Just about the only big story of the MLB Trade Deadline is Eric Gagne being acquired by the Red Sox. Just another deal in a long tradition of what I call yankee/red sox "spite trading" Basically what happens is that one team (in this case the Red Sox) trades for or signs a player simply, and for no other reason than, because they don't want another team in the division (in this case the Yankees) to get said player. What the heck do the Red Sox need Eric Gagne for? They already have (and it pains me to say this) the best closer in the game today, and if there were any midseason weaknesses to be addressed, the pitching staff certainly wasn't one of them. The only way this trade makes sense to benefit the Sox is if they have Gagne penciled in to be the new power hitting shortstop. Seriously.
But you know what? All this Red Sox spite directed at the Yankees, I welcome it. This is what the whole rivalry is about. Doing things just to make the other team fume. I can only hope that on Aug. 28 when the Yankees and Red Sox meet again at Yankee Stadium they'll channel all this spite into a brawl. Because that is exactly what this rivalry needs.
For more Trade Deadline info click here.
But you know what? All this Red Sox spite directed at the Yankees, I welcome it. This is what the whole rivalry is about. Doing things just to make the other team fume. I can only hope that on Aug. 28 when the Yankees and Red Sox meet again at Yankee Stadium they'll channel all this spite into a brawl. Because that is exactly what this rivalry needs.
For more Trade Deadline info click here.
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