For those of you who haven't heard, Teixeira is now a Yankee. As an Oriole fan, this blows on a great many levels. First, the hated Yankees prove their dickishness again by stealing someone who could have been a beloved hometown hero. Second, it proves that in today's MLB, there's no such thing as a hometown hero. The only color they see is green. It's no longer a Cal Ripken and Tony Gwynn league. It's an A-Rod and Manny and Traitor (Tex's new name) league. Even Markakis will leave if it's more lucrative to do so. You can't depend on any person to take a hometown discount as long as the Yankees, Red Sox and Mets are around.
Picture: Traitor sees a $5 bill in the outfield
There's some silver lining to this mess. First, the Red Sox didn't get him. That would have made ESPN insufferable. And speaking of the four-letter network, if you can't see the front page it's because they have so much egg on their face. I'd like to see Olney and Gammons explain their retardation over the past two weeks. And Simmons, one of the most insufferable writers there, trying to defend the Red Sox or being depressed is always fun.
Lastly, I'd like to say that any team that can look at the economic environment today, especially in NYC, and say "it's totally worth it to spend half a billion dollars to have three guys throw and hit balls with sticks", has lost all sense of what's real in the world and needs to readjust their priorities. Just saying.
Go O's. You don't need that pussy Traitor. Especially a Mt. St. Joe's pussy Traitor.
- Matt
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