Let the Good Times Roll

When Neal Huntington gets going he sure does get at it doesn't he? I don't think that there is any team in baseball that has made as many transactions as he has in the past year. He has taken what was a bad team, and tried his best to totally rebuild it. You have to at least admire his willingness to make all of these moves, I can't remember the last time there has been a team with this much turnover in trades. (Maybe the dismantling of the '97 Marlins?)

Anyway, I was surprised to see Grabow and Gorzo both go, as they were both two of the more advanced lefties we have. Right now all we really have to throw out of the pen is Donnie Veal, who by the way I am surprised was not included in this deal with the Cubs.

As far as a gut reaction to the trade, it does not really bother me what we got per se, I just thought we'd like to keep a lefty around or at least maybe acquire some more, as we are very deficient in that area now.

The moves that have been made, at least on a whole, could have been seen by anyone paying attention. Most knew that the major leaguers that got traded probably would get traded, but it is still shocking/exciting that it actually did happen.

For fans like myself, the rest of the season will be plenty of fun to watch, even if the results aren't fun. It will be great to see who gets called up, Milledge is on his way now, and who gets playing time. The entire slate seems to be a clean and it is ripe for competition.

For years your prototypical fan cried and cried that they would just want to see a bunch of young guys playing their hearts out. Well know those fans have what they have wanted for years, though they are probably too distraught over losing the seemingly irreplaceable Jack Wilson.

They wanted young guys that hustled and fought. Well here you go. We have actually gone and done it. The roster is now filled with young potential and I cannot wait to see how it all works out. It is a fun time to be a fan, and I really, really mean that.