Monday, July 31, 2006  Bang! Fizzle! Where Were the Fireworks?
All that for nuttin', huh? What a disappointment!  Well, sorta.
When I read the tealeaves earlier this week, I thought that this
was what was going to happen, and I can't say that it really
bothers me. Bowden stuck to his guns, and he did what he felt
was right -- something that might not necessarily be a Bowden
decision.  From day one, Bowden said that he wanted each team's
best prospect. Nobody was willing to give that up, which, I
suppose, is understandable. But that doesn't mean that Bowden
should've lowered his price. He knew what he had in Soriano: Two
months of prodcution + 2 first-round draft picks.  Look at it as
a reserve price auction. Let's say that you're selling an
engagement ring because your fiancee hated your leather pants,
and there was an ugly incident where she was beating and
scratching you in front of a cop. When you're selling it on
Ebay, you're probably going to set a reserve price. You don't
want some schlub like Billy B