Odds and Ends: Bruce, Ensberg, Boone, Weaver

I want Orlando to stay, but he's self-centered and I have to wonder if he will just leave after the season.

For a good laugh check out some of the Yankee posts from the winter.

My favorite were the "Betemit/Ensberg could platoon and provide better than LA production at 3rd base if A-Rod walks." It's amazing what people were thinking back then.

Next best were the predictions of Hughes, Kennedy and Joba sharing the Cy Young. They were all going to be dominant, healthy, and top players. Kennedy and Joba would simply replicate their 20 inning performances over the course of 200 innings and Hughes would be healthy and crush people.

To think that Kennedy was a sticking point in the Johan trade ...

Never heard anything like this when OC was on the Angels for 3 seasons. Maybe Ozzie is the problem.

should have traded Miller at the beginning of the season before his inevitable injury. and julio getting dfa'd is no big surprise, his outings were more memorable for the fights he'd get into with the catcher than his pitching.

notice how i prefaced that statement with the words "with a few notable exceptions." that would include jay bruce, who is most certainly not a scrub. keep in mind, however, that he has not proven anything in the majors yet. that's not to say that he won't, but think about homer bailey's short-lived first ML stint. no, i was referring to ensberg, miller, latroy hawkins, bret boone, jeff weaver, jorge julio. correct me if i'm wrong but that list seems like a bunch of scrubs to me.