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Originally Posted by MikeyChalupa
Not thrilled to have Sammy in the AL East, but at least he's not in Boston. Baltimore will still finish 3rd behind Evil Empires A and B but at least they'll have some longballs to watch.
Cue djtestudo...
-Mikey
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baltimore third? not if my jays have anything to say about it!!!! Hard to say if the trade is good or not for Baltimore, sure he is an instant fan draw, and i can say that i am going to go see him when they come to toronto. But the last time I saw sammy on tv hit, well he was just over matched. He stood so far off the plate, so scared of being hit in the head again. He chases every friggin pitch, if its near the plate he is hacking. His performance at the homerun contest was the reason I still like the guy personally. The guy generally cares and loves the fans, he always looks to be giving it his all, and nowadays with these players that makes him stand out.
I think he'll do very well in camden yards, hitters park, weaker pitching in the AL (i think..) From what I read the cubs are going to pay most of his salary. Seems like a crap trade from them, trade a run producer (going into free agency=should be a good year), and pay him to play somewhere else so he is out of dusty's hair. Never been a dusty fan. over works his pitchers and imo is very overrated as a manager.