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remindmeofthe) wrote2007-07-16 08:55 pm
remindmeofthe) wrote2007-07-16 08:55 pm
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OH MY GOD WHAT THE FUCK YOU GUYS.
The Chicago Cubs, looking for help at catcher, are closing in on a deal for Oakland's Jason Kendall, two sources told ESPN.com.
WHAT. WHAT. WHAT.
For those of you who don't read/skim over my posts, HERE IS A RECAP OF THE A'S CATCHING SITUATION.
They traded their backup, Adam Melhuse.
They called up a kid from the minors, Kurt Suzuki.
They failed utterly in executing their badly-formed plan to have Piazza catch, since his shoulder is not up to strength and not likely to get that way in any reasonable amount of time.
So basically, they have Jason Kendall. Kendall has been having a disappointing year offensively, so I've heard his name in trade speculation once or twice, but but.
How is Rob Bowen an improvement? He's been doing even worse!
There has got to be something else going on here. If this goes through. This is insane. The logical trade would be to send Piazza to a team in need of a DH - and, given how Cust seems to have cooled off, even that might be a tad hasty. This makes no sense on any level.
. . . oh, man. Anyone wanna lay odds on them trying to make Piazza catch anyway?
We'll see how this plays out, but I'm thinking it might be time for an intervention in Oakland. Or at least time to make Beane upgrade to the good crack.
(Thanks to![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
beckla30 for the link.)
Edited to update like ten minutes later:
They did it.
And hey, here's a thing.
Contacted by phone early Monday evening, A's general manager Billy Beane confirmed the deal but would not reveal the name of the player being acquired in exchange for Kendall. MLB.com has learned that the player is a Minor League left-handed pitcher.
That article says nothing about Bowen, but the Cubs article does and names the pitcher as a Jerry Blevins.
Let's read on, shall we?
Beane said the decision to deal Kendall wasn't easy given Kendall's rapport with Oakland's promising collection of young pitchers, headlined by Dan Haren, Joe Blanton and Chad Gaudin, but noted that rookie Kurt Suzuki appears ready for "baptism by fire."
"We've always been an organization that's given young guys a chance, and we think Kurt deserves a chance right now," Beane said of Suzuki, who was batting .269 in 10 games with Oakland through Sunday.
AAAAAAHHHHH.
TEN GAMES. HE IS A ROOKIE. HELP MY BRAIN IS ON FIRE.
This is killing me. This is so bad. I can't even gather my thoughts.
The Chicago Cubs, looking for help at catcher, are closing in on a deal for Oakland's Jason Kendall, two sources told ESPN.com.
WHAT. WHAT. WHAT.
For those of you who don't read/skim over my posts, HERE IS A RECAP OF THE A'S CATCHING SITUATION.
They traded their backup, Adam Melhuse.
They called up a kid from the minors, Kurt Suzuki.
They failed utterly in executing their badly-formed plan to have Piazza catch, since his shoulder is not up to strength and not likely to get that way in any reasonable amount of time.
So basically, they have Jason Kendall. Kendall has been having a disappointing year offensively, so I've heard his name in trade speculation once or twice, but but.
How is Rob Bowen an improvement? He's been doing even worse!
There has got to be something else going on here. If this goes through. This is insane. The logical trade would be to send Piazza to a team in need of a DH - and, given how Cust seems to have cooled off, even that might be a tad hasty. This makes no sense on any level.
. . . oh, man. Anyone wanna lay odds on them trying to make Piazza catch anyway?
We'll see how this plays out, but I'm thinking it might be time for an intervention in Oakland. Or at least time to make Beane upgrade to the good crack.
(Thanks to
beckla30 for the link.)Edited to update like ten minutes later:
They did it.
And hey, here's a thing.
Contacted by phone early Monday evening, A's general manager Billy Beane confirmed the deal but would not reveal the name of the player being acquired in exchange for Kendall. MLB.com has learned that the player is a Minor League left-handed pitcher.
That article says nothing about Bowen, but the Cubs article does and names the pitcher as a Jerry Blevins.
Let's read on, shall we?
Beane said the decision to deal Kendall wasn't easy given Kendall's rapport with Oakland's promising collection of young pitchers, headlined by Dan Haren, Joe Blanton and Chad Gaudin, but noted that rookie Kurt Suzuki appears ready for "baptism by fire."
"We've always been an organization that's given young guys a chance, and we think Kurt deserves a chance right now," Beane said of Suzuki, who was batting .269 in 10 games with Oakland through Sunday.
AAAAAAHHHHH.
TEN GAMES. HE IS A ROOKIE. HELP MY BRAIN IS ON FIRE.
This is killing me. This is so bad. I can't even gather my thoughts.
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