If you are a Pirate fan..this will raise your blood pressure..

Ran across this the other day online from an old Philadelphia newspaper....to bad we have the worst GM in baseball who even when his team is ALWAYS in or near last place he never takes any risks...note:..if your not a baseball fan this will bore you...if you are then you know Ryan Howard is the next Babe Ruth...sort of...nuff said.

ATLANTA - As the July 31 trade deadline gets closer, talk of deals involving the Phillies continue. A team source, however, believes general manager Ed Wade may do nothing significant because teams continue to ask for untouchable pitching prospects Gavin Floyd and Cole Hamels. By all accounts, the Phillies have been trying hard to land a starting pitcher and a center fielder, offering lesser prospects as well as second baseman Placido Polanco and pitcher Kevin Millwood. On Monday, The Sporting News reported the Phils offered Double-A first baseman Ryan Howard to Pittsburgh for righthanded starter Kris Benson, who is available due to his pending free agency. While Howard leads the minors with 35 homers, sources in Pittsburgh indicated the Phillies' offer wouldn't be enough. The Bucs prefer a major-league ready position player for Benson, who is 7-7 with a 4.26 ERA for the season and 2-0 with a 1.78 ERA over his last four starts. Meanwhile, a high-ranking American League official predicted the Phillies' pursuit of Arizona center fielder Steve Finley won't lead to anything. "Finley [has a no-trade clause and] will only go one place ... to San Diego," the source said.