I started watching "40 Days and 40 Nights" the other day on Comedy Central. I didn't see the ending, but I'm kinda sure that the guy wins the bet and finds a deeper love with that one chick. Since I knew what was going to happen, I lost interest and flipped the channel to the Erik Estrada infomercial about cheap property in an up-and-coming Florida paradise. (Did you know that Florida will be the third-most populous US state by 2025? Did you ever notice how much Erik Estrada resembles Hideki Matsui?)
If the Dodgers back out of this particular deal, then the Yankees and Diamondbacks will just find another team. Or the Yankees will sweeten the pot with Arizona. It is kind of boring to revisit this story every day, trying to create some sense of drama when we all know the eventual outcome.
When I heard that the loss of Beltre changed the Dodgers' perspective on the deal, I thought that couldn't possibly be correct. Unless the Dodgers were getting another 3b in the deal or trading their potential Beltre replacement at 3b. What does Beltre have to do with anything?
"We're holding it up," DePodesta said in a Los Angeles radio interview. "We want to make sure the trade is in the best interests of our '05 club. As it stands, the only way it's attractive is if we do other things alongside."
It's his prerogative to decide how he wants to run his team. But a good deal is a good deal is a good deal, regardless of other things you may do alongside.
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Five minutes later, DeWhatever submits the paperwork for the trade, at least according to ESPN. DePodesta is still talking to the press saying "blah blah blah." I'm just wondering when he's going to trade for Jose Contreras to complete the rotation of Yankee Castoffs (i.e., Bad Free Agent Signings).
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