Indians' Colon traded to Expos in six-player deal

AP (Through ESPN) ^ | June 27, 2002

[John H K]

Dammit, I've had it with these big-market teams robbing small-market teams like Cleveland of their stars. If you don't think there's a competitive balance problem in baseball, open your eyes.

[PatrickHenry]

From your title, I thought it was an organ swap.

[JRandomFreeper]

Headline writers are either subversive or stupid. Leno ought to love it.

/john

[Pokey78]

As Jeff Brantley said tonight, "Jim Thome, pack your bags".

[NeoCaveman]

Dammit, I've had it with these big-market teams robbing small-market teams like Cleveland of their stars.

Hell the Indians could support 90 million payrolls (1998,1999) Cheap @ss Larry Dolan )(new owner of the Indians) doesn't want to play anybody.

[sinkspur]

Colon

A truly unfortunate last name.

[habs4ever]

Great headline!lol

[John H K]

Heh.....I was testing sarcasm detectors with my first comment.


The headline is the one off the ESPN front page, though not the one on the article. Yeah, it does look a little strange, doesn't it?

[NeoCaveman]

As Jeff Brantley said tonight, "Jim Thome, pack your bags".

Jim Thome is going to be on Cleveland's #1 rated radio show, at 5:00 (drive time) tomorrow.

I guess the question is "Is Thome going to Atlanta or Boston?" (/speculation)

[Jhensy]

Boy that's a puzzler. Brandon Phillips is a top prospect, but Lee Stevens? Ugh. Expect Jim Thome to get traded to the Braves now for...Jason Marquis? Damian Moss? Marcus Giles? Super-prospect Wilson Betemit?

And once again, the Yankees are sitting back and laughing, because the Red Sox and Mariners REALLY could have used Colon. Hmmm...the Red Sox could really use Thome, too...

[NeoCaveman]

Heh.....I was testing sarcasm detectors with my first comment.

My detector is off sue to being a very angry Clevelander.

[NeoCaveman]

Exclusive the Indians palyer to be name later going to Montreal is pitcher Tim Drew who is 8-1 in his last 9 starts in AAA

[Consort]

My neighbor recently had a colon transplant but, two days later, it rejected him.

[dighton]

A headline worthy of the Telegraph.

How many Indians were harmed in this transaction? Were they dot or feather? Why did Indians (plural) yield only a Colon (singular)?

[Pokey78]

I hope Atlanta, but I have my doubts.

Payroll is maxed out and the way AOL/TW is losing money, I don't think the pinheads will allow Schuerholtz to make a deal.

I hope I'm wrong though.

[NeoCaveman]

I hope Atlanta, but I have my doubts.

Then it will be Boston. He did golf with Grady Little (manager of the RedSox, former bench coach of the Cleveland Indians)

[cgbg]

Yankees are sitting back and laughing, because the Red Sox and Mariners REALLY could have used Colon.

As a Yankee fan I agree with your insight. Colon was a very talented pitcher who was a bit of a "head case" in his early years. But now he is maturing and clearly has the potential for a couple of Cy Young type years.

I see a World Series in Montreal's future, if not this year then within a couple of years...

[Illbay]

You take one trade, and use it as proof positive there's no "competitive balance problem"?

You're blind. Everyone seems to realize this except you and George Steinbrenner. Even Bud Selig in an interview last week in the Sporting News calls a spade a spade:

"[W]e have a competitive-balance problem. I do believe the game has had this remarkable renaissance. Even with attendance down, we're going to draw 70 million people, which is great. But there's a competitive-balance problem and economic problems related to that."

You must be from New York; that's the only explanation I can think of for your continuing myopia.

[Mr. Jeeves]

Dammit, I've had it with these big-market teams robbing small-market teams like Cleveland of their stars.

Big-market? The Expos???

I had a good day myself today at Pac Bell Park - watched the Giants beat up the Padres.

[Big Bunyip]

NY Post had a great, organ-evocative headline last year, when then-Yankee Chuck Knoblauch was injured:

"Aching Knobby Has Bombers Worried."