Cubs trade Gathright to Orioles for Ryan Freel

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Freel is better than Miles and Scales, and is a better defender at 3B than Fontenot. If you can get him for nothing, why not?

If it keeps Fontenot at 2B when Ariamis gets hurt next time and keeps Miles out of the lineup, then I'm all for it.

 

If I were the least bit superstitious, I'd fully support permabanning you.

[weis21]

Freel is better than Miles and Scales, and is a better defender at 3B than Fontenot. If you can get him for nothing, why not?

If it keeps Fontenot at 2B when Ariamis gets hurt next time and keeps Miles out of the lineup, then I'm all for it.

 

If I were the least bit superstitious, I'd fully support permabanning you.

:-#

 

The first thing that ran through my head when he was writhing in pain was that post.

 

I had in mind another hamstring tweak that would put him on the shelf for a couple of days - sorry :(

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Depending on the salary configuration, I dont mind picking up a player who could be of use to us if it only cost us Gathright. Now why anyone would want Gathright and Pie on the same team is beyong me. Maybe they can pick up Rajai Davis and Michael Bourn too.

 

They're working on a deal to get Carlos Gomez from the Twins.

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Ryan Freel said not even Farney believed that Freel made the stupendous diving catch on Albert Pujols Tuesday.

 

Farney? Who's Farney?

 

"He's a little guy who lives in my head who talks to me and I talk to him," said Freel, acting as if he finally crashed into too many walls, ran into too many catchers and dived into too many dugouts. "That little midget in my head said, 'That was a great catch, Ryan,' I said, 'Hey, Farney, I don't know if that was you who really caught that ball, but that was pretty good if it was.' Everybody thinks I talk to myself, so I tell 'em I'm talking to Farney.' "

 

You got it, we have another crazt one. I just hope Carlos Zambrano doesnt have to give him a white guy.

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DANNY'S NOT HERE MRS TORRANCE

[biittner77]

Hendry is like the RCMP, he always gets his man. Too bad that usually happens 2 years after he stopped being good at baseball.

 

Freel is still an improvement over Gathright.

[Hawk4Hall]

I agree Freel is a better option than Gathright but that isn't saying much. He's 3-25 this season and Gathright is 3-14.