Comments on: Hot Offseason Action: Cleveland Indians

By: Rich

Rich — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 17:09:04 +0000

I didn’t know Lewis Black had such a high-pitched girly shriek.

Keep hoping on that puberty Paul.

Mets win. Vecsey gets additional readers by being inflammatory/dumb.

By: Sarah Green

Sarah Green — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:13:12 +0000

Paul, I agree that it’s almost impossible to find fault with the Santana trade. The contract Santana gets could very well be ridiculous and may hamstring the organization for years. But the trade? What did New York give up? Nothing much, as far as I can tell.

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By: dteberle

dteberle — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 17:37:30 +0000

Sarah, I had to resort to a Whitey Bulger joke because:

a) The name “Whitey” is always funny to me
b) We have no crime in NYC. Thus, I have to turn to Boston.

Zing.

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By: Zvee Geffen

Zvee Geffen — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:53:23 +0000

1. A Whitey Bulger joke from a New Yorker?? Paul, are you feeling okay?

2. This is CLEARLY a win for the Mets. CLEARLY. The deal they were offering the Twins wasn’t even as good some of the rumored deals the Red Sox and Yankees were supposedly offering months ago. But the Twins got greedy, held out for more, and ended up with only one serious suitor—seriously diminishing their leverage. Thus, the Mets didn’t even have to give up their No. 1 prospect. And the prospects they *did* give up aren’t of the caliber of a Phil Hughes or a Jacoby Ellsbury. Do I have to say it again? This is a HUGE WIN FOR THE METS. He’s just being contrarian for the sake of being contrarian.

3. This deal isn’t just about getting to the playoffs; this deal is about executing in the playoffs. Say the Mets get to the World Series. Santana is far preferable to Glavine to go up against a C.C. Sabathia or a Josh Beckett in Game 1.

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