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ESPN's Buster Olney has just divulged the most ridiculous trade rumor I have ever heard. According to his sources, the Phillies were internally discussing the possibility of trading Ryan Howard for Albert Pujols. No, really. Predictably, Phillies GM Ruben Amaro denied this in the strongest possible terms:
Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro flatly denied that the internal discussions have taken place. "Lies," he said. "That's a lie. I don't know who you're talking to, but that's a lie."
Now, Olney's a professional, and I don't think he'd run with a story of this magnitude if he felt his sources were unreliable. But I am singularly incapable of believing that this was even being discussed. It's a trade that only a Playstation 3 would make, and I don't think I even need to explain why.
Check that. I just fired up my PS3 and my copy of MLB: The Show. I attempted to trade Pujols for Howard, and my PS3 grew arms and legs, made an obscene gesture in my direction, opened my living room window, and jumped. $300 down the drain. Thanks a lot, Buster Olney.
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