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Dear A-Rod | 10 comments (10 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Um, yes.. (#7)
by Anonymous Fan on Tue Aug 29 2006 at 4:27 PM EST

Would it be public relations suicide for the Yankees to trade Moose? Red Sox to trade Schilling? Mets Pedro? Sure, Zito isn't the calibur pitchers these guys are, but the fact is, he's the #1 pitcher on the 1st place Oakland A's rotation. I don't care how much money you want to save or how you don't just want to let him go..but to trade him now would be the biggest WHITE FLAG imaginable. Of course, we all know the A's won't make it anywhere in the playoffs, so I guess it wouldn't be all that bad of an idea to move him now.

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: Um..no (#8)
by JDWC on Tue Aug 29 2006 at 5:45 PM EST

Maybe for any other team, trading away a #1 pitcher in the rotation would be PR suicide, but not in Oakland. We held it together when Giambi, Tejada, Hudson and Mulder all were let go one way or another. Why? Because the fans here in Oakland know that no matter who we get rid of, there's a younger player who can fill the spot nicely. Billy Beane always has these things prepared and planned out so there's no need for us to worry.
J.D.
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: A's (#9)
by Trevor on Tue Aug 29 2006 at 8:31 PM EST

There are only 5 players remaining from the Oakland teams that biffed at the beginning of this decade. Don't be surprised when the A's knock off Los Tigres in the first round.

"No, cause it ain't sh*t. Ain't nothing but 10 grand. What's 10 grand to me? Ain't sh*t ... Next time I might shake my d*ck." --Randy Moss
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