Odds and Ends

Randy Wolf has got to realize business is business. He should have taken the better deal. I'm sure that by this time next year, we'll be talking about Esteban Loaiza in the same way. As much as Ned Colletti has messed up this season, you can't deny that him taking a chance on Wolf wasn't a bad idea, and he did get a few quality starts out of him. That seems to be the philosophy of Colletti's, short term, big money deals(except for Juan Pierre). As painful as the Jason Schmidt, Nomar Garciaparra, Luis Gonzalez, Randy Wolf, Olmedo Saenz, and Rafael Furcal contracts seem...they are all short term deals.
Taking a chance on Esteban Loaiza, the way they did on Wolf isn't that bad of an idea, because it is short term.
Hopefully, Ned Colleti will realize a power bat(or two!) is needed in Los Angeles, and he probably will have to guarentee years and lots of money.

I'm wishin now that we did that trade that involved Andruw to the RedSox for Coco, Hansen, and Lester.

The Redsox deal was, and if memory serves, the Braves pulled him back when the RedSox we're ready and willing.

"Sometimes, the best trades, are the one's not made". That's true for the BoSox

Chipper, you actually completely wrong. The Redsox were prepared to give up Hansen and Crisp in the deal, and would have given up a third young player, and the Braves were asking for a pitcher, but when the Braves consistiently insisted that pitcher be Jon Lester, the Red Sox backed off on the deal. Those are the deatails of those negotions, let us makes sure that we have the specifics at least half right next time.

"I actually don't want to give up Josh Towers next year. We need a 5th and he's perfectly good."

The Jays have had one of the most formidable rotations in the league since the all-star break. And the emmergence of Jesse Lisch has all but guaranteed the disposal of Josh Towers and even if Lisch was a fluke, Gustavo Chacin will be back next year and there are several up and coming pitchers such as Banks, Purcy and maybe Taubenhiem that could pitch equally if not better than towers. The jays should have dumped him off to the braves or Rockies or anybody who would have taken him.