Re: Ruben Sierra to the Twins...

atjar wrote:
> Thermos wrote:
> > Jr. wrote:
> > > Now, he must be better than someone on our roster and he came cheap. How
> > > come we missed this deal. Is he washed up?
> > > If so, it was a bad deal on the Twins part.
> > >
> >
> > I suppose one could argue that he's better than Crosby, but Crosby can
> > play CF and Sierra is lousy at any position.  He's better than
> > Stinnett, but he's not a catcher.  I'm not sure Sierra is of any value
> > to the Yankees, and I'm not sure he has been for quite some time.
>
> Although I remember the home run he hit off Rincon of the Twins two
> years ago to beat them in the playoffs. Tried to sneak a heater past
> him and Ruben crushed it. Never heard the Twinkie Dome so quiet.
>

Pat Kelly hit a big HR once also.  So did Chad Curtis.  So did Bubba
Crosby.  One hit does not a comptent ballplayer make.  The Twins have
some talented young ballplayers.  Wasting a roster spot on Sierra makes
no sense.

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