tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post8691947113990214544..comments2024-03-28T13:44:09.103-04:00Comments on Night Owl Cards: Awesome night card, pt. 153night owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11673973790245316059noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-73541594244461554212012-09-16T09:18:32.118-04:002012-09-16T09:18:32.118-04:00Ah yes, I forget we'll always have the Piazza ...Ah yes, I forget we'll always have the Piazza trade. jacobmrleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13991748868368917576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-25536535813203304172012-09-16T00:18:53.188-04:002012-09-16T00:18:53.188-04:00I'll disagree with John and say that Konerko H...I'll disagree with John and say that Konerko HAS been elite. Dude is a machine, and doesn't get a lot of recognition for it. He is currently my favorite non-Padre, so maybe I'm a little biased.<br /><br />The trade that still hurts me is from 1993, when the Padres were in fire-sale mode and sent Fred McGriff to the Braves for three nobodies. The only friends that I had that were into baseball cards were both huge Braves fans, and they always killed the Padres, so I lived a nightmare for a while.<br /><br />Actually, the Gary Sheffield trade to Florida stung pretty good as well, but he wasn't as likeable as the Crime Dog, and we got this guy named Trevor Hoffman in that deal, so that worked out okay. But Sheff came close to winning the Triple Crown the year before, and is still the only Padre not named "Gwynn" to win a batting title.Marcushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10439278650702057885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-67874636419026814332012-09-15T22:36:55.728-04:002012-09-15T22:36:55.728-04:00I should have mentioned the Piazza deal, too. Dodg...I should have mentioned the Piazza deal, too. Dodgers didn't exactly get stiffs in exchange, but, damn, trading Piazza is just INSANITY.night owlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11673973790245316059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-21500988438849383492012-09-15T22:16:31.476-04:002012-09-15T22:16:31.476-04:00Jesus Montero, Austin Jackson and Ian Kennedy are ...Jesus Montero, Austin Jackson and Ian Kennedy are the most recent Yankee examples, and the last two smart the most. You could say that the Angels stole Winfield at the end, and that the comissioner stole Vida Blue from us, though we never really had him in the first place.<br /><br />As for the Phillies, I'll say the obvious: Ivan DeJesus wasn't worth giving up one of the greatest second basemen of all time to a losing team. But giving up Michael Bourn in the Lidge deal also hurt a bit.Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04874636239832076438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-52006428794680838082012-09-15T20:54:23.768-04:002012-09-15T20:54:23.768-04:00Konerko is a strange dude. I was never sure how to...Konerko is a strange dude. I was never sure how to classify him. Most of the time forgot about him. <br /><br />He was on one World Series winner. He seem to get better in his mid 30s. Very consistent. A very different career. Never elite but never average either.John Batemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14159036395402962119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-41895651683217215222012-09-15T19:22:59.595-04:002012-09-15T19:22:59.595-04:00As a Mets fan, we have nothing but trades to be bo...As a Mets fan, we have nothing but trades to be bothered by. Just recently:<br /><br />Scott Kazmir for Victor Zambrano. OK, so Kazmir's arm eventually got hurt like Pederson thought it would, but Zambrano sucked AND his hurt his arm. We could have had 5 nice seasons out of Kazmir rather than 35 mediocre starts of VZ.<br /><br />Xavier Nady for Oliver Perez. Nady is one of those solid outfielders the Mets never seem to be able to find and/or keep. Oliver Perez can be summed up in one word: ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGH!<br /><br />Melvin Mora for Mike Bordick. We traded 10 years of the scrappy Mora for 56 games of Bordick. <br /><br />Not to mention classics like Amos Otis for Joe Foy, Nolan Ryan for Jim Fergosi, and Tom Seaver for 4 guys who would be better off pumping gas. jacobmrleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13991748868368917576noreply@blogger.com