the baseball diaries

No deals?

So the Angels left the winter meeting with no deals done, which to some that seems ok if you're the type that thinks "nothing gained nothing lost" is good. But how hard did Stoneman try? The "talks" with Atlanta for LaRoche and Colorado for Helton continue, but seem to be going nowhere fast. Stoneman is so in love with keeping his pitchers that it's blinding him! The fact is the Angels need bats and they need them badly. And not from the free-agent market where it will cost a fortune and could be a bust; case in point Gary Matthews Jr. I hope I and everybody else that thinks this deal is a dud in the making are WRONG! I know we have a ton of time before spring training, but give us some hope that this season will be awesome. Please. The fans need it!

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