Pirates Interested in Shlammin Sam-ME

Sweet Swinging Billy · January 2, 2006

Yes, I know how everybody on this board just loves MLB Trade Rumors, but I found this funny. I myself, think that "Shlammin Sammy" will either end up a AL team, the Japanese League...or just retire. He's washed up.

"Pirates Interested In Sosa"

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2006/01/pirates_interes.html

Butterscup1679666578 · January 2, 2006

I like the first sentence paragraph. An e-mail linked him to a blog that linked him to a DR service. Brilliant.

CardsFanInChiTown · January 2, 2006

Really for a small market team he wouldn't be a bad guy to take a flyer on. His name alone could put some butts in the stands.

vance_the_cubs_fan · January 2, 2006

I would love to have Craig Wilson on this team.

10man · January 2, 2006

Really for a small market team he wouldn't be a bad guy to take a flyer on. His name alone could put some butts in the stands.

If Pittsburgh residents didn't come to watch Pirates playoff teams from the past, what makes you think they will come to watch an old has been close out his career?

RockTheIvy · January 2, 2006

Really for a small market team he wouldn't be a bad guy to take a flyer on. His name alone could put some butts in the stands.
If Pittsburgh residents didn't come to watch Pirates playoff teams from the past, what makes you think they will come to watch an old has been close out his career?

Because so few of us were around then.

CardsFanInChiTown · January 2, 2006

Really for a small market team he wouldn't be a bad guy to take a flyer on. His name alone could put some butts in the stands.
If Pittsburgh residents didn't come to watch Pirates playoff teams from the past, what makes you think they will come to watch an old has been close out his career?

Booze.

:lol:

10man · January 2, 2006

Really for a small market team he wouldn't be a bad guy to take a flyer on. His name alone could put some butts in the stands.
If Pittsburgh residents didn't come to watch Pirates playoff teams from the past, what makes you think they will come to watch an old has been close out his career?
Booze.

:lol:

If Sammy's buying then why not, hey? :)

E.J. · January 2, 2006

Looks like crazy trade rumor guy might have gotten one right for a change.

Tribune

Could Sammy Sosa be returning to play right field in Wrigley Field? No, not as a member of the Cubs, but as a member of the Pirates. An article from a Dominican news service said Pittsburgh is interested in signing Sosa.

According to the article, after signing Joe Randa as its third baseman, the Pirates want to sign one more free agent this winter and now that first choice Eric Byrnes has a tentative agreement with Arizona, Sosa is the primary target.

UK1679666180 · January 2, 2006

The Beaver County Times also has them interested in Preston Wilson has an insurance policy if Duffy fails in CF, which makes more sense than them signing Sammy.

http://www.timesonline.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=15853486&BRD=2305&PAG=461&dept_id=478568&rfi=6

vance_the_cubs_fan · January 2, 2006

Considering Sammy's idol is Roberto Clemente, Sosa may have a lot of interest in playing rightfield for the Pirates too.

(Of course Sammy is probably hoping to just land a job anywhere right now.)

BigbadB · January 2, 2006

What I'm curious about is how low he'd actually be willing to go on a contract.

cheapseats · January 2, 2006

It won't happen, but Sosa would be a great platoon option with Jones in RF.

Sammy wasn't good at all in 2005 overall, but his splits against lefties were good: .370 OBP and .471 SLG. That's better than Jacque does against righties.

If Sammy does go to Pittsburgh, bleacher seats for the first Pirates/Cubs game at Wrigley instantly become tough tickets.

Sweet Swinging Billy · January 2, 2006

vance_the_cubs_fan rote "Considering Sammy's idol is Roberto Clemente, Sosa may have a lot of interest in playing rightfield for the Pirates too".

(Of course Sammy is probably hoping to just land a job anywhere right now.)

-- You know, Vance's post got me thinking, if Sammy does in fact sign with Pittsburgh, he will have to choose another number, because his idol wore #21 for the Pirates. What number do y'all think he would choose? #20?, #22?

Derwood · January 2, 2006

Pittsburgh always has been and always will be a Steelers town. They will never sell that team.

anemic offense · January 2, 2006

It'll be nice to have one of his 3-4K games benefit us for a change.

treebird · January 2, 2006

i hope he signs with the pirates and hits 4 home runs off of glendon rusch and 5 off of maddux

AI · January 2, 2006

Really for a small market team he wouldn't be a bad guy to take a flyer on. His name alone could put some butts in the stands.
If Pittsburgh residents didn't come to watch Pirates playoff teams from the past, what makes you think they will come to watch an old has been close out his career?

Actually, Pittsburgh residents turned out in droves for their playoff games. They didn't start staying away from the park until all the good players signed elsewhere.

Soul · January 3, 2006

SAMMY can't be very choosy at this point.

GaryWoods · January 3, 2006

vance_the_cubs_fan rote "Considering Sammy's idol is Roberto Clemente, Sosa may have a lot of interest in playing rightfield for the Pirates too".

(Of course Sammy is probably hoping to just land a job anywhere right now.)

-- You know, Vance's post got me thinking, if Sammy does in fact sign with Pittsburgh, he will have to choose another number, because his idol wore #21 for the Pirates. What number do y'all think he would choose? #20?, #22?

Just making a couple of random guesses; he could reverse the numbers and go with 12, or add them together and wear 3. Forgive me if those numbers have been retired by the Pirates; I'm not familiar at all with what their great players wore besides Clemente.

Roast · January 3, 2006

i hope he signs with the pirates and hits 4 home runs off of glendon rusch and 5 off of maddux

<3

Hosak8 · January 3, 2006

vance_the_cubs_fan rote "Considering Sammy's idol is Roberto Clemente, Sosa may have a lot of interest in playing rightfield for the Pirates too".

(Of course Sammy is probably hoping to just land a job anywhere right now.)

-- You know, Vance's post got me thinking, if Sammy does in fact sign with Pittsburgh, he will have to choose another number, because his idol wore #21 for the Pirates. What number do y'all think he would choose? #20?, #22?

Just making a couple of random guesses; he could reverse the numbers and go with 12, or add them together and wear 3. Forgive me if those numbers have been retired by the Pirates; I'm not familiar at all with what their great players wore besides Clemente.

When he arrived in the majors, he wore #17. Don't know that he'd wear it again, but that was his original #.

BCVM22 · January 3, 2006

When he arrived in the majors, he wore #17. Don't know that he'd wear it again, but that was his original #.

He also wore No. 11 in his first Spring Training with the Cubs, but switched to No. 21 in time for the regular season. Humberto Cota currently has claim to No. 11 for Pittsburgh, and I believe No. 17's been vacant since Bobby Hill's demotion(s). Certainly Humberto Cota would vacate the number if Sammy asked nicely and/or peeled a few $100 bills off the old Sosa billfold?

Fred Hornkohl · January 3, 2006

Pittsburgh's list of retired numbers is:

Roberto Clemente      21
Ralph Kiner            4
Bill Mazeroski         9
Billy Meyer            1
Danny Murtaugh        40
Willie Stargell        8
Pie Traynor           20
Honus Wagner          33

frostwyrm · January 3, 2006

Rotoworld says the Pirates have made Burnitz a big offer. It would be amusing to see Burnitz and Sosa in the same outfield.

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