Paul Konerko was a Red for about 12 minutes
Paul Konerko was a Red for about 12 minutes
so was John Wetteland
The Cincinnati Reds and New York Giants expressed interest in Ruth, but Dunn sold his contract, along with those of pitchers Ernie Shore and Ben Egan, to the Boston Red Sox on July 4. The sale price was announced as $25,000 but various later stories lower the amount to half that, or possibly $8,500 plus the cancellation of a $3,000 loan. Ruth remained with the Orioles for several days while the Red Sox completed a road trip, and reported to the team in Boston on July 11.
The 6 that stick out in my mind from the last 20 years consist of 3 closers and 3 sluggers:
Trevor Hoffman
John Wetteland
BJ Ryan
Paul O'Neill
Paul Konerko
Josh Hamilton
Go BLUE!!!
I will never forget Hal MacRae for Roger Nelson and Richie Scheinblum
That Hoffman guy had a nice career even if it was not as a shortstop.
how bout milt Wilcox?
Losing Caldwell did hurt but the belief was he was leaving either way because he was going the free agent route.
Wasn't he part of the trade that got George Foster?
Nope.
Caldwell was traded to the Brewers for two minor leaguers who never made it to the big show.
Also, right around that same time, Howsam, under the belief that Jack Billingham was through, dealt him to Detroit for virtually nothing -- only to see Billingham enjoy two bounceback years in Detroit.
Dealing Champ Summers to Detroit in '79 didn't work out, either.
Whatever you do, do your best to not allow the struggles of life to interfere with the pleasures of living.
Hal McRae
"Boys, I'm one of those umpires that misses 'em every once in a while so if it's close, you'd better hit it." Cal Hubbard
Here's one the Reds almost picked up Robin Roberts after the Phillys cut him loose in 61'. Fred Hutchinson was ready to sign him, but Bill DeWitt screwed it up when Roberts would not take a $15,000.00 deal instead of the $30,000.00 he was asking. I know that this was near the end of his career, but he still managed 3 winning years for Baltimore with a avg ERA of 3.01
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