11-13-2009, 12:53 AM
It's surprising to me that everyone agrees that Hendry blew it big-time by purposely making Sosa "damaged goods" right before trying to trade him, yet no one will admit that he did the exact same thing with Bradley.
To call him out in the media, and basically say "we hate you and you will never play for us again" when he still has 2 years left on a hefty contract...that's something a 22 year old intern would do, not the GM of a multi-million dollar franchise.
As far as tomveryzer "knowing" that Pie would be a bust? He didn't. He simply made an educated guess, since only about 1 in 10 heralded prospects ever turn out to be real stars. However, a fan <i>could</i> have predicted the future failures of Patterson and Pie by simply looking at their strikeout/walk stats. Neither guy had any kind of plate discipline, and MLB pitchers <i>feast</i> on free-swingers.
To call him out in the media, and basically say "we hate you and you will never play for us again" when he still has 2 years left on a hefty contract...that's something a 22 year old intern would do, not the GM of a multi-million dollar franchise.
As far as tomveryzer "knowing" that Pie would be a bust? He didn't. He simply made an educated guess, since only about 1 in 10 heralded prospects ever turn out to be real stars. However, a fan <i>could</i> have predicted the future failures of Patterson and Pie by simply looking at their strikeout/walk stats. Neither guy had any kind of plate discipline, and MLB pitchers <i>feast</i> on free-swingers.
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