July 23, 200322 yr Boston gets -Scott Sauerbeck -Mike Gonzalez Pitt gets -Brandon Lyon -Anastacio Ramirez Yanks get -Jesse Orosco Padres get -cash or ptbnl Royals signed Tom Prince to a minor league contract Sorry if any of this is old news to you guys
July 23, 200322 yr Gammons said that Gonzalez could be up with the BoSox very soon. With Sauerbeck, Fossum and Embree, that would give Boston 4 lefties in the pen. That seems awfully heavily loaded to the lefty side.
July 23, 200322 yr Pirates are giving up everyone and anyone. Lyon is a solid pitcher though. Move makes sense for both teams. Don't know why the Yanks need another old player in Orosco, but oh well. Heck of a player though.
July 23, 200322 yr Gammons said that Gonzalez could be up with the BoSox very soon. With Sauerbeck, Fossum and Embree, that would give Boston 4 lefties in the pen. That seems awfully heavily loaded to the lefty side. Yankees have a lot of lefties, I bet that is the main reason. However, to give up the Lyon King for Sauerbeck's 4.05 NL era? I hardly see how that's an improvement.
July 23, 200322 yr It might be the fact that Sauerbeck has a LH oppenents BA of only about .212 against him over the past 3 years. Looks like "lefty specialist" to me.
July 23, 200322 yr I thought the Pirates wanted prospects, and they give this kid Gonzales to Boston?
July 23, 200322 yr I thought the Pirates wanted prospects, and they give this kid Gonzales to Boston? The Pirates are voluntarily "contracting" and their fans, the brave souls left are in a total uproar. The Steelers are in their Latrobe training camp. You're going to see more and more empty seats at PNC. It's a terrible situation, an indictment against the latest ML CBA and an even greater indictment against Pirate ownership. JR is a spenthrift compared to this. Wow! Can't believe I said that.
July 23, 200322 yr The Pirates are voluntarily "contracting" and their fans, the brave souls left are in a total uproar. The Steelers are in their Latrobe training camp. You're going to see more and more empty seats at PNC. It's a terrible situation, an indictment against the latest ML CBA and an even greater indictment against Pirate ownership. JR is a spenthrift compared to this. Wow! Can't believe I said that. It also shows that new stadiums don't guarantee squat.
July 23, 200322 yr It also shows that new stadiums don't guarantee squat. Look at the Tigers...Oh wait, they still kick our asses on a regular basis.
July 23, 200322 yr Look at the Tigers...Oh wait, they still kick our asses on a regular basis. The only thing that should almost guarnatee fans is winning. And their are exceptions to that too, just look at Oakland. Now Mix a winning team with a nice stadium and then you have a way to make a ton fo money.
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