"Here is where the Yankees have some flexibility to change the personality of their team:
Leadoff.
Center field.
First base.
I will say this again: If there is any way in this world to move either Giambi or Sheffield, now is the time to do it."
(Uh, does Sheffield lead off? Or play center field? Or play first base? No, I didn't think so. Just double-checking.)
Funny Lupica should say "any way in this world," because there probably isn't any way in this world. Maybe Mars doesn't have no-trade clauses and maybe Jupiter doesn't have five-and-ten free agency rules, but the Yankees play on Earth.
But what about the warped reasoning of Lupica's Impossible Dream?
He wants to get rid of Gary Sheffield or Jason Giambi. Sheffield is one of the best hitters on the planet and Giambi's resurgence certainly offers hope for 2006. If Giambi can't quite ever get back to MVP caliber, then at least he'll keep on walkin'.
Lupica somehow wants to make a trade for a first baseman or right fielder (assuming he wants to replace the guy he just traded), and a center fielder, and an effective leadoff hitter.
Hmmm. Nope. I can't think of how this could be worked out, either.
Jeez, Lupica, if you're going to propose some kind of bizarre trade, at least give one plausible example with real-life players. There are 29 teams with whom the Yankees can make a trade and many of them possess centerfielders and leadoff men. Make a proposal that would make sense in exchange for Gary Sheffield or Jason Giambi.
Heck, I'll make this easier on everybody with my own modest proposal: The Yankees acquire a CF/leadoff hitter without trading Gary Sheffield or Jason Giambi.
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