I completely love this time of year. It is the middle of baseball season and training camp for the NFL is about to begin. And this year, we have the Summer Olympics.
The most exciting thing to happen in the next week is the MLB trading deadline. I am especially excited because my team, the Texas Rangers, are relevant. They WILL make a move.
2 years ago, they surprised the world and landed Cliff Lee. The result...World Series.
Last year, they shored up the bullpen with Mike Gonzalez and Mike Adams. The result...World Series.
For years, this team had been sellers, and in the off season, signed guys, knowing they could flip them for prospects.
All that work has payed off.
Mark Texiera became Feliz, Harrison, Andrus and Salty
Eric Gagne became David Murphy
The list goes on and on.
Jon Daniels stocked this team with young players, and made them relevant.
Now, we are on the other end.
You listen to insiders and the Rangers are the front runners for, well...everyone. Every GM knows that the Rangers have the pieces to acquire anyone.
What does that mean for other teams?
They know they can get other teams to overpay for a player, just to keep them away from the Rangers.
It is unbelievable how this team has turned around.
I really think once the deadline passes on July 31st, the Rangers will have added a starting pitcher (hopefully Josh Johnson) a catcher (I want Carlos Ruiz) and maybe a first baseman.
I love this team and I love the position they are in.
God bless Jon Daniels. Now go get this team another stud or two.
Peace out,
John Conner
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Friday, July 13, 2012
I stand corrected
I was all over Donnie Nelson and Mark Cuban for the way the Mavericks looked just a week ago. They lost out on Deron Williams, Steve Nash and Jason Kidd. The season did not look good at all. The team was going to feature Dirk, and then...well, ummmmmm, Dirk.
But just 4 short days later, the Mavs have added Chris Kaman in free agency, stole Darren Collison and Dahnty Jones from Indiana, and claimed Elton Brand off of amnesty waivers for only 2.1 million. There is also one major thing that these guys have in common...they are all on 1 year deals. So, looks like we have the opportunity to get to be turned down by Dwight Howard and Chris Paul, but, it could be worse.
I stated in my last blog that I would give Donnie and Mark the benefit of the doubt, and they have come through. None of these guys are superstars, but they are solid players.
There is still talk that the Mavs will try to trade for Jose Calderon, and still might try to claim Luis Scola off of amnesty waivers.
Say they do get Calderon. You can look at this team as pretty good. This would be your roster:
PG - Collison, Calderon, Delonte West, Roddy B
SG - Vince, Dahnty Jones, Cunnigham (1st round pick) Domonique Jones
SF - Marion, Craeder (2nd round pick)
PF - Dirk, Elton, B Wright
C - Kaman, James (2nd round pick)
This team could use a shooter, but for the most part, it is solid.
I am not saying this is a championship team, or even a top 4 seed in the west, but I do think it is a playoff team, and after last week, that is a major improvement.
So Donnie, Mark, nice recovery. Next year, I want Paul and Howard,
Get to it.
Thanks and Peace out,
John "PW Mutley" Conner
But just 4 short days later, the Mavs have added Chris Kaman in free agency, stole Darren Collison and Dahnty Jones from Indiana, and claimed Elton Brand off of amnesty waivers for only 2.1 million. There is also one major thing that these guys have in common...they are all on 1 year deals. So, looks like we have the opportunity to get to be turned down by Dwight Howard and Chris Paul, but, it could be worse.
I stated in my last blog that I would give Donnie and Mark the benefit of the doubt, and they have come through. None of these guys are superstars, but they are solid players.
There is still talk that the Mavs will try to trade for Jose Calderon, and still might try to claim Luis Scola off of amnesty waivers.
Say they do get Calderon. You can look at this team as pretty good. This would be your roster:
PG - Collison, Calderon, Delonte West, Roddy B
SG - Vince, Dahnty Jones, Cunnigham (1st round pick) Domonique Jones
SF - Marion, Craeder (2nd round pick)
PF - Dirk, Elton, B Wright
C - Kaman, James (2nd round pick)
This team could use a shooter, but for the most part, it is solid.
I am not saying this is a championship team, or even a top 4 seed in the west, but I do think it is a playoff team, and after last week, that is a major improvement.
So Donnie, Mark, nice recovery. Next year, I want Paul and Howard,
Get to it.
Thanks and Peace out,
John "PW Mutley" Conner
Thursday, July 5, 2012
Trade DirK??
NBA Free Agency is 4 days old and yet the Dallas Mavericks are in complete and utter disaster mode.
Deron Williams, resigned with the Nets
Steve Nash, traded to the Lakers
Jeremy Lin, resigned with the Knicks
Jason Kidd, Resigned with Mavs, never mind, Signed with Knicks
Jason Terry, signed with Boston
The Mavericks put all their eggs into the free agency of Deron Williams and Dwight Howard. Howard never made it to free agency and Williams stayed put. Plan B,C,D and whatever else is now down the tube.
I will give Donnie a little time to make a move, but I don't see it happening.
So this leads me to, I can't believe I'm typing this, but it is time to trade Dirk. The Cowboys did it with Hershel Walker. The Rangers did it with Mark Texiera.
If Dirk goes into Tony Cubes' office and says this free agency has been an epic failure and I want to be traded, you respect the greatest player in team history and do it.
I don't think you can get the same package that the Cowboys and Rangers got, but I do think you can get an impact player and some young talent. You don't think the 76ers would love Dirk. What about Indiana or Detroit. There are a number of teams that would want Dirk.
Do I want to trade him? Of coarse not. But at the same time, for what he has done for this franchise, he deserves to get treated fairly. If not by Cuban, then someone else.
As it stands right now, this is not a playoff team, and it is ludicrous to ask Dirk to help a rebuilding franchise. Right now, Little Nellie and Cuban are spinning their wheels.
If they want to make an impact, get a superstar, or trade Dirk.
Peace out,
John Conner
Deron Williams, resigned with the Nets
Steve Nash, traded to the Lakers
Jeremy Lin, resigned with the Knicks
Jason Kidd, Resigned with Mavs, never mind, Signed with Knicks
Jason Terry, signed with Boston
The Mavericks put all their eggs into the free agency of Deron Williams and Dwight Howard. Howard never made it to free agency and Williams stayed put. Plan B,C,D and whatever else is now down the tube.
I will give Donnie a little time to make a move, but I don't see it happening.
So this leads me to, I can't believe I'm typing this, but it is time to trade Dirk. The Cowboys did it with Hershel Walker. The Rangers did it with Mark Texiera.
If Dirk goes into Tony Cubes' office and says this free agency has been an epic failure and I want to be traded, you respect the greatest player in team history and do it.
I don't think you can get the same package that the Cowboys and Rangers got, but I do think you can get an impact player and some young talent. You don't think the 76ers would love Dirk. What about Indiana or Detroit. There are a number of teams that would want Dirk.
Do I want to trade him? Of coarse not. But at the same time, for what he has done for this franchise, he deserves to get treated fairly. If not by Cuban, then someone else.
As it stands right now, this is not a playoff team, and it is ludicrous to ask Dirk to help a rebuilding franchise. Right now, Little Nellie and Cuban are spinning their wheels.
If they want to make an impact, get a superstar, or trade Dirk.
Peace out,
John Conner
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