Making some sense of it
by CaptainPenny on Jan 24, 2006 11:36 AM EST
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PrintA lot has been written about this potential trade (in all its various forms). Even if I buy the arguments that have been put forward in favor of the trade, it still doesn't gel in my mind for two reasons:
- Michaels arrest - this is not the type of personality that Shapiro gets excited about
- When Shapiro trades an established player for a prospect, it is usually 2 or more legitimate prospects coming our way - and that makes more sense because of the probability that any prospect actually makes it
Crisp to BOS
Marte to CIN
Kearns to CLE
Then CIN got cold feet (see #2 above) and so BOS says to Shap: "We'll give you Marte and a relief pitcher so you can go get Michaels from PHI."
Shap says, "I don't want Michaels, I want Kearns. You are going to have to sweeten your offer to CIN."
BOS says "NO" & keeps pushing the Michaels option. Shap says,"I'm always willing to listen, put together something that I can get excited about." And that's actually where we stand right now. I don't think there is any deal at this point.
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Maybe Michaels got arrested because he was tired of being a guy who could start on many teams but wasn't being given a chance, and it all became too much for him.
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As for Michaels arrest, Shapiro might not be happy about his personality, but it does give Reuben Droughns and LeBron's mom someone to hang out with.
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by CaptainPenny on Jan 24, 2006 5:19 PM EST up reply actions
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As a rule, for a young player to be unhappy with a limited role is not necessarily considered to be a bad attitude. It's an expression of his desire to improve and get an opportunity to prove himself.
I remember last offseason, Sizemore was a bit bitter at being sent to Triple-A (which lasted 24 hours). And Wedge basically said, good, he should be unhappy about it, I certainly can't expect him to be happy about it.
It's one thing for Eduardo Perez to settle into a bench role, quite another for a guy under-30 who's never been given a full-time shot. Granted, Michaels at this point is somewhere in between.
Other than the legal incident, I've never read a bad word about Michaels here in Philly.
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Kos
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