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Benson for Julio and "The Duke" John Maine

Do you like the Benson for Julio/Maine trade?

Hells, yeah, I do!	3 votes
Feck that, my son! This trade blows glass!	0 votes
If they get Zito or some other frontline starter, then yeah, I'm down like Lewinsky!	15 votes
Doesn't matter if they spin this trade into something else, Omar's completely lost his shit!	9 votes

A Boy Named Seo Jan 22 2006 06:04 AM

Seems to be lots of angry peeps in the other thread. Like to see what everyone else thinks. Yah, nay, or gay? Sound off.

Bret Sabermetric Jan 22 2006 06:09 AM

"Hells, yeah"??

Edgy DC Jan 22 2006 08:00 AM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jan 22 2006 01:52 PM

Two and four seem like very similar choices.

Yancy Street Gang Jan 22 2006 08:02 AM

I think the love/like/neutral/dislike/hate polling format is more clear. If that had been the choice, I would have voted "hate."

Bret Sabermetric Jan 22 2006 09:52 AM

"for"?

KC Jan 22 2006 10:09 AM

I took three, trade is too weird for there not to be something else on the horizon. Yesterdays reaction by some posters was borderline embarrasing for the board and I hope it doesn't turn away someone looking for news or comments who might have joined our group.

Nymr83 Jan 22 2006 10:13 AM

isn't this the second time this offseason that some poor misguided poster has tried to give someone the nickname "the duke"...there only one duke in ny, find your own nickname john maine...

Rotblatt Jan 22 2006 11:27 AM

This trade, by itself, looks stupid but forgivable, but combined with the other similar trades that our very bored GM has made, it's inexcusable. Even if we do land Zito (which I doubt will happen), we'll end up trading too much for him and hurting ourself in the long run. And I'm not even convinced that Zito will be much better than Seo next season.

MFS62 Jan 22 2006 11:34 AM

The last two trades of starters for relievers are like a self fulfilling prophecy. With the back end of the rotation now Zambrano, Traschell and Heilmann, Willie might need all the bullpen help he can get. Later

Bret Sabermetric Jan 22 2006 11:36 AM

KC wrote: "some posters" . Name names?

OlerudOwned Jan 22 2006 12:54 PM

="Rotblatt"]This trade, by itself, looks stupid but forgivable, but combined with the other similar trades that our very bored GM has made, it's inexcusable. Even if we do land Zito (which I doubt will happen), we'll end up trading too much for him and hurting ourself in the long run. Exactly my mindset on this. The starting pitching depth was blown up, possibly because of a trade that could happen. Plus, to make the Zito deal happened, we'd be giving up outfield depth (and maybe Heilman too). It's getting rediculous.

KC Jan 22 2006 01:22 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jan 22 2006 01:25 PM

>>>Name Names?<<< "FUCK!!!!!!!!!" is pretty childish. Maybe that's the way the comment about stuff at swanky colleges these days. Keep the checks coming, pop.

OlerudOwned Jan 22 2006 01:24 PM

KC wrote: >>>Name Names?<<< "FUCK!!!!!!!!!" is pretty childish. Maybe that's the way the comment at stuff at swanky colleges these days. Keep the checks coming, pop. The use of profanity at an exasperating trade isn't all that bad. Sometimes, the situation just calls for a good loud fuck.

KC Jan 22 2006 01:32 PM

I curse a lot - fuck it - I retract the statement. I retract everything. I mean, I fucking retract everything. Fuck it.

A Boy Named Seo Jan 22 2006 07:24 PM

]I think the love/like/neutral/dislike/hate polling format is more clear. Yeah, I agree. Sorry for the odd choices. I tried to fuse a little humor into the thing is all. And after I submitted it, I realized I had no "neutral" opinion and went to edit one in, but that didn't seem to work. ]Two and four seem like very similar choices. Two was supposed to be the "no" vote, and four was supposed to be "I'm not worried about the trade, I'm worried about Omar!" Both voicing dissatisfaction, but one at the new personnel specifically, the other at the guy who engineered the trade. I see how that's not all that clear, though. ]isn't this the second time this offseason that some poor misguided poster has tried to give someone the nickname "the duke"...there only one duke in ny, find your own nickname john maine... I'm the poor, misguided poster. And I like calling John Maine "The Duke" and will keep doing it until I don't feel like doing it anymore.

Edgy DC Jan 22 2006 07:26 PM

I like calling him Remember The.

Bret Sabermetric Jan 22 2006 08:06 PM

I like calling him "Brent."

A Boy Named Seo Jan 22 2006 08:24 PM

Or John "Don't Call Me Brent" Maine. Or John "Bangor" Maine. Or John Maine Vein. Or John "Inhu"Maine. Or John...

TheOldMole Jan 22 2006 09:46 PM

"Ladies and gentlemen, this is Mrs. Norman Maine."

metsmarathon Jan 23 2006 11:40 AM

i don't know enough about maine to really have formed a strong opinion... i think we might not have gotten enough in return for benson, but i think the trade made us a better-composed team. i'm not entirely sure how that fits into the above four polling choices...

Willets Point Jan 23 2006 12:40 PM

I've never been to Maine, but I kind of like the music.

Yancy Street Gang Jan 23 2006 01:07 PM

If my name was Valadius, I'd give Maine the nickname "Lobster."