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From: david@fisher.UUCP (David Rubin)
Newsgroups: net.sport.baseball
Subject: Re: Met musings
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Date: Tue, 11-Dec-84 08:23:23 EST
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Posted: Tue Dec 11 08:23:23 1984
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[sing praises to mr. bow-tie!]

I, too, was quite puzzled by the acquisition of Howard Johnson, and
could only explain it by assuming that the Mets were planning to trade
away someone from the left side of the infield.  It turns out this was
the case.

Little did I suspect that Cashen would actually get us Gary Carter,
the single player in the majors today who would most improve the Mets.
When they announced (during the Monday night football game) that there
had been a big baseball trade sending Carter to the Mets (at least I
was hoping they had said the "Mets"), I started figuring who the Mets
had given up.  I settled on Brooks (the Expos want middle infielders
who can hit), Fitzgerald (they would of course need a catcher), and
Sisk (Reardon was rumored to be on the way out).  I wasn't too far
off, and pleasantly surprised, that the actual deal was for Brooks,
Fitzgerald, Wynningham (good-looking AAA outfielder), and pitcher who
I had not heard of (began with a "T", I think).

And to think I would have been pleased by getting only Diaz!  Frank
Cashen,  I doff my cap to you, sir!

						David Rubin