Grinch Steals "The Unit"
By lefty
Well, it looks like the Grinch stole Christmas from George and his faithful followers. The complicated 20-team 45-player deal that would have brought Randy "The Unit" Johnson, to the Yankees is off. For now at least. Our hero in this saga is LA Dodger GM Paul DePodesta, who woke up just in time to realize what he actually agreed to. Preston, a regular commenter to the site, has pointed us to this ESPN Page 2 column by Jim Caple that sums up how George lost his Johnson. Very funny.
On another front, does anyone want to know why "The Unit" is so intent on relocating to the Bronx? Mike_D27 commented in another blog on this site yesterday that Schillings teammates on the Diamondbacks may not have liked him all that much. Apparently the guy is a little too much to take. Bobby Valentine has an interesting perspective as well. He mentioned on WFAN yesterday. He managed the 2001 All-Star team and suggested there appeared to be some tension between Randy Johnson and Curt Shilling. Apparently Schilling wasn’t able to pitch that game and timed a press conference to steal that night. Valentine suggested Johnson wants to go to the Yankees to beat his former teammate for revenge.
