Mr. September
When the Padres acquired super-size lefty David Wells from the Red Sox in exchange for promising minor-league catcher George Kottaras, the conventional wisdom was that the Padres had pretty much punched their postseason ticket.
Wells is Mr. September, you know. At least that what the media kept reminding us.
As for the departed Kottaras, no need to worry that he'll become a future All-Star or anything. We all know Kevin Towers never makes a bad trade.
Yet, even if Kottaras amounts to nothing, what exactly has San Diego received in exchange for the talented catcher, other than increased clubhouse catering expenses?
Since Wells arrived back in his hometown, the Point Loma High product is winless. That's right, Big D has as many wins this September as Don Drysdale.
The common theme that emerged around the time of the trade was that Wells would produce automatic wins every time he walked to the mound. Perhaps Wells, who's tipping the scales at a taco shy of 680 pounds, never got the memo. Or maybe he ate it.
Yo, Tubby, do you have even one win left in that flabby left arm of yours?
Labels: bad trades, colorful nickname "KT", David Wells, flabby left arm, George Kottaras, Kevin Towers, Padres
1 Comments:
I've always been a fan of David Wells. It's not nice to take shots at a man because of his weight.
But I am starting to wonder if we gave up too much in this trade.
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