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Re: McDonough: C's To Walker: Play Well, Create Value, Then We'll Trade You
Tony Battie and a lottery pick better land us somebody
great. I think it's reckless and absurd.
--- Way Of The Ray <wayray@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> Dangling the Denver pick isn't reckless, if they use
> it to acquire
> a quality player. I think, you could see Battie,
> the pick and
> cap fillers like Barros and Pervis being dealt for
> something good.
> Perhaps a David Falk-inspired free agent. I'd keep
> an eye on
> upcoming free agents, especially those represented
> by the UberAgent.
> It happened last season with Pot and I see the
> likelihood of an
> repeat performance...
> Ray
>
>
>
> Josh Ozersky wrote:
> >
> > This is stupid, but also smart. If he plays well,
> the
> > idiot fans will support him, and the team will
> have a
> > bright future, so why trade him? On the other
> hand,
> > if all those things happpen, why would he want to
> > leave? So maybe it's an elaborate ruse. Dangling
> > that Denver pick is truly reckless.
> >
> > --- Way Of The Ray <wayray@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > [The Boston
> Globe
> > > Online][Boston.com]
> > > [Boston Globe
> Online
> > > / Sports]
> > >
> > >
> > > Sox hit jackpot
> with
> > > Daubach
> > >
> > > By Will
> McDonough,
> > > Globe Columnist,
> > > 08/14/99 <snip>
> > >
> > >
> > > Here's the
> Celtics'
> > > mindset regarding
> > > Antoine Walker
> as
> > > training camp nears:
> > > They feel he
> doesn't
> > > want to play in
> > > Boston, but as
> of
> > > now there isn't any team
> > > out there that
> will
> > > give them anything of
> > > substance for
> him.
> > > So the Celtics/Rick
> > > Pitino are going
> to
> > > tell Walker to play
> > > his heart out
> this
> > > season, get the team to
> > > the playoffs,
> and
> > > prove to the rest of the
> > > league how great
> he
> > > is; then the team
> > > should be able
> to
> > > trade him and get
> > > something decent
> in
> > > return. In other
> > > words, Walker
> will
> > > be given a chance to
> > > work his way out
> of
> > > town. Sounds fair to
> > > me ...
> > >
> > > Want some good
> > > season tickets to
> > > the Patriots,
> Red
> > > Sox, or Celtics? The US
> > > Bankruptcy Court
> in
> > > Boston will provide an
> > > unusual
> opportunity
> > > to some well-heeled
> > > fan to ''win''
> the
> > > rights to season
> > > tickets for each
> > > team. A businessman who
> > > is a longtime
> > > supporter of all three teams
> > > had to file for
> > > personal bankruptcy under
> > > Chapter 11. The
> > > court has decided his
> > > creditors would
> be
> > > best served by an
> > > auction of the
> > > tickets, with the rights to
> > > the tickets
> being
> > > sold to the highest
> > > bidder. The
> auction
> > > is scheduled to be
> > > held in the
> Federal
> > > Building on Causeway
> > > Street in
> Boston,
> > > located right next to
> > > the FleetCenter,
> > > Aug. 27 at 11 a.m. The
> > > Red Sox and
> Patriots
> > > are not pleased with
> > > the decision
> because
> > > they hold the rights
> > > to all of their
> > > tickets. They have
> > > informed the
> court,
> > > through Boston
> > > attorney Dan
> > > Goldberg, that they will not
> > > fight the
> situation
> > > but want it noted that
> > > they consider
> this
> > > an isolated case that
> > > will not set a
> > > precedent. The judge will
> > > allow the
> > > businessman to keep his tickets,
> > > which are on the
> > > 25-yard line at Foxboro
> > > Stadium, for six
> of
> > > the Patriots' l0 games
> > > this season. The
> > > successful bidder at
> > > auction will get
> > > tickets for the remaining
> > > four Patriots
> games
> > > this year and the
> > > rights to all
> > > tickets to those seats in
> > > the future; any
> Red
> > > Sox playoff tickets
> > > this year and
> the
> > > rights to the seats in
> > > question for all
> Sox
> > > games in the future;
> > > and all of the
> > > businessman's Celtics
> > > tickets, which
> are
> > > front row courtside,
> > > this season and
> in
> > > the future. Attorney
> > > Steve Shamban of
> > > Braintree, who is
> > > representing the
> > > bankrupt fan, said two
> > > Celtics season
> > > tickets were auctioned off
> > > by court order
> > > several years back and
> > > brought in
> $27,000
> > > just for the rights to
> > > those seats in
> the
>
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