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December 16, 2003
Quel Horreur! Nick Johnson fails physical with Expos.: There are two options: Void the trade altogether or throw additional or different player(s) at Montreal to make up for it. (pardon moi for the babelfish translation.).
posted by jerseygirl to baseball at 03:28 PM - 17 comments
it was real, i swear.
posted by jerseygirl at 03:33 PM on December 16, 2003
all together now: Ha ha!< /nelson>
posted by lilnemo at 04:12 PM on December 16, 2003
damn, got my hopes up and everything. But then again, if he can't pass a physical maybe it's better to get rid of him.
posted by Bernreuther at 04:24 PM on December 16, 2003
Yankees finalize Johnson-Vazquez trade.
posted by crank at 05:25 PM on December 16, 2003
Welcome to spofi crank. And nice catch.
posted by lilnemo at 05:37 PM on December 16, 2003
Heh wfrazerjr, exactly what I was thinking. "Layyydeee!!!! With the trade stop, already. The physical, not passing...Freunlaven!"
posted by pivo at 06:30 PM on December 16, 2003
Welcome, crank!
posted by dusted at 06:35 PM on December 16, 2003
Why thank you kindly. Been lurking for a long time... finally decided to take the plunge.
posted by crank at 08:30 PM on December 16, 2003
They were talking about it on espn radio... I thought I was breaking a news story. oh well, there goes my career as a journalist.
posted by jerseygirl at 08:58 PM on December 16, 2003
You've got a bright future, jerseygirl. Now if you can sort of smirk while talking, with your upper lip hanging over the bottom, you'll be the next Gammons. Try it and send us a picture. /apologies to worldcup for stealing his tagline
posted by dusted at 12:37 AM on December 17, 2003
I'd also have to age about 200 years. He's like the crypt keeper in person.
posted by jerseygirl at 06:16 AM on December 17, 2003
More talk of failed physicals.
posted by jasonspaceman at 06:41 AM on December 17, 2003
Just out of curiosity ... why in God's name would the M's being trading Guillen for Vizquel? I know Carlos is inconsistent at the plate, but is he that horrible in the field that Seattle would replace him with an aging slap hitter?
posted by wfrazerjr at 07:52 AM on December 17, 2003
fraze - that's the question that's being asked here. There has been speculation that Vizquel will bring some badly needed attitude to the clubhouse. Currently there are no M's that have that loathing of losing that can motivate other guys (settle down Sabermetrician's, this arguement is for the purists...). The only M's player last year that ever showed any emotion was Jeff Nelson. Also, it has been reported that Freddy Garcia and Carlos are drinking buddies, and by swapping Vizquel for Carlos you'd be bringing in a guy who might help Freddy and unloading a guy who might have been a bad influence on him. Not sure how true that is, but it's being said. Freddy's agent says he believes Freddy will be traded, now that the Vizquel deal is off it will be interesting to see what develops. I was not in favor of it personally, I like Carlos, but not really for any tangible reasons, both his and Vizquel's numbers are similar although Carlos is a bit brittle.
posted by vito90 at 09:43 AM on December 17, 2003
Sorry, Omar, but the best salsa resides right here. I have nothing against Vizquel personally. He's a tremendous fielder and is definitely a character guy, something I think really is in short supply on the M's roster. Still, I see Guillen as the better player at this point, and I think he has upside, where Omar is going to start sliding soon. I'd say go get Rich Aurilia, but someone has already pooh-poohed that idea.
posted by wfrazerjr at 12:42 PM on December 17, 2003
they changed the story at the link, those canadian bastards!