[SnakeDoctor]

Hell of a trade. Good move for the Phils and the Mariners. The Phils have been stacked for a couple of years now, and Halladay is an upgrade on Lee. They’re a powerhouse from top to bottom. The Mets are toast.

Drabek looks like a good guy for the Jays, but he can’t replace Halladay. Don’t know much about Wallace or the catcher.

SnakeDoc

[j_k_l]

As an Indians fan, I sure hope the hotdogs that Mark Shappiro got in the trade for Cliff Lee tasted good.

It was another "historic trade". Never has a GM got in return so little for the caliber of player he traded away. It was tough to do worse than he did in the Sabathia deal but he stepped up and outdid himself with the Lee deal.

[lowtaxsmallgov]

Halladay is less of an upgrade on Lee than you might think. What was Lee in the World Series, 2-0? Halladay would not be able to improve on that - Philly lost in spite of Lee, not because of Lee. Replacing Lee with Halladay does not get the Phils any closer to knocking out the Evil Empire. To be #1, Philly needs Doc AND Lee.

Unfotunate that the Phils didn’t think knocking out DeathStar1 was that important.