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Posted by Road Dog --Previous Message--
on 6/12/2003, 12:25 pm, in reply to "Dunn Rumor a Deke for Brian Giles?"
I'd say that is not a viable rumor. First, the Bucs have a wealth of starting pitching coming through the minor leagues; Burnett, Van Benschotten, Bullington, and they have Wells on the major league roster. The Bucs' reason for losing this year is not so much their pitching, but rather their woeful offense. Trading Giles for a pitcher does nothing to improve their offense. Second, fans are staying away in droves from PNC now. The few that do show up would burn the stadium to the ground if the Pirates traded Giles. He is the lone symbol of hope for Pittsburgh baseball on the major league roster.
: I think the rumor is bunk. Doesn't make any
: sense. The A's are a notoriously
: anal-retentive team about plate discipline
: and Adam Dunn isn't exactly Rod Carew
: (although his OBP is decent). He's having
: a hard enough time hitting his weight,
: although when he does make contact, the
: ball often sails into the cheap seats.
: Sounds like Dave Kingman.
: Here's a theory. It's no secret that Billy
: Beane absolutely loves Brian Giles. Could
: the A's be leaking some erroneous rumors
: about Dunn in order to get the Pirates to
: budge on Giles? After all, Cincy is a
: Central Division rival, right?
: Might sound odd, but stranger things have
: happened.
:
: --Previous Message--
: If Cincy were creative , it might move
: Williamson to Bos for Fossum and Sanchez
: --Previous Message--
: Oakland radio station is reporting that the
: A's
: might be on the verge of acquiring Adam
: Dunn for Rich Harden
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