Re: Giles Gets Call

Grand Salami wrote:
> Erasmus "The Mannequin" Brown wrote:
>
>>> Good post. I'm also a little "wishy washy" on signing this guy. Not
>>> only is he old, but who knows if he can play in NYC or not.
>> Let's not trade for, sign, or call up any other player ever again. When the
>> players on the current roster retire, they should just fold the franchise,
>> since we can never be sure if any other player will be able to perform in
>> NYC.
>
> I'm especially worried about the players who have special no-trade
> clauses prohibiting them from going to NY...exactly what Giles had in
> his last contract. Why do you think he would have that? Maybe he

I live in NY. I don't want to go to LA, for example. It has nothing to
do with stress from LA, I just want to stay in the NY-metro-area. Giles
can have tons of reasons why he wouldn't want to go to a particular place.


> knows that he can't play in pressure situations day in and day out.
> Sure, this guy does well while playing in front of 5,000 in Pittsburgh
> or on the West Coast, but how will he respond playing 161 Game 7s?
> Think about why he had a special clause put into his contract so he
> couldn't get traded to a New York team. If he was scared of the
> possibility of being dealt to NY when he signed his last contract, what
> makes you think he would be any different today? Hmm....

You are making assumptions. You have no idea why Giles might not want
to come to NY. Maybe he doesn't like big cities as a personal
preference--far different from stress or fear. Maybe he wants a backyard.
.

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