Sosa traded to Orioles

[yankeessuck013]

Chicago Cubs outfielder Sammy Sosa will be traded to the Baltimore Orioles for infielder Jerry Hairston and at least two minor-leaguers, pending physicals and approval from commissioner Bud Selig and the players' association. An Orioles source told ESPN's Tim Kurkjian that the only way the trade will not happen is if someone fails a physical.

 

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=1978241

[YanksHater213]

Lol, you literally posted this 2 minutes before I was about to. Anyways, this just makes the toughest division in the MLB even tougher. Especially if Sosa can stay healthy and the Orioles pitching improves.

[Zenny]

Orioles are going to be sub-.500 for yet another year. I don't feel threatened at all.

[element1151]

Orioles are going to be sub-.500 for yet another year. I don't feel threatened at all.

 

Same, this seems like another Albert Belle fot the O's.

[stocker323]

If they actually tried to add pitching in addition to their lineup then I'd be concerned, but until then I still think they'll finish behind the Yankees and Red Sox.

[DOrtiz4prez]

Pitching is key and with Sydney Ponson out there... I am fine with it. Sosa Tejada is a pretty good 1-2 I might say though. Not even close to Manny Papi.

[Soxfan1]

There's also a no trade clause in sosa's contract. The cubs are either going to sign burnitz or ordonez now.

[Yanksin2010]

He's gonna put up good numbers in that small ass stadium.

[soxonfox]

the O's took on a ton of salary too.

[BigPapiEnFuego]

Sosa is really on the downfall. I like him and hope he has some big years, i would laugh like crazy if this blows up in the Orioles face though.

[Yanksin2010]

Could be Albert Belle II

[BoSox Rule]

OPS+

2001: 201

2002: 160

2003: 135

2002: 110

I'd have to say, I don't know, he's in store for a below average year.

[yagmaster]

I think this is a good trade for both sides. Sosa will only help Baltimore's lineup for a few years, and the Cubs acheived what they have been hoping to for a while. It may not make the Cubs a better team in 2005, but it will allow them to improve in the near future.

[element1151]

Could be Albert Belle II

 

Just said that like 5 posts up.

[element1151]

the O's took on a ton of salary too.

 

The Cubs are paying most of Sammys contract.

[Sizzlin22]

Soasas been declining every year since the Race for Maris season. Hopefully he can bounce back bit I don't see it happening.

[yagmaster]

Soasas been declining every year since the Race for Maris season. Hopefully he can bounce back bit I don't see it happening.

 

I don't think he needs to "bounce back." His average season, over the last three years, has been

 

41 HR

97 RBI

.274 AVG

 

and they would be higher if he didn't miss 36 games last year. I see him putting up close to 40, 100, .275 for a few years to come.

[Yanksin2010]

All he needs is some more cork and he'll be right back to 98 form.

[Radgeta]

The Bluejays have more of a chance.

[BigPapiEnFuego]

The Bluejays have more of a chance.

 

 

ROFL They may, but they still suck the big one.

[Soxfan1]

What place did the O's finish last year?

[yagmaster]

All he needs is some more cork and he'll be right back to 98 form.

 

He had one bat in his possession with cork. I feel strongly that he did not try to cheat, but was, in fact, unlucky. There is no evidence, it is even unlikely, that he used cork during the 1998 season or any other time in his career. Sosa is an honest man and I think your comment was innapropriate.

[BigPapiEnFuego]

What place did the O's finish last year?

 

 

3rd. then Tampa then Toronto.

[Gertie]

3rd. then Tampa then Toronto.

Like it'll ever be any different? Jeez. How many years in a row has the AL East finished in the same order?

[element1151]

Like it'll ever be any different? Jeez. How many years in a row has the AL East finished in the same order?

 

Sox are winning first this year.

[Zenny]

Like it'll ever be any different? Jeez. How many years in a row has the AL East finished in the same order?

A grand total of one. It was like this in '03:

New York

Boston

Toronto

Baltimore

Tampa Bay

 

In '04, Toronto dropped to the bottom and everyone below them moved up a spot.

[Gertie]

Ouch. OK, OK, you know what I meant. *shakes fist* Damn you Zenny, always proving me wrong!

[Zenny]

Ouch. OK, OK, you know what I meant. *shakes fist* Damn you Zenny, always proving me wrong!

It's what I do best!