This morning while reporting about the Jason Marquis to the Rockies trade, I unwittingly had the Rockies trading Luis Castillo to the Cubs to get him.
I'd love to say I committed the error in my rush to quickly write the blog and post it, but oddly enough I took my sweet ass time writing it, and I even proofread before I hit the little red button that says publish.
The way I see it, there are only three possibilities as to what must have happened.
1. It's New Years Eve, and because I love our readers so much I wanted to set up a sobriety check point at Mets Merized Online to make sure nobody was surfing under the influence. You all passed by the way. A word of warning to all of you... If you're going to drink tonight, make sure you give your keyboard to your designated surfer.
2. I watched the original Ten Commandments the other night on Turner Classic Movies. You know, the one with Charlton Heston as Moses and Yul Brynner as Ramses. Well throughout the movie, the Pharao...
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Jason Marquis,
Luis Vizcaino,
Luis Castillo
TEAMS: Colorado Rockies, Chicago Cubs, New York Mets
TEAMS: Colorado Rockies, Chicago Cubs, New York Mets
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