Monday, July 7, 2008

Brewers get C.C.

I always hate it when a division rival makes a big deal that I was hoping either the Cardinals or Yankees would have (and could have) gone after. The Brewers just made a deal to land defending AL Cy Young winner C.C. Sabathia. Both the Cardinals and Yankees had the resources to go after him, and, while the Cards aren't necessarily in dire need for starting pitching, you can always find a spot for a guy as good as C.C. I really never have liked the Brewers, even when they were in the AL. Now that they're a division rival, they're just another version of the Astros. They're a good team with a good offense (albeit with an overrated first baseman) and OK pitching, but adding the big C.C. will solidify them as contenders and should make the NL central a three-horse race for the next couple months (while I'm sold on the Cardinals being legit, I'm waiting to make sure they don't run out of gas come September like they did last year). 

Anyway, I hope the Brewers enjoy the 2 plus months of C.C. because he'll most likely be playing in pinestripes.

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