The announcement of our beloved Reds' massive trade with the Washington Nationals has provoked SWNIDish wonder and amazement. The Reds appear to be getting an awful lot of what they need (pitching, a great prospect and a steady veteran infielder) and giving up exactly what they can afford to lose (a weak-fielding infielder, yet another outfielder, and a pitcher whose potential continues to go unrealized).
We therefore preemptively and prematurely nominate Reds GM Wayne Krivsky as a Seldom-Wrong-Never-in-Doubt Baseball Genius. Best of all, he did the deal with the Nationals GM who is the former Reds GM, the Evil Un-Genius Jim Bowden.
So maybe the season's second half will be interesting after all. Not that we look forward to hearing from all the students who want to miss class to stand in line for playoff tickets.
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Can't you just hear Jim Bowden talking about this trade?
"In Austin Kearns and Felipe Lopez we're getting a couple of five-tool players. They will immediately make an impact for our team."
(For those not privy to Jim's many exploits in Cincinnati, every outfielder or infielder he trades for is a five-tool, impact player.)
I don't miss Jim Bowden at all.
Alas, I know of at least one CCU student who will become unemployed as a result of this trade.
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