Alan Hess was chewing the fat with all about 
 Pat Gillick trivia on 02 Nov 96  13:14:
 AH> 1)  Letting Bobby Bonilla go, to be replaced by the light-hitting, low
 AH> on-base-percentage Hamilton. 
 AH> 2)  Moving Cal Ripken to third, to be replaced at short by a
 AH> weak-hitter like     Mike Bordick, thereby weakening two spots. 
 AH> 3)  Trading Mike Mussina, to be replaced by Jimmy Haynes or a prospect
 AH> received     in the trade. 
 AH> 4)  Trading Chris Hoiles, whose only problem is pitchers who can't
 AH> hold     runners, to be replaced by a weak-hitting catcher who also
 AH> won't be able to     throw out runners because the pitchers still
 AH> won't hold them on. 
 AH> 5)  Trading Rafael Palmeiro, because he isn't fast enough to be a base
 AH> stealer. 
 AH> 6)  Letting David Wells go, in favor of signing Terry Mulholland or
 AH> Bob     Tewksbury. 
 I say they are probably all in the offering and you will have plenty
 to bitch about! :)
... Jerry Reinsdorf is pond scum.
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