QUOTE (HomeBrew1901 @ Jul 31 2009, 10:03 AM)
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Honestly, it doesn't matter who came up with the angle. If he is piggy backing the ESPN story, say why you agree with it or discuss it further. I haven't read the ESPN story that you are referencing but I'm sure it lists the players that would be involved and why and if it doesn't then he should either keep his trap shut or say "According to ESPN, etc..." To say " I thing VM is going to the Tampa, I just do" is just frickin dumb.
I know this sounds like I'm jumping on you for making the point, I'm not, it just further goes to show how much of a dolt this guy is.
To be honest, and I am NOT defending Sterns, but ESPN also threw out the TB angle with no names in return for TB.
What I find funny with most sports flash's and these talk show hosts, they quote other news sourse all the time and do not mention them. Meters flash's all morning when speaking about the three team trade for VM were word for word taken by the ESPN article. Every freakin flash this morning quoted the first paragraph of ESPN. For God's sake come up something original. And he is not the only one. Say what you want for Sheppard but usually he says according to....or, this is from.....
Here is the article...The
Boston Red Sox and the
Cleveland Indians were discussing a three-way trade Thursday night that would send
Victor Martinez to Boston,
Clay Buchholz to Cleveland and prospects flying in all directions, according to clubs that spoke to both teams.
Martinez
Buchholz
The Red Sox also would attempt to move recently acquired
Adam LaRoche, either to a third team or in a companion deal, to make room for Martinez in their lineup, one source said.
The Red Sox have spent several days working on parallel deals with Toronto for
Roy Halladay, San Diego for
Adrian Gonzalez and Cleveland for Martinez. There were indications Thursday afternoon that they were making no headway with Toronto and San Diego, but that they were having trouble making the pieces fit with Cleveland.
They began contacting other teams to help make the deal fit and are believed to still be searching for a third team.
One potential reason for involving a third club was the need to find a destination for LaRoche, who would seem to be crowded out by the acquisition of another bat for the Boston lineup. But with very few contending teams searching for a first baseman, finding a taker for LaRoche could be a challenge.
In the meantime, the Red Sox don't appear to be the only team talking to the Indians about Martinez.
There were also indications Thursday that Cleveland was still having conversations with Tampa Bay. The Indians were heavily scouting the Rays' system and had multiple scouts watching their triple-A Durham team.
However, the Rays don't seem to have the financial flexibility to absorb the approximately $2 million left on Martinez's contract this year without subtracting a player such as Scott Kazmir at the same time. One source familiar with the Rays' thinking admitted the team was still a long shot to pull off two deals that big."
And I am with you. LJ and BS need to go ASAP. They are damn near unlistenable. I liken them to ice picks in the ear drum.
