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"You only have to bat a thousand in two things; flying and heart transplants. Everything else you can go 4-for-5."
-Beano Cook
so why havent we heard who claimed him yet???
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/
Phillies outfielder Marlon Byrd has apparently been pulled back from revocable waivers after being claimed by an as-yet-unidentified team, as he played tonight for Philadelphia. Reports suggested Byrd was claimed on or before Wednesday, and the 48.5 hour window to complete a transaction (or withdraw the claimed player) would have expired by now.
And the Pirates gave up Dilson Herrera to get him, and they did not win a playoff series nor did they resign Byrd.
“I don’t care,” Votto said of passing his friend and former teammate. “He’s in the past. Bye-bye, Jay.”
Lots of people here use the play in game as the benchmark for "making the playoffs" so in that sense, yes they did win a playoff "series" with him.
He was very useful for the Pirates and could have been for the Reds. Letting him pass through and land in Pittsburghs lap was one of the big black marks in Walts tenure here.
I'm a pretty big Walt defender but the decision not to claim Byrd last year was puzzling and a big mistake
99% of all numbers only tell 33% of the story so when looking at the numbers remember that numbers is plural...
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