Want to know what a player thinks about trades like this?

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As The Santana Turns - Midnight In Nashville
Published 12/5/2007 by Ian at SOX & Dawgs
... Our resident blogger on the Red Sox, Curt Schilling chimes in over at 38 Pitches telling us about what’s it like as a player being involved in trade talks. ...

38 Pitches: Schilling: Want to know what a player thinks about trades like this?
Published 12/5/2007 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
38 Pitches: Schilling: Want to know what a player thinks about trades like this? Curt Schilling: The Iron Crosschecker. Understand before I make the following comments that I think highly of every player being named in this deal. I have more knowledge of the major league players other than Phil Hughes than I do the prospects. There is a recurring theme out there that Melky Cabrera is a far superior piece of the pie here than Coco Crisp. A claim I would argue adamantly against. First off Melky is a career .275 hitter to Coco being a career .280 hitter. Now we all know that ...

Schilling on the Santana Drama
Published 12/5/2007 by Shyster at ShysterBall
Some snipe, but I really enjoy reading Curt Schilling's insider perspective on these things. I also love this line: The Sox have drawn the line at NOT including both Ellsbury and Lester in the deal together, the Yanks have drawn the line at Ian Kennedy and/or some combination of their upper tier prospects. Mr Steinbrenner's son has stated that their offer is far and away the best. I think that’s patently false, but let’s go another direction one second. Rowr.

The overnight watch: The latest on Santana, and what's to come today
Published 12/5/2007 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... --- Curt Schilling, who's been positively expansive over the last few days, chimes in with a monster post that's part statistical analysis (a fairly sophisticated comparision of Melky Cabrera and Coco Crisp that leans heavily in Coco's favor) and part insight as to what it's like to be a player in the midst of these rumors. He also gets emotional on the topic of Jon Lester (''I’m biased, I know him. His character is off the charts.'') and waxes poetic about Jacoby Ellsbury. Great stuff. ...

Sox 'revamping' Santana offer; Schilling offers thoughts on trade
Published 12/5/2007 by Dan Lamothe, Red Sox Monster at Red Sox Monster - MassLive.com
... tonight, showed reserved support for the Santana trade in his blog while also offering some well-deserved sympathy for those involved in the rumors: Fact of the matter is the names being mentioned as possibly getting traded from Boston are all my teammates. Great kids with immense talent. I don't want any of them to leave. I also understand that there is a good chance NONE of the players being talked about will be wearing the uniforms they currently wear their entire careers. Players get traded, we get that, we also get that there is a side to this that makes us view it as a ...

Groundhog Day
Published 12/5/2007 at Extra Bases
... We'll try to keep you informed of the latest; in the meantime, if you have the time, check out Curt Schilling's blog, 38pitches.com, in which he offers an interesting take on the prospective deal and how it impacts the parties involved. ...

Recommended Reading: Curt Schilling's 38 Pitches...
Published 12/5/2007 by Maryland Orioles' Fan at Oriole Post - Baltimore Orioles Analysis & News; The World of Baseball and Beyond
No matter what you think of Curt Schilling as an athlete or a person, he's brought a unique perspective to the blogosphere and baseball fans everywhere. In his recent entry on his blog, 38 Pitches, he talks about how it is for a player to ponder a trade, especially when it is one of his teammates or peers who may go through it. As a fan, no matter who you root for, it's a must read. An excerpt: A s fans you have your perspective. There are large contingents of fans in both markets, NY and Boston, that lean towards the Bill James approach to players and their teams, and ...

Happy Campaign Trails
Published 12/6/2007 by ssilva at Boston Dirt Dogs
... probably doing the same thing. We completely respect the position the Twins are in. It's their prerogative to handle this any way they see fit. I have no problem with the way they're handling this at all." -- 12.5.07, Theo comes completely undone and mentions Twins by name Wednesday night WAS THIS MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING? ARE THE TWINS KEEPING SANTANA? Buzz Updates: Santana Trade Momentum Grinds to a Halt Schilling Offers Up 2,821 Words on the Santana Deal First Francona Gets a Rule, ...

The Sports Guy: Links of the week
Published 12/11/2007 by Bill Simmons, Page 2 at ESPN Feed: Bill Simmons
... players such as Andre Iguodala and Emeka Okafor for being greedy and not signing contracts last summer, and Curt Schilling giving his extended thoughts about the players Boston would conceivably give up in a trade for Johan Santana. In particular, I loved Schilling's points about Jacoby Ellsbury and Jon Lester and how they rose to the occasion in the biggest possible moments, which made him leery of giving them up because that's his No. 1 test for any young player. Really insightful stuff. Did you ever think we'd live in a day and age when a pitcher would write ...