Barry's winning these on pure name recognition now, and that's just wrong. You can't say his stats weren't impressive, but let's face it, the player in the NL that was the most valuable to his team (hands down) was Adrian Beltre. The Giants didn't make the playoffs, and the Dodgers did. Without Bonds, the Giants still don't make the playoffs. Without Beltre, the Dodgers don't make the playoffs. I'm no Dodger fan, but Beltre was robbed.
Just saw the Angels picked up Bengie Molina's option and declined Ramon Ortiz's option.
Any of you guys seeing/hearing any good rumors in your area? So far here in So Cal it's been:
Dodgers
Green for Piazza - Dodgers apparently aren't convinced that Piazza can catch 130+ games for them
Green for Sosa - looking less and less likely
Dodgers are interested in Brad Radke
Angels
They've been talking to Florida about a deal for Jose Guillen. Marlins rejected a Guillen for Juan Pierre swap. This has now grown into a trade of Guillen to Florida, Randy Johnson to the Angels and prospects to Arizona. Still just talk right now. Angels also extremely interested in Beltran.