Zito Traded: Milledge, and more coming

by ohad on Apr 1, 2006 8:45 AM PST

Unbelievable. Gotham whatever it's called was partially right.

The A's have completed a 3-way deal that will send Barry Zito to the NY Mets. The deal is as follows.

A's receive:Lastings Milledge,Elijah Dukes, Brian Bannister
Mets receive: Barry Zito, Julio Lugo
D'Rays receive: Aaron Heilman, Mike Pelfrey, Ron Flores

I'm quite stunned right now. It's a nice return, Dukes and Milledge are premiere tools players ready by 2007.

The end of the Big Three is officially here.

APRIL FOOLS!!!!!

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Can you actually do an April Fools joke?

Isn't it April 2nd over there?

Why yes. I am a ray of warm and fuzzy sunshine.

by grover on Apr 1, 2006 8:49 AM PST reply actions

Nope

I'm 10 (actually maybe 11 now) hours ahead in time (so if you want the latest NBA scores before the games are actually played, let me know). Which means it's 7:53 pm right now. Which means it's still April 1.

Get on YIM, i feel like talking trade.

www.hasidicreggae.com Check out Matisyahu. "I wanna be close to you, yes i'm so hungry. You're like water for my soul when it gets thirsty."

by ohad on Apr 1, 2006 8:53 AM PST up reply actions

Maybe you should try asking nicely

Why yes. I am a ray of warm and fuzzy sunshine.

by grover on Apr 1, 2006 8:55 AM PST up reply actions

lol

Please?

I figured you'd jump at the chance to manhandle me again in a trade.

www.hasidicreggae.com Check out Matisyahu. "I wanna be close to you, yes i'm so hungry. You're like water for my soul when it gets thirsty."

by ohad on Apr 1, 2006 8:56 AM PST up reply actions

I know you're in another country

But you're underage and manhandling you will only get me in trouble!

Sick freak...

Why yes. I am a ray of warm and fuzzy sunshine.

by grover on Apr 1, 2006 8:57 AM PST up reply actions

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www.hasidicreggae.com Check out Matisyahu. "I wanna be close to you, yes i'm so hungry. You're like water for my soul when it gets thirsty."

by ohad on Apr 1, 2006 8:59 AM PST up reply actions

Good one!

But you left out Ginter

Swisher: "If we're healthy, we could be a monster."

by A s Eh on Apr 1, 2006 8:55 AM PST reply actions

I figured

that since Ginter is one of the top 3 most valuable commodities in baseball, i wouldn't be believable.

www.hasidicreggae.com Check out Matisyahu. "I wanna be close to you, yes i'm so hungry. You're like water for my soul when it gets thirsty."

by ohad on Apr 1, 2006 8:57 AM PST up reply actions

For a few seconds

a little groggy this morning, sleeping late, and I fire up the Mac with coffee in hand before starting the day and Ohad "hads me going" blood pressure rose, stomach falls. You da man!

the great playoff miss of 2004 followed by the good try of 2005 but BB's got the fix for 2006.

by ak_A on Apr 1, 2006 8:56 AM PST reply actions

that's the goal

pounce on the vulnerable ones.

www.hasidicreggae.com Check out Matisyahu. "I wanna be close to you, yes i'm so hungry. You're like water for my soul when it gets thirsty."

by ohad on Apr 1, 2006 8:59 AM PST up reply actions

I hate April Fools Day.

"This must be heaven," he says.
"No. It's Oakland."

by Kyli on Apr 1, 2006 9:03 AM PST reply actions

Me too

Especially when I forget it's April Fools and read things like this.

Nobody Girl

by day-to-day on Apr 1, 2006 9:20 AM PST up reply actions

Same here.

"Baseball is reassuring. It makes me feel as if the world is not going to blow up." -Sharon Olds

by AsGirl on Apr 1, 2006 10:08 AM PST up reply actions

Me too.

Street is a friggin physical marvel... -Mychael Urban

by rookieoftheyear on Apr 1, 2006 9:50 AM PST up reply actions

I'm just a fool

I can't remember what I was going to say, but I assure you, it was brilliant!

by oblique on Apr 1, 2006 9:12 AM PST reply actions

April Fool

If I had realized that today was April 1st, I might have known better, but I've been so busy lately that all of the days and weeks are running together.

You got me, ohad. I had picked up my phone and started to dial as I was reading.

by TurnTwo on Apr 1, 2006 9:34 AM PST reply actions

Don't tempt fate

Last year someone's idea of an April fools joke on another board was "Crosby out 10-12 weeks with broken ribs", a couple days later, it came true.

by Alien @ Athletics Nation on Apr 1, 2006 10:00 AM PST reply actions

Eek!

...Quick, someone type up a 'Macha fired!' post!

"This must be heaven," he says.
"No. It's Oakland."

by Kyli on Apr 1, 2006 12:08 PM PST up reply actions

Sorry guys :-)

Should have wrote that in advance :)

www.hasidicreggae.com Check out Matisyahu. "I wanna be close to you, yes i'm so hungry. You're like water for my soul when it gets thirsty."

by ohad on Apr 1, 2006 10:10 AM PST reply actions

Wow...good one

I gotta change my shorts.

by brownln on Apr 1, 2006 10:15 AM PST reply actions

You son of a bitch

that almost killed me :o

Joe Blanton is phat

by gojohn10 on Apr 1, 2006 10:31 AM PST reply actions

It is a good thing

I checked the A's Website just before I came on here and saw Zito front and center and no report of such a trade, or I would have been very pissed off at you right now!!

I HATE APRIL FOOLS!!!

"I hope everyone here gets 450 at-bats, makes millions and millions of dollars and we win the World Series. That's my utopia." - Macha 3/29/06

by BobbyCrosbysGirl on Apr 1, 2006 11:26 AM PST reply actions