HALLADAY VIII: GUS IS SCRATCHNG LIKE A CHEAP JOHN

by **slugsrbad** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 12:51:39

Clemont to the Pirates, there goes the trade for him to help with Halladay

Website · by **Wolfgang622** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 12:51:59

ek wrote:that's fine but the phillies do and that's the sticking point

Well then hopefully Kyle Drabek will be ball-kickingly awesome sooner than we have any right to expect.

by **The Dude** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 12:52:35

JFLNYC wrote:
The Dude wrote:
JFLNYC wrote:
The Dude wrote:J, Dodgers have been involved the whole time. It seems hard to believe the trade would go up a ton in value right now

Why? Towards the close of any auction is when the bidding gets serious.

B/c it hasn't changed much with the other rumors. The ante hasn't been upped much, if any, for Halladay. It's pretty rare in a baseball trade for a team to have many prospect packages they're interested in, and for all those teams involved to have the ability to keep upping the ante, too

Talks remain fluid — the Phillies also are talking to the Mariners about left-hander Jarrod Washburn, and the Dodgers planned to make a "hard push" for Lee on Wednesday, according to a source.

Per Rosenthal.

Right, and the Phillies have a better package of prospects that the Dodgers can't match

by **Polar Bear Phan** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 12:54:13

I think all the Lee talk is a ruse by the Phillies and Indians to simultaneously raise the price of Lee and lower the price for Halladay.

by **Didn't I?** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 12:55:15

I really want to go get lunch but I'm afraid I'll miss something.

by **slugsrbad** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 12:55:36

Polar Bear Phan wrote:I think all the Lee talk is a ruse by the Phillies and Indians to simultaneously raise the price of Lee and lower the price for Halladay.

Yea, but if it ends up making Boston need to include Bucholz in a Lee trade then it may be too high.

by **GMAN** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 12:55:52

Sox get Doc, La gets Lee and we get Washburn. :evil:

by **GrizzledVeteran** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 12:56:41

GMAN wrote:Sox get Doc, La gets Lee and we get Washburn.

Can you please keep the negativity to just one board?

by **JFLNYC** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 12:56:55

The Dude wrote:
JFLNYC wrote:
The Dude wrote:
JFLNYC wrote:
The Dude wrote:J, Dodgers have been involved the whole time. It seems hard to believe the trade would go up a ton in value right now

Why? Towards the close of any auction is when the bidding gets serious.

B/c it hasn't changed much with the other rumors. The ante hasn't been upped much, if any, for Halladay. It's pretty rare in a baseball trade for a team to have many prospect packages they're interested in, and for all those teams involved to have the ability to keep upping the ante, too

Talks remain fluid — the Phillies also are talking to the Mariners about left-hander Jarrod Washburn, and the Dodgers planned to make a "hard push" for Lee on Wednesday, according to a source.

Per Rosenthal.

Right, and the Phillies have a better package of prospects that the Dodgers can't match

Sure they can.

by **jerseyhoya** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 12:57:06

GMAN wrote:Sox get Doc, La gets Lee and we get Washburn.

Yes! Let's complain about things that are highly unlikely to happen before they do!

by **kenrosenthal** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 12:58:49

GrizzledVeteran wrote:
GMAN wrote:Sox get Doc, La gets Lee and we get Washburn.

Can you please keep the negativity to just one board?

ZING!

Website · by **Wolfgang622** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 12:59:41

So, I went to class, missed roughly 5,000 posts on these two deals, and now it looks like all is quiet again. I guess I should go take a shit and when I come back, we'll have one or the other and it will all be over, for better, worse, or indifferent.

by **JFLNYC** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 13:00:47

IMO. Phils are going to make one last big push for Halladay today. If it fails, they're gonna go with Lee.

by **GMAN** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 13:03:36

GrizzledVeteran wrote:
GMAN wrote:Sox get Doc, La gets Lee and we get Washburn.

Can you please keep the negativity to just one board?

Can you be boring on just one board ?

by **The Red Tornado** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 13:04:16

Hey it's GMAN!! You're famous, I heard your name on 950!!

by **lowcountry** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 13:04:21

GMAN wrote:
GrizzledVeteran wrote:
GMAN wrote:Sox get Doc, La gets Lee and we get Washburn.

Can you please keep the negativity to just one board?
Can you be boring on just one board ?

Tell you what: I'll be that your little list of what's gonna happen doesn't happen.

Stakes: You disappear and don't come back.

by **Werthless** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 13:04:31

mozartpc27 wrote:So, I went to class, missed roughly 5,000 posts on these two deals, and now it looks like all is quiet again. I guess I should go take a $#@! and when I come back, we'll have one or the other and it will all be over, for better, worse, or indifferent.

Are we on for the avatar bet? This is as low-stakes as it can get.

by **Barry Jive** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 13:04:51

GMAN wrote:
GrizzledVeteran wrote:
GMAN wrote:Sox get Doc, La gets Lee and we get Washburn.

Can you please keep the negativity to just one board?
Can you be boring on just one board ?

OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Website · by **Wolfgang622** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 13:08:26

Werthless wrote:
mozartpc27 wrote:So, I went to class, missed roughly 5,000 posts on these two deals, and now it looks like all is quiet again. I guess I should go take a $#@! and when I come back, we'll have one or the other and it will all be over, for better, worse, or indifferent.

Are we on for the avatar bet? This is as low-stakes as it can get.

Done. Thing is, I don't want to be following Buccholz in goddamn Toronto all season.

Website · by **Wolfgang622** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 13:12:48

JFLNYC wrote:IMO. Phils are going to make one last big push for Halladay today. If it fails, they're gonna go with Lee.

I think as much as anything it offends me the Phillies are prepared to cede Halladay to the mother-fuck-ing Red Sox. I guess I must be satisfied if the Phillies manage to keep Taylor, Brown, and Drabek in the process, but since that has a snowball's chance in hell of happening, I feel very strongly I'd rather give up Drabek and Brown/Taylor to get HALLADAY than give up Brown/Taylor to get Lee.

The craziest thing is that if the Phillies go for the Lee deal, then Boston can pull Buccholz off the table, and JP will still have to make the deal. If they can force Boston into a Lee deal first, then they can pull Drabek. ARRRRGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH.

I guess Rube is hoping that JP will panic at the thought of Halladay in a Sox uniform and accept a Happ/Taylor/pieces deal from him first rather than see that day come. Because JP is setting up to get raped by Theo. Raped.

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