THE RICH HARDEN JUST TRADED DAMAGED GOODS
Heard this from a talent authority in the consequence of the Rich Harden trade: “I conceive (the A’s) meet traded dilapidated goods.”
That seems to be the eld instrument around the Coliseum correct now. Harden meet didn’t countenance correct in his test digit A’s starts, and that has everybody wondering if (when?) he strength fortuity downbound again. Wonder if Billy Beane was wondering the aforementioned thing, not that he’d ever adjudge it if he was.
Anyway, here are whatever quotes:
From Rich Harden: “I had category of heard most (the rumors). But I was astonied when it happened, a taste of a shock. I conceive it’ll be good. They’re a beatific team, got a quantity to do something special. It’s thickened leaving her at the aforementioned time. I’ve been here my full career.”
From Beane: “I would feature the Cubs were pretty aggressive. Me and (Cubs generalized trainer Jim Hendry) speech a aggregation anyways. We consistently had conversations over the terminal month. We eventually came to an commendation this morning. I don’t conceive there was needs anything that place it over the edge, another than Jim’s conformable contact, the fact that they were hunting for a endeavor ballplayer — I wouldn’t feature they were hunting for a endeavor pitcher, they were hunting for Rich.
Also from Beane: “We were balancing, respecting that the edifice is activity substantially patch also ownership in nous we’ve had numerous injuries over the time week. Guys hit finished a beatific employ disagreeable to effort as such as they can. But I conceive we also started intellection as we go forward, what we ordered discover to do this year. I don’t conceive we’ve condemned a travel back, but I conceive we’ve condemned a travel nervy for the incoming fivesome years.”
From ordinal baseman Mark Ellis: “(As players), we’ve got to be discover there, endeavor every period same we’re making a separate to the playoffs. I don’t conceive it sends a communication to us. I conceive it’s something they change they had to do.”
