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Baseball Primer Newsblog— The Best News Links from the Baseball Newsstand
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
“And you may ask yourself
How do I work this?”
For that reason, you never, ever trade Jon Garland to the Angels for a 33-year-old, lame-duck shortstop. Yes, I realize Orlando Cabrera was a Gold Glover who hit a career-high .301 last season and had a 63-game on-base streak the year before. Yes, I know he won a World Series ring in Boston and has an association with Ozzie Guillen dating to their Montreal days. And yes, I know Garland pitched like a disillusioned soul during the second half and reeked like fireweed. But Cabrera is getting old—older than we think if his I.D. is fake—and there’s a chance he’ll decline in the final season of his contract. If you’re relinquishing a rubber-armed asset like Garland, who just turned 28 and won 18 games in consecutive seasons, you don’t settle for one veteran regular in return. You should be receiving a package.
Repoz
Posted: November 20, 2007 at 02:00 PM | 15 comment(s)
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1. Champions Table Posted: November 20, 2007 at 02:15 PM (#2621041)I can't decide if Glenn Beck-ish comments like these are fake.
I can't decide if Mariotti is stupid enough to believe or if he thinks his readers are.
If you're referring to the fake I.D. part, I think he was implying that Cabrera lied about his age like a lot of players from the Dominican Republic. (Not to say that only DR players do it, but that's who it is mostly associated with.)
Just to note: Cabrera was born in Columbia.
was this something that came up before, i don't remember.
Just to note: Cabrera was born in Columbia.
Missouri or South Carolina?
hey, I'm a Columbia alum too! Go Lions!
Water is wet.
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