Monday, December 05, 2005
cue the DUI jokes
As ridiculous as that Furcal conract is, Frank McCourt still has a way to go to match Fred Wilpon and the Mets in their little money-pissing marathon. This contract is more mind-bogglingly insane than any of the Mets' moves this off-season, though, so the Dodgers seem intent on closing that distance. At least McCourt isn't dismantling an already thin minor league system in the process.
Still, any Braves fan and/or Mets hater should be ever sos slightly concerned about the team they're building up in New York. I'm sure these moves will bite them in the ass in the long-run, but they could still give us trouble in 2006 and '07. But they're the Mets, of course, and will most assuredly find a way to fuck everything up. Hell, give 'em Zito, Vazquez, and Kent, and I'd still like Atlanta's odds.
Anyway, when it comes to the Braves, I'm fine with Todd Jones or Bob Wickman on one-year deals; understanding of, but unexcited about, a Julio Lugo deal, as long as Marte, McCann, and Saltamacchia aren't involved; cautiously interested in a Juan Pierre trade, but again, only contingent upon the minor leaguers we give up; enthusiastic, but realistic, about any potential Adam Dunn acquisition; wary of Barry Zito; not opposed to Nomar coming in on reasonable terms; afraid of giving Hoffman eight or nine million bucks for anything more than one season; unoffended by the thought of poet-philosopher Miguel Batista closing for us. Just imagine there's an "I'm" before all those clauses, please.
As ridiculous as that Furcal conract is, Frank McCourt still has a way to go to match Fred Wilpon and the Mets in their little money-pissing marathon. This contract is more mind-bogglingly insane than any of the Mets' moves this off-season, though, so the Dodgers seem intent on closing that distance. At least McCourt isn't dismantling an already thin minor league system in the process.
Still, any Braves fan and/or Mets hater should be ever sos slightly concerned about the team they're building up in New York. I'm sure these moves will bite them in the ass in the long-run, but they could still give us trouble in 2006 and '07. But they're the Mets, of course, and will most assuredly find a way to fuck everything up. Hell, give 'em Zito, Vazquez, and Kent, and I'd still like Atlanta's odds.
Anyway, when it comes to the Braves, I'm fine with Todd Jones or Bob Wickman on one-year deals; understanding of, but unexcited about, a Julio Lugo deal, as long as Marte, McCann, and Saltamacchia aren't involved; cautiously interested in a Juan Pierre trade, but again, only contingent upon the minor leaguers we give up; enthusiastic, but realistic, about any potential Adam Dunn acquisition; wary of Barry Zito; not opposed to Nomar coming in on reasonable terms; afraid of giving Hoffman eight or nine million bucks for anything more than one season; unoffended by the thought of poet-philosopher Miguel Batista closing for us. Just imagine there's an "I'm" before all those clauses, please.
