First off, let's get back to my A-Rod fixation. Don't you love that picture to the left? Hell, I'm an Alex Rodriguez fan and I think it's funny as hell. And the purse is just such a great touch. Poor A-Rod... This is the moment, right here, where he went from THE GOAT (Greatest Of All Time) to just A goat. That slap in the 2004 ALCS... Had it worked, it would have been one of the smartest moves by one of the best players ever to play the game. Instead, it's going to be in his epitaph as a joke.
Anyway, back to the point. There's been a few A-Rod articles recently dealing with the trade rumors. This one by Bob Klapisch over at ESPN.com weighs the possibilities of a trade regardless of what Brian Cashman, the Yankee's GM, or A-Rod say. The Angels are mentioned as having "enough talent to make the Yankees listen," but they mention the notorious tightness of Bill Stoneman. Then, today (again at ESPN.com), Scott Boras (Rodriguez's agent) says his client is spending at least one more season in the Bronx.
You know, all this speculation is fun and all, but it's getting tiring. It made me jump with glee when I first started seeing rumors that one of my favorite players might have a chance of wearing the uniform of my team, but now it's unsettling. Regardless of what is true or isn't as far as these rumors are concerned, the near silence of the Yankees is deafening. Of course Cashman is out there saying "we're not trading him," but that rings as hollow as a candidate for the Presidency talking about lower taxes. Were I George Steinbrenner, everybody on that team would be shouting at the top of their lungs about how A-Rod is going NOWHERE. They'd be angry and frothing at the mouth about these asshole sportswriters trying to make controversy where there is none. Instead, you get flat denials from Brian Cashman. So I'd still love to see him come here, but at this point, it'd be more like welcoming a refugee than a baseball god.
Enough A-Rod rumors. Let's go to rumors surrounding other players. SI.com's "Turth and Rumors" column lists the Angels as a team interested in free agent Barry Zito, and the A's interested in Bud Black for the open managerial position. While I can't really comment on Bud Black's ability, I can say that, while Zito is good, he hasn't shown the same dominance he used to have in about three or four years, and it's not pitching we have a lack of right now.
Unless we ship away a pitcher or two for a slugger who's no longer welcome in pinstripes...
And with that, it's time for a little listening pleasure. God bless you, Terry Cashman. Thank you for this version of the greatest baseball song ever written, as well as the inspiration for this blog's domain name.
Be forewarned: If you play that song even once, it'll be in your head for days.
1 comment:
Totally agree with you that the Angels don't need pitching. But instead of getting a big slugger like A-Rod (who, though a great player, will just be a lightning rod of distraction for the team), the Halos should put their efforts toward someone like Aramis Ramirez to play third for them. Dallas hasn't worked out there, and he may never. Aramis has shown good 30 homer power consistently for several years now (not like Adrian Beltre - thank God we didn't get him). As sad as it is that Garrett Andreson is on the tail end of his career, we definitely need someone to protect Vlad. If we got Aramis, we could leave Chone in CF, where he does a great job.
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