Trades to be Thankful For
by Michael Uhlhorn on Nov 26, 2008 9:06 PM EST
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I have two trades: one I am eternally thankful for, and one I am equally as thankful didnt happen.
We Made: Babe Ruth to the Yankees/ Jock Strap to the Red Sox. This will go down as the greatest trade in sports history for all time. So I am thankful to God, the Yankees, and the dumb BoSox for making this a reality.
We Avoided: Once upon a time, Joe DiMaggio was almost traded for Ted Williams in a straight swap. Although Teddy Ballgame is a great hitter, Joey D is the greatest baseball player that ever lived (in my humble opinion). Who knows what would have changed if this trade had gone through, but I am Thankful that I only have to speculate.
Please by all means make your references modern, but I just thought these two were the most important.
Happy Thanksgiving: and this year, as always, I am thankful to be a Yankee fan
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one of my all-time favorite trades
SEA gets: Russ Davis, Sterling Hitchock
NYY gets: Tino, Jeff Nelson
by Clutch like Leyritz on Nov 27, 2008 5:29 PM EST reply actions
Gotta love trading Doc Medich to the Pirates for
Dock Ellis and a guy named Willie Randolph.
Everything looks nicer when you win. The girls are prettier. The cigars taste better. The trees are greener. --Billy Martin
read somewhere
that Boston wanted us to throw a young catcher named Berra into the Joe D/Ted Williams deal, but we said no. not a bad decision.
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