There is one BIG reason. You can resign your own players for less than 80% of what they were making, under the CBA. In other words if Carl made $8 mil last year, we couldn't go under $6.2 for 2004.
This is an interesting account of the raid. Seems Saddam could have ate a hand grenade under standard proceedure for clearing holes like that.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor...addam_arrest_dc
I'd be interested in Morris, but I want to deal Dunham and I have no interest in trading Khabibulin. To deal him or Turco would have to be a huge trade offer.
Well we all know who is waiting for Saddam
Oh now the gassing of Kurds was just inappropriate... We need to talk about that. Did it make you feel tough?
Put me firmly in the "f*** Juan Gonzalez" camp. The last thing we need is another asshole like this in the clubhouse. Plus is a little wimp who is always hurt. I would rather have a "grinder" than an asshole...
I still think it is a stupid thing for him to be suing. He is the one who drank too much and drove home. If he didn't drink and drive, he would still be walking. Period.
It appears that Hussein did have some connection to the insurgency. They have already captured a couple of key people and have key info on a couple of rebel cells.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3717232/
I think that is more bluster so that teams aren't trying to take advantage of us. JR knows if he said we HAVE to trade guys it hurts our trade leverage.