Saturday, November 26, 2005
Congratulations, you won a World Series! Seeya!
I feel bad for Aaron Rowand. He helped win the Windy City's first World Series in 88 years, playing solid centerfield, and got traded. And this wasn't like some Carlos Beltran I-showed-my-ass-in-the-2004-NLCS-and-now-I'm-gonna-get-my-maximum-dollars deal...he got swapped (along with two minor leaguers) for the aging, oft-injured Jim Thome and $22,000,000.
I understand that pro sports is a business, but this sucks. This is what I really hate about baseball: the lemmings-like conformity to parity that everyone seems to be into. Rowand was part of something special and was a fan favorite for his balls-out effort. Getting his ring next season is going to hurt in bittersweet fashion, I'm sure.
The deal was more of a fire sale for Philly than a security blanket for Chi-Town, although the White Sox will need to stockpile slugging power should Paul Konerko not come back. In my opinion, the Phillies got the better end of this deal.
So much for planning for the future and building a dynasty.
I understand that pro sports is a business, but this sucks. This is what I really hate about baseball: the lemmings-like conformity to parity that everyone seems to be into. Rowand was part of something special and was a fan favorite for his balls-out effort. Getting his ring next season is going to hurt in bittersweet fashion, I'm sure.The deal was more of a fire sale for Philly than a security blanket for Chi-Town, although the White Sox will need to stockpile slugging power should Paul Konerko not come back. In my opinion, the Phillies got the better end of this deal.
So much for planning for the future and building a dynasty.
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