Major holiday passes without news from Doug Melvin
December 26, 2007It was almost a trend. Doug Melvin’s last three major off-season moves had come on major holidays, which had me thinking something would happen around Christmas.
- Thanksgiving 2006: The Doug Davis, Johnny Estrada, Claudio Vargas trade.
- Christmas 2006: The Jeff Suppan free agent signing.
- Thanksgiving 2007: The Jason Kendall signing.
I started to notice this because I was never at home when I first heard about the deals. I was always away with family.
So, does Doug have some motivation? Does he want to capitalize on the buzz and get people talking about the Brewers at all of their get-togethers? Or does he think the holidays are a time when people are away from their computers and newspapers, and maybe he can slide some unpopular announcements by without anyone seeing? As a Canadian, does he even recognize Thanksgiving and Christmas?
(And no, Gabe Kapler doesn’t count as news.)
Tags: Brewers, claudio vargas, doug davis, doug melvin, holidays, jason kendall, jeff suppan, johnny estrada, not gabe kapler
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