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Posted: **Thu Jan 27, 2011 1:18 pm**

Griffin wrote a whole article on the Jays going after Michael Young based on this quote from Wells...

Need a clue that something with the Jays and Young could be in the works? Vernon Wells was asked during a Tuesday conference call where he’d been when Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos called to ask him to waive his no-trade clause, to consent to go to Anaheim in trade.

“I was at the Mavericks-Lakers game with my wife and, ironically, with Michael Young and his wife,” Wells said. “I got the call at halftime and missed most of the rest of the game.”

Ironically? Why would Wells use that word for something that was merely coincidental?

I guess it still could happen but this article is like a post on the Raptors board by some 16 year old pimply kid

http://www.thestar.com/sports/baseball/ ... ays-puzzle

Posted: **Thu Jan 27, 2011 1:38 pm**

you might want to change the thread title cause it makes it seems like griffin is reporting that he surely know that jays are going to trade for young when in the article he is simply speculating that this might be one of the options available

Posted: **Thu Jan 27, 2011 1:58 pm**

V-Dub and Mike Young are longtime friends. As far as I can tell, that article only mentions that Young and Wells and there wives where hanging out together, in V-dub's hometown no less... I don't see anything there that suggets the jays are looking to trade for Young...

Posted: **Thu Jan 27, 2011 2:35 pm**

Ironically? Why would Wells use that word for something that was merely coincidental?

Wells was drafted out of High School.

No disrespect to that, but he is not exactly an English Major. Ironic is a commonly misused word. It is often used in daily use to refer to situations that are merely coincidental or just a bit peculiar.

I blame Alanis Morissette… but I can’t stay mad at her.

That said, Michael Young would be a welcome addition at 3B as far as I'm concerned. He may be blocking Lawrie sooner rather than later. But depending on the price for Young, AA might be able to flip him for more value down the road.

Posted: **Thu Jan 27, 2011 2:58 pm**

If it were true, it would've been a simple Young for Napoli trade. Wells context of the word ironically was probably to insinuate that he was "ironically" with Michael Young, who happens to be another baseball player when AA called about baseball matters.

Ironic.

Posted: **Thu Jan 27, 2011 3:14 pm**

LBJSeizedMyID wrote:If it were true, it would've been a simple Young for Napoli trade. Wells context of the word ironically was probably to insinuate that he was "ironically" with Michael Young, who happens to be another baseball player when AA called about baseball matters.

Ironic.

I rest my case.

Posted: **Thu Jan 27, 2011 3:20 pm**

Yeah this is the Alanis version of ironic.

Posted: **Thu Jan 27, 2011 4:44 pm**

Seriously, Griffin?

Posted: **Thu Jan 27, 2011 5:07 pm**

Lawrie's gonna be pissed!!!

Posted: **Thu Jan 27, 2011 5:07 pm**

He may have meant it was ironic because Young had also been in the Jays orgranization and had also been traded away.

Posted: **Thu Jan 27, 2011 7:38 pm**

Quite possibly the worst bit of speculation ever to appear on the internet. Well, it's between this and the Obama birth certificate stuff, but it's neck-and-neck.

Posted: **Thu Jan 27, 2011 7:47 pm**

Schadenfreude wrote:Quite possibly the worst bit of speculation ever to appear on the internet. Well, it's between this and the Obama birth certificate stuff, but it's neck-and-neck.

What about the speculation that you are, and have been, a member of the Communist bandwagon?

Anyway, just pretending that the rumours are true, what would the Jays need to get back for taking on Young's contract? Cash, prospects?

Posted: **Thu Jan 27, 2011 8:33 pm**

TJ Caino wrote:Ironic is a commonly misused word. It is often used in daily use to refer to situations that are merely coincidental or just a bit peculiar.

This and only this. Irony is a concept that's been misused/abused to death, so it's not exactly earth shattering if a professional athlete makes a grammatical error and mistakenly uses the concept inappropriately. Can't believe Griffin turned it into an entire article.

Posted: **Thu Jan 27, 2011 8:50 pm**

Just speculation...same crap as us talking about getting Vlad.

Posted: **Thu Jan 27, 2011 9:08 pm**

You'd figure if AA really wanted Young bad enough to take on his deal (or part of it) it would have been part of the Napoli transaction.

Posted: **Thu Jan 27, 2011 10:59 pm**

Griffin really went for it with this. The Star even gave him the full 2nd page. Speculation is fun and I would love to see Young on this team.

Posted: **Thu Jan 27, 2011 11:02 pm**

Geez Griffin has been so hit and miss lately

Posted: **Fri Jan 28, 2011 12:31 am**

based on this report im going to speculate that Griffin is the worst baseball reporter of all time? confirm/deny

Posted: **Fri Jan 28, 2011 4:25 am**

Well... didn't Griffin mention that Napoli could be moved after the Wells deal? It doesn't matter, this is such a head-scratcher, I don't even know what to say.

Posted: **Fri Jan 28, 2011 5:24 am**

bias towards Young but not at $16M/yr. Perhaps they take Frasor & the Jays get Young & cash/yr.

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