[USML Announce] Interesting....

[JHWinick at aol.com]

In a message dated 7/31/2006 11:23:46 A.M. Central Daylight Time,  
bljansen at gmail.com writes:

Hate when those magic beans offer nothing but a brief burst of  gas...
 


On 7/31/06, Doug  Shabelman <_doug at burnsent.com_ (mailto:doug at burnsent.com) > 
wrote:  
 
 
DETROIT -- The _Detroit  Tigers_ 
(http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/clubhouse?team=det)  acquired first baseman  _Sean  Casey_ 
(http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=5930)  from the _Pittsburgh  Pirates_ 
(http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/clubhouse?team=pit)  on Monday in exchange  for minor league 
pitcher Brian Rogers. 
Casey, a career .304 hitter, gives the AL  Central-leading Tigers the 
left-handed-hitting presence they have lacked as  they head toward a playoff berth. 
To make room for Casey, Detroit optioned the  contract of first baseman 
_Chris  Shelton_ (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=7259)  to 
Triple-A Toledo.  Shelton is hitting .277 with 16 home runs and 45  RBI.






Chris Shelton was no magic bean.  He was the epitome of the "real"  major 
league talent that COPS touts as the be all and end all of rotisserie  
transactions.  Well, DUMP says buyer beware this "real" talent.  DUMP  has been quietly 
advising its members to stay far away from Rule 5 bums like  Shelton and 
one-year wonders like Jhonny Peralta.  Real baseball talent, no  matter how 
inexperienced, always rules in the end.  Not to say that there  aren't exceptions 
(see, e.g. the man formerly known as the King), but let this  be a lesson to all 
of you COPS naysayers.
 
That is all.
 
Jeffrey Winick
DUMP
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