David Bell Gone
woo hoo! pat gillick finally gets started dismantling the mess that head wade made.
david bell sent to milwaukee for wilfredo laureano. these are his numbers for the single a west virginia power:
one down, burrell, abreau, lieberthal, lieber, lidle, and rhodes to go.
david bell sent to milwaukee for wilfredo laureano. these are his numbers for the single a west virginia power:
| W | L | ERA | G | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 4.1 | 29 | 1 | 63.2 | 54 | 32 | 29 | 8 | 36 | 62 |
one down, burrell, abreau, lieberthal, lieber, lidle, and rhodes to go.
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posted by The Mean Guy at 10:29 PM
8 Comments:
i don't blame any of it on pat gillick. you can't change a turd into filet mignon no matter how many spices you add to it.
yes, he didn't get pitching, but who could he have gotten? i can't name anyone they could have afforded without shedding the bloated head wade contracts littered throughout the team.
i submit that there is not a single GM alive who could have turned the team that gillick inherited into a playoff team. unless that guy had pictures of the other GMs in compromising positions.
i guess you can say it's skillful negotiating to get someone to take your overpaid castoffs and give you quality in return, but in practice i think it's more luck than skill. that type of deal is based more on having a sucker on the other side.
like it or not, this team is not going anywhere until it gets to the point where you are not *wasting* 30-40% of your payroll on deadweight players.
i guess you can blame pat gillick for not getting rid of them yet, but i'd like to see what people think pat could realistically have done.
Pat Gillick can win me over if he gets Phil Hughes for Bobby Abreu. If he can get the Yankees to take "The Bat" (gag) as a throw in he'll be my hero.
Get yound pitching and be patient. Pitching, pitching, pitching.
Ben
i'm with ben.
Pat Gillick can win me over if he gets Phil Hughes for Bobby Abreu.
sorry, ben. ny daily news is reporting that pat has no shot at phil hughes: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/story/439297p-370123c.html
Don't give up just yet. Funny things happen as the deadline nears. My guess is that they Yankees are more desperate to get Abreu than the Phillies are to give him up. Winning is important to the Yankees. It wouldn't kill Philly to keep Abreu.
If Gillick trades Bobby for Procter, he should have his head examined. We need starting pitching. You go out and get relievers whenever, unless you're talking about a premier closer (who is a luxury for anything other than a contending team).
The article you reference has me losing faith in Gillick by the second.
Ben
Pat Gillick sucks. He needed to get alot more than salary relief in dumping Abreu and Lidle.
At least I'll get to see the Thunder stay together. I was at their 4-3 victory over Akron today. Phil Hughes looked great on the bench.
My son got to throw out the first pitch. I doubt any of the players the Phillies picked up today will ever get that far.
The Phillies better use the $30 million to pick up something more than scrubs and role players. I imagine that Pat has some sort of plan. Let's see how it turns out. Other legitimate contenders around the league must be throwing darts at picture of Pat tonight.
Egad, what a steal for the Yankees. I can't believe they convinced that idiot Gillick that they wouldn't have ponied up Phil Hughes when push came to shove.
This is a sad day for Philadelphia.
Ben
I realize it's a good thing to get rid of Abreu and Lidle, but minus the salary relief, the Phils basically got nothing in return. Was this REALLY the best deal we could get? The Yankees are over the moon about the trade 'cause they got everything they needed. Would they not have given up anything besides some minor leaguers that may never even see a day of play in the majors?
-ko'c
Bumble,
With all due respect, people don't tell even the FAN the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth when in the midst of trade talks.
Please tell me you undestood the irony of Cashman's saying he suckered Gillick into including Lidle because he was tired of "giving up players" in trades?
Ben
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