Intriguing debate going on between Mel Antonen and Jeff Joyce on XM-175.
Basically they were arguing under the supposition that the Angels and Red Sox are both out of the Tex sweepstakes and they were debating if it was truly down to Nats and O's, which would be a better fit. Both argued similar points. Both claimed that the Nats were in better shape to win sooner because the Nats aren't competing with the Empire and the Frat Sox, both agreed that - as constructed - the Nats had the better farm system and the better pitching (which speaks ill of the O's pitching, I guess), but the differed on the better lineup. Joyce argued that if Tex was added to Baltimore the Orioles would have one of the best lineups in baseball and Antonen argued that Tex would give the Nats the better of the two lineups and would dramatically improve the Nats offense.
It was great to hear Mel Antonen defend our boys saying things like, "what most people don't realize is that the Nats had injuries at, literally, every position in 2008 - no other team can lay claim to that," and, "young hitters like Dukes, Milledge, Zimmerman and Anderson Hernandez would benefit from having a bat like Teixeira in the lineup." He also went on to say that Guzman is probably the most underrated shortstop in the majors.
It was disappointing to hear Joyce relive the "Dukes v. Acta" handshake incident asking, "does Teixeira really want to play on a team where people like that are?"
Antonen is now talking about whether or not the Nats will draw better if Teixeira signs with the Nats - he says that Washington is a "workaholics" type of town and that they will only show up if ownership shows a commitment to winning.
