I'm willing to be wrong
Monday, August 3, 2009 at 1:15AM I'm still not over my grump about not getting Halladay (who pitches against the Yankees on Tuesday), but I'm willing to concede I missed the boat on Victor Martinez.
Some background.
I own not one, but two Jason Varitek T-shirts - I'm not a jersey guy and you shouldn't be either - but I digress.
I respect the Captain and all he has given the franchise, but his time has come. If he's willing to take a back seat to V-Mart, I'm surpised and relieved. 'Tek has value as a 3-day-per-week catcher. As long as V-Mart is allowed to catch three times, DH against lefties and spell Youk at first once a week, I'll buy into the plan.
But if 'Tek is catching five games a week, this is a dumb trade.
I still think 'Tek's ego (and by the way, if he wasn't on the 2003 steroids list then I will walk to Boston ... naked!) will get in the way and that come playoff time a rotation of Beckett, Halladay and Lester has a better chance to win than Beckett, Lester and ...
If, as reported, the cost for Halladay was only Bard, Bucholz and two minor league batters, then Theo missed the boat.
This will be a huge week for the Nation with two against the Rays - who own the Sox, especially at the 'Trop - and four in the Bronx.
By this time next week, the Sox could be golden or in a world of hurt.
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On an unrelated note, the photo biz continues to eat up much of time, but I still hope to post some photos from the Buffalo Soldier event and give my two-cents about our amazingly patient Guv.
I also might have a rip-job to do on a client and will try to fit in the story of a little, skinny old guy who wanted to punch me out at Costco today.
Stay tuned.
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