Deadline


The Cubs just traded for Nomar Garciaparra. They didn't have to give up Matt Clement or Carlos Zambrano to do it, that's the advantage of doing a four-way deal. This deal goes down as follows, the Cubs get Garciaparra, the Red Sox get Orlando Cabrera and Doug Mientiewicz, the Twins get prospects, and the Expos get Alex Gonzalez plus prospects. E everybody seems to win here. The Cubs get Nomar's fantastic bat, the Red Sox dramatically improve their infield defense, and from a chemistry standpoint, help themselves by getting Nomar out of the locker room. The Twins and Expos were either going to lose the players they gave up, or had their replacements on hand. The prospects they get are like getting free money, they were going to lose them anyway, so they got what they could. This helps the Cubs tremendously, from both a PR standpoint and in their ability to put a team on the field to catch the Padres for the wild card. Their aren't overtaking the Cardinals, but in a short series, with their arms and now Nomar's bat, they are in great shape.

The White Sox really made a move I don't get. They traded Esteban Loaiza to the Yankees (I hate the f*****g Yankees) for Jose Contreras. I don't get this because Contreras has consistently proven he's not a money pitcher, and the White Sox need money pitching to catch the Twins right now. The Yankees settled, once they knew they weren't going to get Unit, they got who they could. This seems like a wash from the Yankees perspective, so I don't get why the White Sox did it.

I need to mention this. Tyson was knocked out in the 4th last night, by Tomato Can Danny Williams. It's over. Finished. Tyson is done, the only reason to watch him is to see if he'll do something crazy, and he is obviously not in any way capable of being a contender for anything. In a way I feel bad for Mike, he's been used by everyone in his life. But now, he has to fight for his own financial solvency, which is no reason to go out and get punched in the head for a living. This story is an incredibly sad one, especially because its no seems sure that the man who was once the Baddest on the Planet is going to end up someplace not good. If we find him in a ditch or under an overpass in ten years, it won't be surprising. Its extremely sad.