06-26-2010, 01:00 AM
One scenario: Z goes to the White Sox.
1. he's extremely close pals with Ozzie Guillen.
2. Z really wants to stay in Chicago.
3. The Sox have been stunning the world by taking on some crazy contracts, like that of Alex Rios. And since that turned out good for them, they may think it's a good business plan.
In this situation, it would be a pure contract dump. We'd get zero in return.
My take: I'm like Butch. I like Z, I like that he shows emotion. I think both Lou and Hendry have this college-baseball mentality where everyone is supposed to be an honor student, and only show positive emotion and hustle, and they end up exacerbating incidents like this.
Yeah, volatile Z blew up for the 40th time. Who cares?
I'd start him again in 5 days.
But if you really can't stand his presence, then the White Sox will gladly take him.
1. he's extremely close pals with Ozzie Guillen.
2. Z really wants to stay in Chicago.
3. The Sox have been stunning the world by taking on some crazy contracts, like that of Alex Rios. And since that turned out good for them, they may think it's a good business plan.
In this situation, it would be a pure contract dump. We'd get zero in return.
My take: I'm like Butch. I like Z, I like that he shows emotion. I think both Lou and Hendry have this college-baseball mentality where everyone is supposed to be an honor student, and only show positive emotion and hustle, and they end up exacerbating incidents like this.
Yeah, volatile Z blew up for the 40th time. Who cares?
I'd start him again in 5 days.
But if you really can't stand his presence, then the White Sox will gladly take him.
There's nothing better than to realize that the good things about youth don't end with youth itself. It's a matter of realizing that life can be renewed every day you get out of bed without baggage. It's tough to get there, but it's better than the dark thoughts. -Lance