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more talk about wheelings and dealings please ...

oh there was some wheeling and dealing going on with Expos getting moved, to be sure!

but yeah, speaking of the Expos (or ex-Expos), what kind of deal (w/ :twisted: ) does El Duque have to allow him to keep his official age perpetually at 38 years old, thereby allowing him to score a two-year contract? Don't get me wrong, I love watching him pitch. even when he was a Yankee. He's a character out there, like him or not, kinda like David Wells, i.e. when he's in a big game, I'm always wondering "Is he going to pull it off yet again?"

But hasn't his arm been ready to fall off for a while now, like when it went dead in the Sox series in '04? And this year he tears his calf, much like Pedro did earlier in the year (only for Pedro to find other muscle issues going on)? Is that symptomatic of more injuries to come? Who knows, maybe Minaya signed him as a clubhouse presence, or to help keep Julio Franco feeling like he's not too old!