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1 posted on 06/10/2003 9:43:32 PM PDT by Dan from Michigan
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To: Dan from Michigan
June 1964, the Cubs traded Lou Brock to the St. Louis Cardinals for Earnie Brolio. Brock and the Cards beat the Yankees in the World Series. Brock goes on to set the record for stolen bases (later broken). Brolio is out of the majors after 64.
2 posted on 06/10/2003 10:01:54 PM PDT by Lawgvr1955 (Never rent a room from a man named Bates.)
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To: Dan from Michigan
From my point of view (being a Yankee fan and all), the best deal in history was purchasing Babe Ruth from the Boston Red Sox s for $100,000. Ruth went on to become the best ballplayer in history, the Yanks went on to win 26 World Series', and the Curse of the Bambino still haunts the Low Sox to this day --- ZERO World Series since that deal.

Granted, this was not a classic player for player(s) trade, but it was definitely the worst deal in sports history.

3 posted on 06/10/2003 10:13:56 PM PDT by Mr. Mojo
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Best trade Mariners send Griffey Jr. to Reds for 5 players including Mike Cameron. Reds pay enormous salary and watch Griffey spend most of his time on DL.
4 posted on 06/10/2003 10:22:14 PM PDT by GATOR NAVY
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To: Dan from Michigan
Tom Seaver for Pat Zachry and a couple of other no names.

Man, that one hurt.
7 posted on 06/11/2003 5:04:14 AM PDT by conservativemusician
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Oh, I forgot Nolan Ryan for Jim Fregosi.

Ryan went on to pitch 7 no hitters and the Hall of Fame and Fregosi just went.
8 posted on 06/11/2003 5:06:57 AM PDT by conservativemusician
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If your a Cowboys fan, which I am, the best trade in sports history was the Hershel Walker trade. That trade was the basis of their Superbowl teams in the 90's. If your a Vikings fan you probably wanted to committ Hari Kari!!
9 posted on 06/11/2003 5:46:53 AM PDT by sean327 (Life is hard, it's even harder when your stupid. Sgt Striker-Sands of Iwo Jima)
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To: Dan from Michigan
In 1996 the Stars acquired Sergei Zubov from the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Kevin Hatcher. That's a "best trade ever" if you are a Stars fan (which I am), and a "worst trade ever" if you are a Pens fan. Your Paul Coffey for Brendan Shanahan deal wasn't too shabby, either.

If we go outside hockey, I'm torn between the Zubov trade and the Hershel Walker trade (11 draft picks, all in the first three rounds including at least three first round picks), which enabled the Cowboys to draft what became their Super Bowl teams of the early to mid 1990s in exchange for who was then the Curtis Joseph of the NFL -- a guy who was above average at his position, but nevertheless overrated.

10 posted on 06/11/2003 1:46:13 PM PDT by kesg
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Sorry I'm late. My trades all involve the Braves, the paragons of bad trades.

5. Dave Justice for Kenny Lofton. Lofton joins Atlanta with a year left on his contract, has a sub-par year, and re-joins the Indians as a free agent.

4. Steve Bedrosian and Milt Thompson for Ozzie Virgil. Thompson never amounted to much, but Bedrock wins a Cy Young for Philly. Virgil lasts a year as Atlanta's regular catcher.

3. Kevin Millwood for whatever that minor league catcher is. Yeah, this catcher is supposed to be good, but Millwood is one of the best young pitchers in baseball, on par with Kerry Wood or Mark Mulder. The Braves gave him away, again to Philadelphia.

2. Dale Murphy for Jeff Parrett. Yeah, Murphy was on a decline, but he was still the reason 11,000 people came to watch Atlanta play. Disgruntled fans vowed to snipe Bobby Cox from the stands. Actually, that's not such a bad idea, since Cox can't manage his way out of a paper bag in the postseason...

And the number one bad trade:

1. Brett Butler and Brook Jacoby for Len Barker. Barker was just coming off a perfect game. Unfortunately, he quickly blew out his arm. Jacoby was an all-star third baseman, while Butler was one of the games best leadoff men and base stealers for fifteen years.

MD
11 posted on 06/12/2003 7:13:36 PM PDT by MikeD (up-up-down-down-left-right-left-right-B-A-start)
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The Chicago Blackhawks trading Dominik Hasek to Buffalo for goaltender Stephane Beauregard (who?) and a 4th round pick is certainly a lopsided deal, although in fairness to Chicago, they did use the pick to select Eric Daze. Daze has never become the player that some thought he would be, though, so this deal was a big win for Buffalo.
12 posted on 07/18/2003 11:01:26 AM PDT by Major Matt Mason (Is there any intelligent life left in D.C.?)
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