Wilson, I'm So Sorry!
Wilson Betemit continued to show how great of a player he is Sunday. He went 3-4 with 2 doubles. Unfortunately it was for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Betemit was traded Friday in a deal that I absolutely hate.I have a lot of problems with this trade but for the purpose of this blog I am going only list my top 3 problems.
1.Betemit is a great player-
Obviously, I think Betemit is a great player. Not only is he a great player now but he has potential to be even better in the future when he gets to play everyday. Why would you trade one of your top prospects for a relief pitcher that has struggled horribly this year? It just doesn't make sense to me.
2. Chipper Jones-
Chipper Jones is a panzy! I said it! It needed to be said... PANZY! This guys stays on the DL. Whatever happened to players playing through injuries? Do you mean to tell me that Cal Ripken Jr. never felt a little sore during his playing days? He played in over 2,000 straight games! So, knowing Chipper Jones is as fragile as Terrel Owen's ego, why would you trade your best player to back him up.
3. Dodgers Farm System-
This isn't really a problem I have, just an observation. It seems that the Dodgers new farm team is the Atlanta Braves. 4 of the Dodgers first 5 hitters yesterday were former Braves. (Furcal, Lofton, Drew and Betemit)
My new wish is for someone really filthy rich to buy the Braves and start spending some money and my new pick for the NL wildcard is the LA Dodgers.
posted by Anonymous at 12:01 AM
4 Comments:
Betemit had a homerun last night! Do the Braves not want to win?
9:53 AM
Betemit will be blasting about 46 home runs a year within the next 2 years from now. Bobby Cox and Braves Management will recognize this and buy him back for an ungodly amount of money.
9:56 AM
I hate to admit that I agree with you but I think the Dodgers really may have a shot at the Wild Card
3:35 PM
I think the Betemit move was a bad deal, but only because the Braves didn't get equal value in return. He's got decent numbers on the year, but he's not the secomd coming of Honus Wagner, so its not a huge travesty. Add Maddux to the list of former Braves on the team (although he, Lofton, and Drew did not come through the Braves farmsystem).
6:10 PM
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