Humor: Minor Leaguer Traded for... BATS?!

by cubbieblue on May 23, 2008 4:25 PM CDT

I know we at BCB often joke about players being traded for bats, or baseballs, or other inanimate objects. Who knew it actually happens?!

The Calgary Vipers of the Golden Baseball League couldn't get newly signed pitcher John Odom into Canada for immigration reasons. And the Laredo Broncos of the United League were willing to take a cheap gamble on a pitcher.

"They just wanted some bats, good bats — maple bats," Broncos general manager Jose Melendez said Friday.

Link: http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/8170920/Minor-league-player-traded-...-for-10-bats

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The poor fool will be laughed at the rest of his life

I just hope they ARE good quality bats, not those kind that snap in half on weak, infield singles.

by Rev Gunia on May 23, 2008 4:42 PM CDT reply actions

They're maple...

...so they’ll probably burst at weird moments. Like Freddy Sanchez’s in the ondeck circle tonight, he was just taking a practice swing without a donut. The Pirates radio announcers were very adamant against maple bats.

by Donbedouin on May 24, 2008 1:37 AM CDT up reply actions

$65 a bat

and he was traded for ten which means his contract is approximately $650.

by wrigleyrocker12 on May 25, 2008 8:09 AM CDT up reply actions

Over/Under

on who lasts longer? the Pitcher or the bats…

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by digitalbenjamin on May 23, 2008 4:52 PM CDT reply actions

This has happened before.

Kerry Ligtenberg was pitching in the Northern League and the manager there was Greg Olson, former Atlanta catcher. The Braves had scouted him and wanted to buy his contract and they asked Olson what the team wanted. He said, “We could use some bats and balls.” And so that’s how Kerry Ligtenberg got into the Atlanta organization.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al Yellon on May 23, 2008 5:08 PM CDT reply actions

6 dozen balls and 2 dozen bats to be exact. The real question is: would you rather be traded for bats and balls or for 60 cases of Budweiser like Nigel Thatch was?

by giddyup on May 23, 2008 6:28 PM CDT up reply actions

Budweiser?

Now that’s insulting.

by MN exile on May 23, 2008 7:06 PM CDT up reply actions

BB spoke of that during the game last night

He joked that the maple bats will explode the first time they touch a ball.

60 cases of Bud. I’d hold out for 100 or more. Now….if that were 60 cases of Guinness (15 or 18pk you see at Sam’s Club) or St. Pauli Girl, then I’d jump on it in a minute.

by blackhawk24 on May 24, 2008 8:32 AM CDT reply actions

Man, this is a Bizzaro Year!

Between this, the Yankee’s sharing a golden thong, Tampa Bay in first place, and so on… this has REALLY been a weird year in MLB!

by TheHawkRules on May 24, 2008 8:47 AM CDT reply actions

Let's not forget

the Yankees also tearing apart a portion of their new stadium to retrieve a Red Sox t-shirt. The guy who buried the shirt now claims there are several more hidden gems throughout. Maybe they’ll tear down the entire stadium… or, perhaps this is why they are in the AL basement?

It's fun to be a Cub right now. -- Mark DeRosa

by Emelie on May 24, 2008 10:02 AM CDT up reply actions