Rumor (Astros asking about Tejada)

just for that...NO TRADE FOR YOU!!!!!

 

not sure the name of the show, maybe sports reporters or something. it's on 790am.

also on 790 the john thompson show. there are a couple of sidekicks who were discussing it when they were interviewing a guy from the washington post.

 

Boo on them if they dont make the trade.

 

it takes two to tango. we have no idea what the orioles are doing.

 

if anything at all.....remember people, they dont call it a RUMOR mill for nothin

 

Any trade like this (Tejada) is not a trade to make it to the World Series. Come on people. It is a trade to make it to the playoffs. Last time I checked, if the playoffs start today . . . The Astros would not be playing. We are average right now, we need to be better to even get the wild card (not just play better, get better).

To make an easy run in the playoffs we are probably a big bat and a hot arm away. Maybe Roy gets on fire for the next few weeks. Maybe Wilson turns it on. Maybe Huff becomes dominant. Maybe ensberg comes back to his old self. Maybe Roger get pissed. Maybe Andy decides that this is his last tour around the big leagues and needs to step it up. Maybe Brad Lidge has a really good BM and all the sudden can pitch consistantly again.

That's a good number of maybes and not to many things that we know will happen.

until we start to make those maybes into real statements, we don't really have a chance. Tejada would be insurance for all of the maybes, but he doesn't right the ship. There is more wrong with this team than just a power shortstop. He might be able to hit us into the wild card; but he cannot hit us into the world series.

 

That article sounds like total BS. There is no way the Astros would balk at an Everett-Nieve-Pence for Tejada swap. "Backpedaling at the speed of sound" my ass. That aforementioned triumvirate is even more underwhelming than this offseason's Lidge/Lane/Taveras scenarios.

 

Also note that the Tigers & Angels are not interested in meeting the O's demands either.

 

Slow-footing on Tejada deal
Jul 25 - The Astros and Tigers have backed off in their interest of acquiring Miguel Tejada from the Orioles, reports Jayson Stark. The reported deal that would land Tejada in Houston included the Astros trading shortstop Adam Everett, pitcher Fernando Nieve and hot outfield prospect Hunter Pence. But Stark reports that according to an official of one club that has been speaking with both teams, the Astros have quickly backpedaled away from that proposal.


i can't imagine this is true. if purpura was really pushing hard for tejada, there is no way he could have backed away from everett, nieve, and pence...is there? i mean, what did he expect to have to give up? that seems like as cheap a price as could be hoped for, and i would think he would have been all over that.

 

I have to agree. Tejada is one of the best players in the entire league. You have to give up talent to get talent. I wish they would pull the trigger if this is the case. We need an injection of something new.

 

I'd love to get Tejada, but he is a terrible shortstop at this point in his career. There is no way that the Astros could have both him and Biggio in the middle of the infield. If he's an Astro, now the Astros have 4 3rd basemen. (OK, Lamb's not a 3B anymore, but you get my point.) Huff and Ensberg would both be on their way out.

 

i think this is your tip-off...

ok, so assuming there really is an official from a third team talking to both baltimore and houston, why would baltimore and houston give up anything solid to this source?

the astros made that huff deal w/o a soul knowing about it; same with alou, unit and beltran - all came out of nowhere. my guess is that they haven't completely dumped their long-stnading organizational policy in the past three weeks and started chirping away to officials from other clubs. just a guess.

 

another thing to consider:

there may be something about tejada we don't know. think, "illegal substance."

 

Tejada is merely an average shortstop he isn't bad but he not great either he is just average its just his offensive proffecincy overwhelmingly makes up for his defensive inadequecies. Heck who cares if he gives up a run every now and then becuase he generally makes it back up by scoring two or three on his own. Also I will agree on Ensberg and Disagree with Huff. I think if Ensberg isn't traded here he has one more year to prove himself. I mean you can't depend on a player who everytime he gets injured his whole season goes into the tank and it appears that is going to be what happens to him again this year making it two years in a row. Huff will be resigned and if Ensberg is still with the team will move to the outfield as he is more than capable of playing left and right field as he has done in the past.

 

I would say this happens in all the leagues. Hell look what just happend between Portland, Memphis, and us at the draft.

 

actually, three.

 

And you would be right. My bad.

 

tejada for pence, everett, and nieve is possibly one of the most lopsided deals i've ever read. i don't believe for a second that baltimore asked for just that and WE backed out.

 

Maybe the Astros want Baltimore to take back a player with some salary, Ensberg?