08-02-2010, 05:14 PM
Not all of this is funny, but still pretty spot on.
So long, dummy...
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->A lot of the appeal of Theriot came from things that weren’t true:
- He’s not a “kid.” He’s 30 freakin’ years old.
- His best year, 2008 was when he was 28, just about the time players start their decline. He’s never ever going to be that good again. (And that wasn’t that great in the first place.)
- He’s a gritty player. A “winner.” Winners don’t get picked off first with regularity, and winners don’t give a way a month’s worth of at bats trying to hit homers that he doesn’t have the power to even threaten.
The cost of dumping Theriot on the Dodgers was including Ted Lilly in the deal. The one Cub at the trade deadline with actual trade value, and they had to use him to get rid of this dope.
In return the Cubs get a pair of minor league pitchers. One is Tim Wallach‘s kid. We remember how well drafting Carney Lansford‘s kid has worked out for the Cubs.
<b>And, they got Blake DeWitt, the son of “Three’s Company” star Joyce DeWitt.</b><!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Is this true?
So long, dummy...
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->A lot of the appeal of Theriot came from things that weren’t true:
- He’s not a “kid.” He’s 30 freakin’ years old.
- His best year, 2008 was when he was 28, just about the time players start their decline. He’s never ever going to be that good again. (And that wasn’t that great in the first place.)
- He’s a gritty player. A “winner.” Winners don’t get picked off first with regularity, and winners don’t give a way a month’s worth of at bats trying to hit homers that he doesn’t have the power to even threaten.
The cost of dumping Theriot on the Dodgers was including Ted Lilly in the deal. The one Cub at the trade deadline with actual trade value, and they had to use him to get rid of this dope.
In return the Cubs get a pair of minor league pitchers. One is Tim Wallach‘s kid. We remember how well drafting Carney Lansford‘s kid has worked out for the Cubs.
<b>And, they got Blake DeWitt, the son of “Three’s Company” star Joyce DeWitt.</b><!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Is this true?