You would think it’s either an expensive guy in the last year of the deal that a team is tired of, or a diamond in the rough in AAA, Heat Bell style. Most teams don’t like to give up their relief pitching depth without something substantial in return.

Padres acquire Bryan Corey.

The Padres acquired right-handed reliever Bryan Corey from the Red Sox on Sunday and demoted left-handed reliever Joe Thatcher to Triple-A Portland. Corey, 34, has a career ERA of 4.40 with 39 strikeouts and 24 walks in 59.1 innings. This season with Boston he allowed 11 hits and seven earned runs in six innings.

The Red Sox will get cash or a player to be named later.

While I don’t disagree necessarily with anything said in the article, it just feels like he was holding onto until he won his 350th and I think that’s a pretty crappy thing to do. If Maddux wants to be traded, I’d hope the FO would attempt to accommodate him to a reasonable degree. I would really hate seeing him go, but he’s earned the right to do whatever he wants at this point.

Never did I think we’d drop both Rusch and Thatcher. Is it my birthday?

The fan was treated and released? So, she’s okay? Where’s our pun-tastic headline?
“Chin up” or “Chin Music” would have been appropriately tasteless.