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Call the Cops…The Mets Stole Johan

January 30th, 2008 · 9 Comments · Features, The Trade Scale

By Gary Armida 
 Steal. Embezzle. Burglarize. Fleece. Heist. Poach. Pillage. Ransack. Swindle. Those are all appropriate words to describe what the New York Mets organization did to the Minnesota Twins organization.
Ok, that might have been a tad dramatic, but you get the idea. Pending the signing of a long-term contract, the Mets acquired arguably the best [...]

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Fungos 11/20

November 20th, 2007 · 2 Comments · fungos

A quick “What’s going on?” in baseball around the country for your Tuesday…

The big news was the trade of shortstop Orlando Cabrera from the Angels to the Chicago White Sox for starter pitcher Jon Garland. The White Sox end of the deal is a bit puzzling as they just resigned Juan Uribe last week. However, Cabrera [...]

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Fungos–11/8

November 8th, 2007 · 4 Comments · fungos

A couple of quick hits for today…

In case you missed it (which you probably didn’t since you are reading this) the Phillies and Astros made a trade of significance. The Phils sent outfielder Michael Bourn, reliever Geoff Geary, and 3B Michael Costanzo to the Astros for Brad Lidge and Eric Bruntlett.  At first glance this looks [...]

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