[nfbwatlk] Even die-hard M's fans have thrown in the towel

[Mackenstadt, Gary]

As you know, I am probably a baseball junky.  I think the Moyer move was a good one for everyone.  The Mariners are rid of his contract, and it opens a spot in the rotation for a new starters, whether that starter will come from the Mariner farm system or elsewhere remains to be seen.  Woods may be a good number five starter.  Hopefully, Felix and Washburn will be the only starters back next year.  Apparently, Moyer is happy with the trade, although I doubt that Philadelphia will make the playoffs.  You know Philadelphia was dumping salary less than a month ago.  Baseball is a business.  Contrary to popular belief, baseball has historically always been a hard business.  Playing for money is nothing new for the players, and teams getting rid of salaries has been around since the beginning.  Connie Mack sold his whole infield after the 1914 season because he did not want to pay them.  As Marx said, money is a motivating factor with most things. 

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Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2006 8:28 AM
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All I can say is a hardy "amen!". However, I think it a bit unfair to 
saddle management with Jamie Moyer's trade. There are some indications 
that he wanted to be traded to a contender. It seems to me that fans are 
being a bit disingenuous in criticizing Alex Rodriguez and not Moyer if 
the rumors of his dissatisfaction are true. Not that I blame him. It 
does seem if management (both of players directly and of the M's 
business strategy) is a bit lackluster. But honestly I don't know that I 
would have done things much differently. Yes, I'd have tried harder to 
get Kevin Millwood. But even he has his ups and downs. He looked mighty 
good when he pitched that no-hitter for Philadelphia in 2002 or 2003 
(forget which). But he has his slumps also. And what is a team to do 
when Joe Steinbrenner keeps shelling out the big bucks to pick up any 
and all decent players? I was shocked when the Phillies traded bobby 
Abreyu (sp) to the Yanks. Guess I shouldn't have been.

In the end, though, I, too, have largely lost interest in the players or 
even in baseball in general though I'll probably renew my subscription 
to MLB All Access next season. Maybe I'll root for Atlanta; they seem to 
blow it about as often as do the M's -- at least in the playoffs!

Mike

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