Shuffling the deck upstairs

[Frayed Knot]

I bet EVEN YOU didn't dislike that trade at the time!

[Guest Edgy DC]

I'm rooting for you here, knottie. But I ain't bettin' on you.

[Zvon]

After the trade, after a bit of time, I thought of McReynolds as a quiet guy who may not fit in NY, but who put up more than adequate numbers his first 3 or 4 years here. I thought Bay would be that kind of player too.
What I would give right now to have Bay posting McReynolds like numbers.

Didn't see enough of Mitchell to think he would have done any better.

Even with all Mitchell did afterward and that great year he had in '89 I never regretted that trade.

From wiki:

Later years A two-time All-Star with the Giants, later years saw his play decline due to an often indifferent attitude as well as various other distractions. Traded to the Mariners after the 1991 season, he arrived at spring training the following year 30 pounds (14 kg) overweight. He had a resurgence in 1994 with the Reds, batting .326 with 30 HRs and 77 RBI in just 310 at-bats in the strike-shortened season; but he opted to play for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks in Japan the following year, where he became the highest-paid player in Japanese history.[citation needed] In Japan, he incurred the displeasure of team management when he chose to travel to the U.S. in mid-season for treatment of knee problems against the team's wishes. In the next two years, he played for four major league teams (Cincinnati, Boston, Cleveland, Oakland), rarely showing his former ability. Today, Mitchell lives in San Diego and plays in the San Diego Adult Baseball League for the championship team, the San Diego Black Sox, run by Mike Micheli. Mitchell is listed as one of California's top delinquent taxpayers, with a $5,184,641.51 debt from a lien filed on July 6, 2000. Arrests and suspension After being released for the last time, he was arrested in 1999 for assaulting his father during an argument.[4] Back in the minor leagues as manager of the Sonoma County Crushers in 2000, he was suspended for nine games after punching the opposing team's owner in the mouth during a brawl.[5] In 2010, Mitchell was arrested for alleged misdemeanor battery at the Bonita Golf Club in Bonita, California.[6] He is dating Wedo. Records In his 13-season career with eight teams, Mitchell batted .284, with 234 home runs, 760 runs batted in, 630 runs scored, 1,173 hits, 224 doubles and 25 triples in 1,223 games.

Who the hell is Wedo?

[Guest Edgy DC]

I think that means he's dating an East Coast radio station.

There should be more brawls involving managers.