I saw something this morning that greatly disturbed me. I often sit in amazement at just how absolutely stupid some fans are. I was reading Chip Bailey's blog on chron.com and at the bottom, in the comments section, a fan commented how the Astros should trade Valverde, Oswalt, and Berkman before next season.
Really? Come on...how stupid can someone seriously be? Is this team, as assembled a World Series champ? No, not very likely to be. But it is a lot closer than it would be without those three guys. There are so many stupid things with that comment, I am honestly not even sure where to start.
First of all, this years team is really not all that bad! Those 3 have been incredibly effective for huge hunks of this season, and we have no reason to believe that next season, they won't be effective for huge hunks of the season. The last month, Roy has been by far the best pitcher in all the game, as he was from 2003-2005. Valverde has made good on his last 15 save opportunities, and Lance is hitting over .330.
So sure, they could probably get a crap ton on the trade market, but let's not forget, none of them want to go anywhere, and they shouldn't go anywhere either. Basically, the fan was saying that the "rebuilding process" should begin. Again, that is just showing his total ignorance for the game of baseball. A team that will finish the season about 15 games over .500 aren't exactly in a place where rebuilding is necessary. This is a team that is a catcher, and second starter away from being very, very good. So why would we blow it all up?
Good thing Uncle Drayton does not listen to idiot fans who post on chron.com.
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