Wade Says Bonds Not An Option

Man you gotta hate Ed Wade. I feel like the Astros should just say fuckk it and sign Bonds. I mean they're not contenders, but they keep making contender-like moves. They added a rental veteran starter and a veteran reliever. Now's the time to sign Bonds.

I say just pick a side and commit. Ed, if you really, honestly think the Astros can still win this year, then you should sign Bonds.

Why people even throw out Bonds boggles my mind. But its typical of Richard Justice, who is probably one of the worst sports writers in the business. Regarding Jennings, he was not acquired by Wade, it was by Tim Pupura, who is largely responsible for the Astros lack of depth in the minors, and by the way he was fired largely because of the Jennings bad trade. As far as Matsui is concerned that may turn out to be a decent deal, time will tell. The Astros didn't have any able replacements in the minors for 2b. I think with any team its okay to criticize the team for moves it makes, but it makes no sense to criticize them for moves that a goofy sports writer suggest.

i'm not understanding the hate on kaz matsui. the guy is getting on base, scoring runs and playing solid defense. that's what we wanted in a second sacker, and that's what we got. he's even managed to find a power stroke recently as an added bonus

as for tejada, 2 of the players in that deal have had serious injuries for the orioles. as of right now, it's like we got him for a decent reliever, a third baseman a third baseman with no plate discipline, and luke scott. i'll take tejada over that any day

rebuilding a farm system takes a long time, no matter if they tanked the team to speed it up or not. if they can put together 2-3 more good drafts, and not buy a bunch of big free agents then their system will be decent again sooner rather than later. hawkins and wolf didn't cost us any good prospects, so what's the complaint there?

you can't criticize wade for trying to field a decent team when it's not costing them much. every team, from the red sox to the astros to the pirates, is trying to win games right now...not put a bunch of crap out there so they can get better draft position. i think he should add bonds, but you can't criticize wade for dismissing him when 29 other teams are doing the same thing. bonds is a bargain, but nobody wants him for whatever reason. it's their loss

Bonds go play in Japan, and take Manny with you

Why this team wasn't blown up at the beginning of the season is still boggling.

Scribbletone is right ... the players he listed would (1) significantly reduce current and future payroll and (2) provide a significant return in cheap, young talent.

Oakland is a great example. The O's are a sort of good example (they have more fat to trim).

Do you really think Oakland cares about winning now? They were a wild card contender but realized that the most likely outcome was a missed post season. Instead of hoping and praying for success they trade their #1 and #2 starter.

They shaved millions off their payroll and almost immediately rebuilt their upper level farm system. With Blanton, Harden and Swisher all moved the A's are geared up and ready to go.

Well, as tacky as it is, at least the 'stros ball park train stands a decent chance of symbolizing the organization...should it wreck.

I do feel for the fans, though. Wade needs to be deported to outerspace.