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“I think change is always good,” Wells said. “Unfortunately you're losing one of the best pitchers in the game. But obviously when you're going to trade a piece like that you're going to get a lot in return.

“And building towards more than just next year, hopefully get a couple guys that can get us to that point where we're a better team for years down the road.

Not that his overall point is necessarily invalid, but saying "Change is always good" when that change is losing Roy Halladay sounds really, really disingenuous.

You will be a lot less concerned with what athletes say if you just realize that 90% of them speak only in platitudes. That was simply the closest meaningless statement that Vernon could think of to what the he is supposed to say to the media.

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“I think change is always good,” Wells said. “Unfortunately you're losing one of the best pitchers in the game. But obviously when you're going to trade a piece like that you're going to get a lot in return.

“And building towards more than just next year, hopefully get a couple guys that can get us to that point where we're a better team for years down the road.

Not that his overall point is necessarily invalid, but saying "Change is always good" when that change is losing Roy Halladay sounds really, really disingenuous.

He's basically going to do one of two things, be positive about the change or slam the organization. And considering how much he's hated in Toronto right now, I think he realizes that playing nice is obviously the best route.

Change is good, but he shouldve gone much before Halladay. In fact, I'm inclined to say that he is one of the main reasons we lost Halladay and are forced to rebuild.

I won't blame his contract, since any player would accept that kind f money. But the fact that he never put it altogether or became the leader for the team speaks to how much we missed a capable, consistent guy at the 4/5 spot.

Had Vernon not sucked, we would have been in a better position to get rid of him or at least had a record that was good enough to convince Roy we could do it.

Then again, one hitter can only do so much, and the onus was on Ricciardi to put out a good team. A contender by 2008. That (Please Use More Appropriate Word) failed miserably and has left this team out of competition, without a longterm solution in the field, at the mound, or in the dugout, or on the farm.

Ricciardi was our baseball version of Rob Babcock.

Wells on global warming:

"I think that change is always good. Unfortunately, you're losing some really nice parts of Malaysia, and Manhattan. But in return you get some nice shipping lanes, and warmer weather in March, which is always great. Hopefully, we uncover some pockets of resources that will really help us down the road, and we'll be a better civilization for years to come."

yes vernon, the day you leave the jays, that's the change we are all looking for but we know this is not going to happen because everyone(this includes all the janitorial staff too ) in a certain organization has to be completely drunk, and really really high to take wells

Schadenfreude wrote:Wells on global warming:

"I think that change is always good. Unfortunately, you're losing some really nice parts of Malaysia, and Manhattan. But in return you get some nice shipping lanes, and warmer weather in March, which is always great. Hopefully, we uncover some pockets of resources that will really help us down the road, and we'll be a better civilization for years to come."

So basically, his response is a Mad Lib

rapsfan1231 wrote:yes vernon, the day you leave the jays, that's the change we are all looking for but we know this is not going to happen because everyone(this includes all the janitorial staff too ) in a certain organization has to be completely drunk, and really really high to take wells

thats my state right now and nah i still wouldnt take him

i think there is still 7 years 18 mil a year left on his contract...

If Alex somehow finds a way to trade Wells he can have my first born child, girlfriend, dog and homosexual virginity

matto21 wrote:If Alex somehow finds a way to trade Wells he can have my first born child, girlfriend, dog and homosexual virginity

Methinks thou dost protest too much...

(or far too little)

matto21 wrote:If Alex somehow finds a way to trade Wells he can have my first born child, girlfriend, dog and homosexual virginity

im sure if u made this offer while JP was around Wells woulda been gone a long time ago

Schadenfreude wrote:Wells on global warming:

"I think that change is always good. Unfortunately, you're losing some really nice parts of Malaysia, and Manhattan. But in return you get some nice shipping lanes, and warmer weather in March, which is always great. Hopefully, we uncover some pockets of resources that will really help us down the road, and we'll be a better civilization for years to come."

Wow, love it.

Schadenfreude wrote:Wells on global warming:

"I think that change is always good. Unfortunately, you're losing some really nice parts of Malaysia, and Manhattan. But in return you get some nice shipping lanes, and warmer weather in March, which is always great. Hopefully, we uncover some pockets of resources that will really help us down the road, and we'll be a better civilization for years to come."

haha I laughed out loud, nicee.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2698288

Video makes me laugh and cry...lol.

Relentless88 wrote:http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2698288

Video makes me laugh and cry...lol.

It was quite humerous how the guy had no idea what he was talking about. The actual contract on the other hand... not a laughing matter.