Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
July 06, 2008
The Proper Process

Baseball Primer Newsblog links to this article on the Rays thought process on the upcoming trade deadline. They're looking for a player who fits on the club, not to make a big splash. The comment is great:

That sounds much more business-like than baseball-like. Somewhere, TLR is frowning.

There is something to be said for making a splash, however. That's the difference between an orderly retreat and a rout. Waterloo is an example of the latter. The French army became so demoralized at some point that they lost their cohesion and troops just ran away. A Tampa Bay team solidly in first place that picked up a star might cause their opponents to give up on first place in the AL East and concentrate on the wild card.


Posted by David Pinto at 10:28 AM | Trades | TrackBack (0)
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But it's the same process to win the division and the wild card: win as many games as possible.

Posted by: amos at July 6, 2008 01:51 PM
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