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Re: McDonough: C's To Walker: Play Well, Create Value, Then We'll Trade You
Considering the fact, that if Battie isn't signed by October 1st, then
he's not eligible to be re-signed until after he becomes a free agent -
next August 1st, then using the draft choice and him in a trade for a
quality player makes perfect sense and isn't reckless. It's turning a
weakness -- the possible impending loss of Battie -- into a strength.
I feel, due to the facts, that both Battie and Fortson are going to be
free agents and cap considerations, only one of them will be re-signed.
The caveat to this is if Fortson plays better than Pot at center. If
that's
the case, then I could see both Battie and Fort being re-signed and
Pot dealt with the draft pick and cap crap for a quality player, and
cap crap with contracts expiring at the end of the season. That way,
the C's would free up some cap space to be applied to Battie's or
Fortson's
contract.
There's also the possibility that pick could be packaged with Toine in
some
type of Mega-Deal....
Ray
Josh Ozersky wrote:
>
> 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
> >
> === message truncated ===
>
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