Good Molony article

[MusicMan]

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071108&content_id=2295942&vkey=hotstove2007&fext=.jsp&partnered=rss_mlb

Recaps where the Astros, and Wade specifically, stand at the close of GM meetings.

Highlights:

• Speculates that Anderson could become a part of a Dontrelle Willis deal.  Multiple sources confirm the Astros have contacted Florida re: Willis
• Astros have contacted agent for Jeremy Affeldt in addition to Cordero, Linebrink, Glavine, Leiter.
• Wade scouted Costanzo while working for the Padres
• Wade on Costanzo: "if we get Costanzo, who's a better left-handed power bat in [Houston's Minor League] organization?' " Wade said. "The answer is nobody."

[Jacksonian]

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071108&content_id=2295942&vkey=hotstove2007&fext=.jsp&partnered=rss_mlb

Recaps where the Astros, and Wade specifically, stand at the close of GM meetings.

Highlights:

• Speculates that Anderson could become a part of a Dontrelle Willis deal.  Multiple sources confirm the Astros have contacted Florida re: Willis
• Astros have contacted agent for Jeremy Affeldt in addition to Cordero, Linebrink, Glavine, Leiter.
• Wade scouted Costanzo while working for the Padres
• Wade on Costanzo: "if we get Costanzo, who's a better left-handed power bat in [Houston's Minor League] organization?' " Wade said. "The answer is nobody."

That and Wade drafted Costanzo in 05.

[MusicMan]

That and Wade drafted Costanzo in 05.

Right, but I had actually forgotten his scouting role until that reminder.

[Noe]

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071108&content_id=2295942&vkey=hotstove2007&fext=.jsp&partnered=rss_mlb

Recaps where the Astros, and Wade specifically, stand at the close of GM meetings.

Highlights:

• Speculates that Anderson could become a part of a Dontrelle Willis deal.  Multiple sources confirm the Astros have contacted Florida re: Willis
• Astros have contacted agent for Jeremy Affeldt in addition to Cordero, Linebrink, Glavine, Leiter.
• Wade scouted Costanzo while working for the Padres
• Wade on Costanzo: "if we get Costanzo, who's a better left-handed power bat in [Houston's Minor League] organization?' " Wade said. "The answer is nobody."

Oh yeah, I knew about Affeldt and was going to share it today, but all this Lidge/Bourn talk derailed me from it.  BTW - when you saunter into the black hole that is chron blogs, and *other* internet offerings, it's interesting how it is all about being negative just for the sake of being... well... negative.  Each and every know-it-all fan has very sharp opinions about how bad this trade was, most of it based on stats and thus how much they now *hate* Ed Wade.

When will someone wise up and realize that giving a platform to such unwashed is really a bad idea.  Or at least put a sign up in the portal to these blog entries that says "Please, do not feed these animals and keep your hands away from the cage... they do bite!".

Bunch of monkeys!

[DVauthrin]

Oh yeah, I knew about Affeldt and was going to share it today, but all this Lidge/Bourn talk derailed me from it.  BTW - when you saunter into the black hole that is chron blogs, and *other* internet offerings, it's interesting how it is all about being negative just for the sake of being... well... negative.  Each and every know-it-all fan has very sharp opinions about how bad this trade was, most of it based on stats and thus how much they now *hate* Ed Wade.

When will someone wise up and realize that giving a platform to such unwashed is really a bad idea.  Or at least put a sign up in the portal to these blog entries that says "Please, do not feed these animals and keep your hands away from the cage... they do bite!".

Bunch of monkeys!

I think calling them monkeys is giving them too much credit and a disservice to monkeys everywhere in the world.

[Froback]

I think calling them monkeys is giving them too much credit and a disservice to monkeys everywhere in the world.

I don't know, monkey's are famous for throwing their own poo on anyone who gets too close... maybe that is a good analogy.

[Curly]

Interesting article...especially reading that the CL roll seems to be at the bottom of the list.  I look forward to the results of this trade, I think we got more than I was expecting we would get out of Lidge and EB.  The fact that Wade is shopping for 2b was something I didn't know was on the radar.