I don't always agree with Steve Rosenbloom. As a matter of fact, I almost never agree with the feisty Tribune pundit. This time, though, I have to say he has written a pretty accurate column.
One additional reason he might have cited for Dempster's rather gentlemanly treatment by Epstein and Hoyer is this. I think they felt they had to let the fellow listen in on the conversations with LA management to finally convince him there was no interest in him by the Dodgers, there was no deal there, and there never was any. Just as a further note, one wonders where on Earth Dempster's agent was during this whole fiasco and whether the guy ought not to let him handle matters of this sort in the future.
One game does not a season make, but I note that old Demp got lit up big time in Texas Thursday night, 8 runs, 9 hits, 2 homers in 4.2 innings. He wasn't throwing strikes either, only 59 of 103 pitches. Left trailing the Angels 8-7, but the Rangers came back to win a wild one 15-9. Welcome to Arlington and the American League.
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