Another Saturday night drinking with the scouts at the Barleymoe

Tonight Elijah Craig is joined by George Dickell, Jose Cuervo and Jim Beam.

Elijah: Fellas did you notice that Alex Boscan retired.

George: Elijah lots of guys retire, why should we be so surprised that a 39 year old pitcher retired.

Jose: George how many guys retire with the season he had?

George: Was there something unusual about his season?

Jim: George maybe if you drank less ...oh never mind

Jose: Boscan made the All Star team for the second time last season; then was waived by Jacksonville. Vancouver then signed him and had him pitch in the rookie league and low-A. how many guys make the All-star team and pitch in the rookie league in one season?

Jim: My guess is that picc818 signed him to have the inside track on him being a pitching coach this season.

George: Didn't the Voodoo's first pick also pitch in both the rookie league and low-A last year?

Jose: Yes Ronnie Gil did. So you think Boscan was picked up to mentor the stud draft pick? picc818 got a look at who might be a great pitching coach and developed his first round pick at the same time.

Elijah: You fellas are missing my point. You seem to be saying that picc818  is playing three chess, which he always does, but your'e not looking at it from iam4real's point of view.

Jim: I get your point Elijah. iam4real is also playing upper level chess. He picks up an aging starter moves him to the bull pen, gets a good half season out of him. Later in the season he needs a platoon player to match with Neftali Mota and gives the new left fielder Boscan's spot on the roster.

George: You guys are going a little fast for me. Can you do that again in 33?

Jose: George, Neftali Mota is the a good player that doesn't hit lefties. When iam4real acquired a guy that kills lefties, Brian Blair, he has to drop a player. The choices are demoting a young player or releasing a very old pitcher that the team has already gotten more than they expected from.

Jim: Boscan had to go. Sooner or later he was going to hit the wall. iam4real saw it coming and acted before he hurt the team. Boscan was a good major league player. started 500 games in the majors.Won 172, lost186. He had an era of 4.01. In season 55 pitching only in relief had a 2.27 era. There was no way he would last to the end of the season with out blowing up.

George: Are you telling me that iam4real cut his losses before he had losses.

Jose: Now you're figuring it out.

George: Isn't that like eating your cake and having it too?

Elijah: Obviously we've been here to long, drank too much. I've called the uber