damnit. i actually agree with sal. er, bret.well, not so much on the extent of the hyperbole that in not making any trades we "saved the franchise" only that im glad we didnt make any rash moves. especially not for soriano, or that ridiculous manny/baez accumulation.now, cammy/milledge for manny, i dont think would have ruined the franchise, and likely would have helped moreso than it would have hurted, but whatever. im happier that our farm system is intact than i would be if we had manny butchering baseballs both at the plate and in left field.i think its exaggerating things to think that the 2-5 trip was the sole determining factor, but it sure didnt help anybody think that the events of last year would not repeat themselves in the wake of a big-splash deal this year.... tho i would be EVEN HAPPIER if we had gone, say, 5-2, and still not made a trade, and there's no reason to think that we certainly would have, had that been our record.