Taking the pulse of the blogosphere on Lee-Halladay:
- Big League Stew: “It’s Jack Zduriencik’s world and all other GMs are just living in it.”
- U.S.S. Mariner: “I just have to say that this is so amazingly awesome, I’m still trying to figure out how on earth this is actually happening.”
- Crashburn Alley: “GM Ruben Amaro is clearly trying to position the Phillies for future success beyond 2010, for which you certainly cannot fault him. However, trading Lee and prospect(s) for Halladay and cash is essentially a lateral move for 2010, the team’s best shot at winning another World Series.”
- Bluebird Banter: “At the moment it looks like the Jays are going to get Kyle Drabek, Michael Taylor and Travis D’Arnaud for Doc and $6,000,000 . . . If we get these 3, the Phillies number 2,3 and 4 prospects I’d be thrilled and I’d nominate Alex Anthopoulos GM of the year, even if the year hasn’t started yet. It would be pretty amazing to get 3 prospects like this without having any leverage at all.”
- Amazin’ Avenue: “The Mets are going to get murdered by the ravenous Bill Madden-led New York press for sitting idly by while the Phillies acquire arguably the games’ best pitcher. Some Mets fans are going to wave the white flag.”
- Lookout Landing: “I’m going to go ahead and think about this one for a little while. Good gravy. My hands are shaking in the same way they were back when we trade for Vidro, only this time I think they’re excited.”
- Was Watching: “Yanks will not get Doc Halladay.”
- The Good Phight: “If you want to know what’s wrong with the internet, journalism, and sports, here’s exhibit 1 with a bullet. Jon Heyman, Jayson Stark, Ken Rosenthal, Todd Zolecki, Andy Martino, etc. -- none of them can look like he’s lagging behind the others. So they report what they’ve heard rather than what they’ve found out to be true . . .And we buy it hook, line, and sinker.”
There’s obviously a ton of commentary floating around out there right now, but I think my favorite so far is Was Watching’s take. Leave it to Yankees fans to view a deal that has absolutely nothing to do with their team through pinstriped colored glasses.
