And that might be the most astonishing part of all. I never thought I'd see the day that would happen.
And that might be the most astonishing part of all. I never thought I'd see the day that would happen.Indeed. Once upon a time, players receiving contract offers from the Phillies or the Indians or certain other clubs---or being traded to those clubs---reacted as did Leon (Daddy Wags) Wagner, when the old Los Angeles Angels swapped him to the Cleveland Indians: What did I do to deserve this?!?
Of course, during the 1980s, when George Steinbrenner's (RIP) act really got out of whack, players involved in trades or trade rumours sending them to the Yankees often asked the same question . . .