May 3, 20187 yr Julie's column this week dives into the winding, and often parallel, developmental paths of the twin brothers, Luis Alexander and Luis Alejandro Basabe. Here it is. Some very interesting trends in their paths, even when away from each other.
May 3, 20187 yr If it weren't for their names being so different I would be really confused. We could call our guy Yolmer Basabe.
May 4, 20187 yr 7 hours ago, pcq said: If it weren't for their names being so different I would be really confused. We could call our guy Yolmer Basabe. There is a great story, and maybe it's even mentioned in this article, that the Dbacks traded for the wrong brother from the Red Sox for Brad Zeigler. They screwed up the paper work and wrote the wrong name. Red Sox kept the guy the Dbacks actually wanted, and then obviously traded him to us for Sale.
May 4, 20187 yr 7 hours ago, ChiliIrishHammock24 said: There is a great story, and maybe it's even mentioned in this article, that the Dbacks traded for the wrong brother from the Red Sox for Brad Zeigler. They screwed up the paper work and wrote the wrong name. Red Sox kept the guy the Dbacks actually wanted, and then obviously traded him to us for Sale. That's exactly what I heard from a hard core BoSox fan right after the Sale trade.
May 4, 20187 yr Author 7 hours ago, ChiliIrishHammock24 said: There is a great story, and maybe it's even mentioned in this article, that the Dbacks traded for the wrong brother from the Red Sox for Brad Zeigler. They screwed up the paper work and wrote the wrong name. Red Sox kept the guy the Dbacks actually wanted, and then obviously traded him to us for Sale. That is hinted at in the article.
May 4, 20187 yr didnt somethign similar happen with the white sox ....i want to say it was a trade with teh blue jays (maybe david wells?) or the yankees ...they thought they were getting someone named J. Berry but they got J. Barry or something like that Edited May 4, 20187 yr by daa84
May 5, 20187 yr 17 hours ago, daa84 said: didnt somethign similar happen with the white sox ....i want to say it was a trade with teh blue jays (maybe david wells?) or the yankees ...they thought they were getting someone named J. Berry but they got J. Barry or something like that 17 hours ago, daa84 said: didnt somethign similar happen with the white sox ....i want to say it was a trade with teh blue jays (maybe david wells?) or the yankees ...they thought they were getting someone named J. Berry but they got J. Barry or something like that That was Kenny's favorite deal, the Berry/Barry trade with LA. They fleeced him, but no one involved had any impact in MLB. It would have embarrassed most GM's, but not Kenny.
May 5, 20187 yr great read.... yeah...I doubt the Dbacks ever actually admit it...and it's honestly no surprise it came on Dave Stewart's watch.
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