up more for Nady and martieh then the mets did for Johan. but bottom line it made them a better squad this year.
For a change Cashman sold high and did really good. Farnsworth even had fans like the ghost fooled. Girardy wasnt fooled in the boston game last friday he pulled him the second he put a man on base. which was a great moove. bec farnsworth sucks. Yes he had a good 2 months. so benitez had an entire great regular season but bottom line when the money is on the line they SUCK. wHICH MAKES THIS A GREAT trade. Pudge is a veteran who knows what he is doing and i think will still hit for them. he will be a good citizen now bec he is in a new atmosphere and wants to WIN.
i HEARD Farnsworth cried when he heard the news. Hazeet.
Now i just hope Manny doesnt go to the Marlins that will make them really for real.
1) Agreed, the fall of alomar was unpredictable... Phillips still took on the fatass with his fatass contract and he still depended on Appier to be a frontline starter. Add that to the fact he is simply a moron and spews nothing but worhtless garbage when he speaks and thats why I hate Phillips.
2) we did not give up much in the nady/marte trade...We gave up a prospect once ranked in the same range as ex-Met prospect gomez that has struggled the past 2 years in the minors (although he is a 19/20 year old playing in Double-A), and 3 pitching "prospects" that are all about 25 and have a lot to still prove; so we didnt give up close to what the mets traded for Santana. Also keep in mind that you traded away better prospects AND had to give him the richest pitching contract ever so really you paid twice.
3) this trade was amazing because we have a legit catcher who can play everyday and also HIT. The trade is also amazing because we traded a Type-B free agent and got back a Type-A free agent!
4)If the Red sox trade Manny to the Marlins I will dance in the streets of Deal, NJ bare-assed!
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