“In all things it is better to hope than to despair”As the quote says it is better to hope than despair, but despair many fans will and who can truly blame them. It is simply a natural feeling to have when you can no longer identify a single player on your favorite teams roster. Especially when your team doesn't exactly have a solid track record of putting together a winning team.Firesales occur every year at the trade deadline. Some franchises like the Marlins have a track record of making solid deals and bringing in top ranked prospects to build a winner. Others do not. Those that do not are the ones that inspire incredible despair on the fanbase.This season there are two teams holding a massive firesale, the first is the Cleveland Indians. The Indians have already dealt Ryan Garko, Rafael Betancourt, Ben Francisco and Cliff Lee and it looks like a Victor Martinez deal is just around the corner. Fans in Cleveland have already started to give up on the franchise. They have d...
Found July 31, 2009 on
Simon On Sports:
PLAYERS:
Ryan Garko,
Rafael Betancourt,
Ben Francisco,
Cliff Lee,
Victor Martinez
TEAMS: Cleveland Indians, San Francisco Giants, Colorado Rockies, Philadelphia Phillies
TEAMS: Cleveland Indians, San Francisco Giants, Colorado Rockies, Philadelphia Phillies
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