Almost as melodramatic, but equally as woe-is-us-the-worlds-gonna-end as some folks.

Sure, they didn't seem like they were in it, but they always were in it. Without Giambi, they had a massive hole at 1B - who better to fill it than with Teix?

8yr / $180mil, no-trade clause. Maybe Mrs. Teix can limo-pool with Mrs. Burnett from Maryland to New York for lascivious trips of shopping and debauchery?

Furcal decides that he doesn't want to play in Oakland, and would prefer Atlanta. If this goes through, Escobar is essentially available, and don't be surprised if the Peavy talks fire up again, if they already aren't.

Pujols, you can practically hear DP rubbing himself at the thought of Smoltz playing for the Red Socks. Listen at your own discretion, because it's really lame attempts to try and talk Smoltz into saying he wants to pitch for the Red Sox.

Smoltz? He sounds drunk or something, because it's the most incoherent, incomprehensible speaking I've ever heard him do. When he wants to be clever, he can be, but this time, I um... don't know.

Unyielding class all the way to very end. I don't think anyone will ever "get" the game of baseball more than Greg Maddux ever did. 'Twas truly a privilege to see eleven years of Maddux pitching for the Braves.