So from my last post, you can tell that I’m a Matt Holliday fan.  The fact that the A’s got him is a perfect reason for me to finally root for the A’s.  Since I won’t root for the Giants, it finally gives me a team in the Bay area to root for.  The Angels will still be my top in that division, but go A’s.  Apparently they lost prospects, but Matt Holliday will sell tickets.  I heard it said, Offense sells tickets, Defense wins Championships.  Right now the A’s aren’t close to the World Series, so at least they will sell tickets.  I’ll go just to see Matt play.  Hopefully he’ll transition well to the American League.

The people who got jipped on this are the Rockies fans.  He was their star and he cost to much, so they had to trade him.  It’s too bad that the fans always get the shaft.  Until then – go A’s.

So all the talk is Manny and the fact that the Dodgers made an offer just less than A-Rods.  Depending on which article you read, it was a good offer or a bad offer…and I just heard one that said the Dodgers lost ground with thieir offer to even the Blue Jays…even though the Jays can’t talk to Manny until the 14th?  How can you lose ground if you’re still the only offer for 8 days?  Not sure.

Anyway, I loved Manny and for pete’s sake – he’s the lead picture to this website.  Having said that, I give a 40% chance of the Dodgers signing him.  The Dodgers don’t want a long deal, and I think some team will make it happen.  Now, I don’t know that Manny is a good fit for the Blue Jays or Yankees compared to the Dodgers, but he obviously wants the biggest pay off.

The thing that catches my attention are the other players “available.”  If the Dodgers truly want to replace their left fielder, they should go after Holliday.  The guy is a stud and will be for a long time.  The other guy is Peavy.  I know the Dodgers want C.C., but he will get big money and there is a good chance the Dodgers will be outbid.  I don’t want the Padres to gain from the Dodgers, but Peavy consistently beat the Dodgers and would be a great gain at a lower price than Sabathia.  We’ll see.

I do think the Dodgers have to go hard after Furcal.  He is a liability, but he was a huge spark, even in the playoffs.  It’s interesting, if the Dodgers strike out this winter, they will have a very different team next year.  Very different.  I love the GM meetings because the rumors go crazy.  It’s fun to join the buzz.