In his article today, Woody Paige explains why he thinks the Rockies should look to trade Matt Holliday. In theory, this isn't a horrible idea-- Colorado is in last place, 11 games behind the Diamondbacks, and Holliday is a free agent after next season.Thankfully, Paige has no problem taking a reasonable concept and creating completely illogical arguments:
The Rockies were good and lucky during a couple of months that ended in "ber" last year, and the National League pennant will fly for- ever in LoDo. But for most of the months that end in "ril," "ay," "une," "uly" and "ust" the past 11 years, the Rockies have been bad (below .500) and unlucky.I would have to assume the Denver Post has editors. I think that's a pretty reasonable assumption. The question thus becomes: what the hell are they doing? "For -ever"? "Months ending in 'ber'"? Really? This is one of the most incoherent paragraphs I've ever read in my life. They must find this stuff just as amusing as the rest of us do, and leave it in for kicks.
Or, consider: The Rockies acquire Cleveland pitcher C.C. Sabathia, who got off to a terrible start before settling. It would be 2007 Cy Young winner for MVP runner-up.I'm lost. So they're giving up on 2007, but trading for a pitcher who becomes a free agent at the end of the year? But this is okay, because they're going to sign him well below market value to play for the medicore team he just got traded to in the worst ballpark for pitchers in the league? Okay, I think I got it now.
Sabathia will be a free agent at the conclusion of the season. But it would make sense for dollars to the proven 27-year-old left-hander — probably close to $100 million over five years.
This is my favorite part though:
The Giants? Holliday would be The New Left Fielder, and perhaps the Rockies could pry Tim Lincecum, and others, away from them."And others". Because, obviously, Colorado would be insane to trade 1.5 years of Holliday for 5.5 years of Lincecum straight up. Woody never disappoints.
I'm looking forward to two months of gems like this. Maybe there will even be enough for another one of these.
(H/T: BBTF.)
Photo: The Giant Napkin.
3 comments:
Owww. My brain hurts.
The "for- ever" may be an artifact from print - someone split the word to make the text justification look better, but forgot to undo it (or use the unformatted version) for the site.
I don't think anyone goes to Woody for in-depth analysis. This was like ripping the Sunday Comics for not being serious.
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