great trade for the Cubs
Sammy has been a locker room cancer for many years now.
in most clubhouses the starting pitcher chooses the music for the day.
Sammy blasted his Salsa at 11 every day.
the day he skipped out, Kerry Wood took a bat to Sammy's boom box.
he was a good diversion when the Cubs were losing 90+ games/year but they were never going to be a serous series contender with him on the Cubs.
i did not say team because there was no team in Sammy's limited English vocabulary. it was all Me, Me Me.
a bag of batting practice balls would have ben a good trade for him.
addition by subtraction.
he was a huge hole in the lineup batting 3rd. a major rally killer.
he should have batted 8th but finally agreed to go down to 6th. that cost the Cubs a good 5-6 wins early in the year which cost them the playoffs.