Pirates acquire OF Lastings Milledge

Kingdom_of_Zito · #2 06-30-2009, 07:43 PM

I would have rather had Morgan, the combo with McCutchen was fun. And I will not get to witness it in August. Damnit.

realmofotalk · #3 07-01-2009, 03:36 PM

Wow, did the Nationals just make a good trade?

ljshorty89 · #4 07-01-2009, 03:41 PM

They traded for a guy who showed up late to his own surgery....

I'm willing to bet Milledge never realizes his true potential.

cjkalt · #5 07-01-2009, 06:50 PM

Originally Posted by realmofotalk

Wow, did the Nationals just make a good trade?

Mofo you forgot rule #1

Rule #1: The Nationals can not, and will not make a good trade

ljshorty89 · #6 07-02-2009, 09:37 AM

Pirates GM Neal Huntington told the Pirates’ Web site regarding Milledge. “With some maturity, with some guidance, with some direction, we might have ourselves a pretty good player here. It’s a chance we were willing to take.”

HAHAHA. With all that work, they MIGHT have a pretty good player. It's definitely worth giving up a guy who's already a good player for a guy who "might be" with all that work put in. Not to mention that Milledge is hurt, has a known attitude problem, and SHOWED UP LATE TO HIS OWN SURGERY!

realmofotalk · #7 09-26-2009, 04:35 PM

Originally Posted by cjkalt

Mofo you forgot rule #1

Rule #1: The Nationals can not, and will not make a good trade

My, you're right. Milledge is batting .300 for the Pirates while Nyjer Morgan fractured his hand and is out for the season. The Natinals blow it again.

Kingdom_of_Zito · #8 12-14-2009, 01:55 PM

At least until that happened, it was completely in favor of the Nats. He was and still would be a better fit with McCutchen and Big Stiff Jones.

Now it comes down to which Hanrahan shows up for 2010. The 2008 edition, the one that allowed 1 ER after August last season, or the one that posted a 13 plus ERA in June last season. Hanrahan is one of those fun pitchers that should be on the mets.