Assembly Hall
06-04-2012, 09:40 AM
My best friend came over y-day and we sat on the porch after the Reds game, drank a few brews, and discussed baseball.
We ended up talking about what he deemed a couple of bad trades the Cubs made that not many people talk about because the Cubs(in most of the fans minds) got success from the trades. He brought up the Cubs deal with the Indians that landed Rick Sutcliffe. Sutcliffe propelled the Cubs to the division title in '84 and also was on the '89 team that, position wise, was a completely different team. Because the Cubs won in '84, a lot of people fail to remember that the Indians received Mel Hall and Joe Carter. My buddy wonders how it would have been had that trade never happened.
Another one he brought up was prior to the '89 season when the Cubs got Mitch Williams from Texas. Williams was instrumental in helping the Cubs win the '89 division title. The downside to that trade was that the Cubs gave up Rafael Palmeiro.
Some trades accomplish what they are meant to do but it only last short term.
We ended up talking about what he deemed a couple of bad trades the Cubs made that not many people talk about because the Cubs(in most of the fans minds) got success from the trades. He brought up the Cubs deal with the Indians that landed Rick Sutcliffe. Sutcliffe propelled the Cubs to the division title in '84 and also was on the '89 team that, position wise, was a completely different team. Because the Cubs won in '84, a lot of people fail to remember that the Indians received Mel Hall and Joe Carter. My buddy wonders how it would have been had that trade never happened.
Another one he brought up was prior to the '89 season when the Cubs got Mitch Williams from Texas. Williams was instrumental in helping the Cubs win the '89 division title. The downside to that trade was that the Cubs gave up Rafael Palmeiro.
Some trades accomplish what they are meant to do but it only last short term.