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That's Right

Baseball is all about history and keeping things in perspective. With that in mind, it's the 10th anniversary of Slave's most famous rant which has given all of us so much pleasure over the years. Let's enjoy it in its purest form, with no commentary, like when the FOX announcers shut up and just listen to the crowd...

Said to Mike by Slave before the 1997 season, after Mike traded Terrell Wade, Alan Benes and Kevin Tapani to Carl for Al Leiter:

"I like to think of myself as a pretty good manager and judge of talent for this league. I had a great lineup, and if all my pitchers didn't DNP for the year, I might have the best league record.
However, I don't understand something. Why is Gary Sheffield attracting absolutely no interest while you are trading two of the worst starters in the National League and a set-up man reliever for one of the top seven or eight starters in the league? Looking at my roster, I see that the only one I would have held is Alan Benes --- IF WE WERE ALLOWED TO HOLD 19 PLAYERS!
That's right Benes would be #19.
Maybe when the rookie GM that traded with you realizes that your taxi squadders are making Kevin Foster look good, then the unemployment lines will be short for them.
That could be why everyone considers Sheffield just another player -- because everyone hitting against that rotation WILL LOOK LIKE GARY SHEFFIELD."