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Published 11/28/2007 by EJ Fagan at Pending Pinstripes
... Now, I can’t resist going off topic a little bit here. Read this, and you’ll laugh at the sheer ridiculousness of it, then cry after you realize the state of professional sports media in this country. If anyone wants to employ me, I’d gladly take over his job. ...

A Trade That's Just Crazy Enough To Work! [Awesome Thought Processes]
Published 11/28/2007 by Leitch at Deadspin
... As Fire Joe Morgan points out, sheesh, he's right: The Twins would be insane not to take that deal! Of course, Theo Epstein might not be up for such a trade, especially considering the fact that Carlos Silva is a free agent, something one would presume a columnist for a Minnesota newspaper would know. But the Twins have to go for it, nevertheless! ...

Worst. Trade. Ever.
Published 11/28/2007 by Aaron Gettings at BostonsportZ
... I came across a trade scenario on firejoemorgan.com (who found it from a blog who found it from...), but apparently the Minnesota Twins beat writer Bob Sansevere has proposed the following trade between the Red Sox and the Twins: ...

Opposite ends of the journalism spectrum
Published 11/28/2007 by Ryan at The Victoria Times
If I put up three posts in one day, it seems like I'm working hard, right? This one is quick, but I really wanted to mention these two things.\ It was probably an honest mistake, but Pioneer Press writer Bob Sansavere has a pretty funny lapse with an article that he wrote about the Twins the other day. Fire Joe Morgan , of course, jumped all over it. Secondly, I wanted to thank the ...

Pio Press: Want Budding Stars? Offer to Trade 'em a Free Agent
Published 11/29/2007 at City Pages - Balls! Sports Blog
... accepted the trade! "Ha," we'll say! "Thanks for your young stars, sucker!" It's foolproof, the ultimate money for nothing. See, perception is reality. Like staking a flag into an island when you don't see anyone else there, claiming rights to trade a free agent is the ultimate economic comparative advantage for a team. Is a free agent wearing a uniform? I didn't think so. That's why they call them "free" agents; they're free to be claimed. Like Galileo, Sansevere has come under some criticism for this insight, but he is merely ahead of his time. Indeed, his main problem ...

Published 12/7/2007 by Aaron at AaronGleeman.com
... Among the players Sansevere thinks the Twins should send back to the Red Sox in his proposed trade? Free agent Carlos Silva, who the team has absolutely zero control over and can sign anywhere. A well-paid, high-profile writer who's long been employed to provide sports analysis for a major newspaper, Sansevere finishes his embarrassment of a column by writing: "I have just one question. What's Twins general manager Bill Smith waiting for? He should have this deal done by now." ...

Bob Sansevere is Aggressively Stupid
Published 12/8/2007 by Big Blue Monkey at I Dislike Your Favorite Team
... deal is impossible, and Theo Epstein isn't some dumb kid willing to trade away The Yaz with Sideburns for Radioactive Man #1, and that Bill Smith is probably assuming that the General Managers around the league know, like every somewhat serious fan knows, that Silva is a free agent, Sansevere makes a good point. Which is to say, Sansevere's entire thesis is fucking garbage. He got paid to write that. He should be ashamed. People who write about sports for free know more than he does. Demonstrably . Bob Sansevere, you owe a pay check to the charity of your choice, because you ...