The baseball world is abuzz tonight with talk of the apparently imminent blockbuster trade between the Toronto Blue Jays, Philadelphia Phillies and Seattle Mariners. Reportedly, the deal is all but done, and it will include Toronto ace Roy Halladay, as well as Phillies star left-handed pitcher Cliff Lee, who will go to Seattle in the deal.
If and when it happens, the three-team swap will be both momentous and fascinating. It could dramatically alter the power structure of, especially, the American League West division, and possibly the National league East as well. It does seem likely to eventually happen, too, so one can hardly fault the national media, as well as local fans of each team, for racing to quantify the impact of the exchange.
However understandable, though, the furor is unden ...
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