A Little More on the Trade
In case you missed it, here's Marc Carig's story about the news conference introducing Willingham and Olsen.
And there's a few viewpoints from the Miami side:
The deal gives the Marlins a crowded infield, according to the Miami Herald's Clark Spencer.
Spencer also points out that the Marlins like to deal within their division.
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November 12, 2008; 8:19 AM ET
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Posted by: Section506 | November 12, 2008 9:16 AM | Report abuse
So if I wake up with a blue tongue or a gorilla mask I'll know who to come after!
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Hey, how you doing, Crick? We're gonna hunt you....
Posted by: Section506 | November 12, 2008 7:42 AM
Posted by: RicketyCricket | November 12, 2008 9:50 AM | Report abuse
They.... drew.... first... blooooood!
Posted by: Section506 | November 12, 2008 9:52 AM | Report abuse
"Fox reports that the Nats have offered $200 million for 10 years for Tex and are frontrunners to sign him. Just maybe."
I've been looking for anything in print on this and have come up short. Can someone please post a link?
Posted by: jctichen | November 12, 2008 9:59 AM | Report abuse
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/rumors/post/Nationals-looking-to-make-a-splash-with-Teixeira?urn=mlb,119838
Posted by: BobLHead | November 12, 2008 10:13 AM | Report abuse
I looked around yesterday too. Best I could tell this was the original source of the post by Ray:
http://baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=8291
There can't be an official offer to Tex from anyone other than LAA until 12:00 AM Friday.
Posted by: RicketyCricket | November 12, 2008 10:14 AM | Report abuse
A little more on Teixeira:
http://baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=8291
Posted by: BobLHead | November 12, 2008 10:22 AM | Report abuse
Ahah, the cricket beat me to the chirp.
Posted by: BobLHead | November 12, 2008 10:23 AM | Report abuse
Thanks for the links, but I was specifically looking for the one where Rosenthal says the Nats offered Tex $200 million. It was mentioned several times over the past few threads, but didn't make sense for several reasons:
1. Only the Angels can make offers to him now;
2. No one else is reporting it;
3. It betrays the Lerner law of physics.
Because it was so ludicrous, I took a special interest in finding this so-called claim.
Posted by: jctichen | November 12, 2008 11:05 AM | Report abuse
It's his exoskeleton, Bob.
Posted by: Section506 | November 12, 2008 11:05 AM | Report abuse
We can't make official offers yet, but we can informally talk with the player's agent.
Posted by: Uncle_Teddy | November 12, 2008 11:09 AM | Report abuse
It's because I'm fueled by vengeance, and reinforced with space-age technology.
Posted by: RicketyCricket | November 12, 2008 11:14 AM | Report abuse
He'll certainly spend more time with the team than Harlan.
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Carig writes:
"Back issues that lingered from late in the 2007 season cost Willingham 50 games last season."
Awesome! He'll be our most frequent starter!
Posted by: Section506 | November 12, 2008 9:16 AM
Posted by: CEvansJr | November 12, 2008 12:35 PM | Report abuse
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Carig writes:
"Back issues that lingered from late in the 2007 season cost Willingham 50 games last season."
Awesome! He'll be our most frequent starter!