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Well... now I have to hate Pudge Rodriguez
July 30, 2008One of my favorite Texas Rangers of all time has waived his no-trade clause and joined the dark side.
Pudge is a Yankee.... and I just threw up in my mouth a little.
Here's the ESPN story...
The New York Yankees have found a replacement for Jorge Posada.
New York acquired catcher Ivan Rodriguez from the Tigers on Wednesday for right-handed pitcher Kyle Farnsworth.
Rodriguez, who is in the final year of his contract, waived his no-trade clause to join the Yankees, sources told ESPN.com.
"He's hitting over .290 I believe and he's been hot so we're looking forward to having him," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said after New York's 13-3 rout of the Orioles on Wednesday.
Farnsworth played for the Tigers in 2005.
Posada, a five-time All-Star catcher, announced he would have season-ending surgery on his right shoulder on Monday. He has struggled with shoulder pain for most of the season, limiting his ability to throw out baserunners and cutting down his playing time behind the plate.
On the disabled list for the second time this year, Posada was trying to rehabilitate his shoulder enough to come back as a designated hitter or first baseman this season. But after the Yankees acquired outfielder Xavier Nady in a trade with Pittsburgh on Saturday, they determined it was best for Posada to have surgery now, general manager Brian Cashman said Monday.
In my book... Pudge joins the traitorous likes of Johnny Damon, Jason Giambi and countless others who have joined forces with the evil empire. Not that I wish ill will on anybody or anything, but I don't want the Yankers to make the playoffs even more now.
Sure, he's only a stop-gap until Jorge Posada comes back next season, but that's not the point.
Guess I can give away my Pudge bobble-head doll now. Maybe I'll put it in my garage sale coming soon.
Posted by Jason Palmer at 3:52 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)
