HALLADAY VIII: GUS IS SCRATCHNG LIKE A CHEAP JOHN

by **Luzinski's Gut** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 20:53:48

And it's quite a book...that tome...

smitty wrote:
Luzinski's Gut wrote:Clausewitz spent remarkably little time at war. Died at the age of 51 from cholera. Spent about five year of his life at war.

pacino wrote:
Luzinski's Gut wrote:“Given the same amount of intelligence, timidity will do a thousand times more damage than audacity”
- Karl von Clausewitz

said the guy who spent his entire life at war

He did write that book though.

by **Bucky** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 20:54:29

well after this year big jim is off our payroll so we don't have to talk about him anymore

by **FTN** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 21:37:31

ed_price Lots of time left before deadline, but source says "nothing going on" with Halladay

by **Stay_Disappointed** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 21:38:13

FTN wrote:
ed_price Lots of time left before deadline, but source says "nothing going on" with Halladay

*crickets*

by **The Savior** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 21:41:20

FTN wrote:
ed_price Lots of time left before deadline, but source says "nothing going on" with Halladay

Phillies were bidding against themselves. Amaro knew, likely due to Gillick, and played his hand accordingly.

by **FTN** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 22:45:55

Carla is onto something

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPAr-vU1vac[/youtube]

by **pperc15** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 22:47:53

want to see my bikini?

graemlin now!

by **lowcountry** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 23:05:22

Salisbury:

Wednesday night, sources close to the negotiations said the Jays wanted minor-league outfielder Anthony Gose as well.

by **SideshowBob** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 00:14:51

lowcountry wrote:Salisbury:

Wednesday night, sources close to the negotiations said the Jays wanted minor-league outfielder Anthony Gose as well.

Happ, Brown and Gose for Halladay. Let's do it.

by **JFLNYC** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 00:45:34

So I was working through some particle physics issues and I . . . wanna see my bikini?

by **td11** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 01:44:53

fake tits, tramp stamp, winner!

by **Phan In Phlorida** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 01:52:53

FTN wrote:
ed_price Lots of time left before deadline, but source says "nothing going on" with Halladay

At around 3:30pm Friday, Ricciardi will don a bikini and do Carla's bikini dance in the streets of downtown Toronto, exclaiming "Look at me! Look at me! Why isn't anyone looking at me?"

by **phorever** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 06:01:41

ek wrote:toronto called amaro right before the lee trade but still wanted Drabek

wonder if we'll ever know whether we could have had halladay for drabek+ without giving up happ, brown, or taylor.

that would have been better than the lee trade. not hugely better, but better.

by **The Dude** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 08:12:47

Mitch Williams thinks Amaro will still go after Halladay

by **allentown** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 08:13:23

phorever wrote:
ek wrote:toronto called amaro right before the lee trade but still wanted Drabek

wonder if we'll ever know whether we could have had halladay for drabek+ without giving up happ, brown, or taylor.

that would have been better than the lee trade. not hugely better, but better.

No, it wouldn't have been better. We know Happ plus what was traded for Lee wouldn't bring Halladay. Drabek plus the Lee deal is way too much. Happ plus the Lee deal was too much.

by **phorever** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 08:28:30

allentown wrote: Drabek plus the Lee deal is way too much. Happ plus the Lee deal was too much.

i disagree. i suppose i value halladay more than you do.
i think highly of lee, but i think much more highly of halladay. i know that there isn't much difference between the two over the last couple of years, but comparing the rest of their careers makes me much more confident in halladay's success going forward. to me the difference is worth drabek, or whichever one of drabek/happ/brown/taylor is most valuable, added to the lee deal. its not worth any two of the big four added to the deal.

by **Brantt** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 09:10:51

Per Rosenthal, Riccardi told the Dodgers they don't have to include Kershaw or Billingsley in a package for Doc.

by **Woody** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 09:11:23

Be sure to squeeze that falling knife tightly, JP

by **Squire** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 09:15:30

Brantt wrote:Per Rosenthal, Riccardi told the Dodgers they don't have to include Kershaw or Billingsley in a package for Doc.

Yeah. That is sort of the downfall in striking first but Amaro was unwilling to risk coming away completely emptyhanded. I do think there is a segment of the population which will change their view of the Lee trade if the Dodgers get Halladay. I won't though. Amaro made a spectacular trade yesterday.

by **Woody** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 09:16:57

What's stopping us from trading for Halladay at a lower price, and then just trading him again in the offseason? (Assuming we can't afford him next year) Can we trade a guy that quickly?

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