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Originally Posted by browna
Balls the size of grapefruits or pure madness to say no to such a franchise changing blockbuster trade (bordering on robbery) for 10 hours simply for Jeff freaking Mathis' "feelings". Wonder if it was all a bluff and the cash came in after the initial "no" to sweeten that deal?
I can only imagine his advisers or other baseball guys in the Blue Jays inner circle guys like Beeston pulling his hair out behind closed doors after hearing such a trade is off due that day due to an average MLB catcher and loyalty to him.
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Yeah, I found that to be a pretty interesting comment. Imagine the outcry from every Jays fan across the nation if the deal didn't go through and we found out later it was because AA didn't want to part with Mathis?