Let me first say that I found that reading this entire thread last ngiht and this morning was AWESOME. I am a huge brewers fan, but by no means have a been a lifer. I never followed baseball (beyond being a casual fan) until this decade; but for the last 7 years or so, i became more and more of a brewer fan(atic). Then i discovered this site about 18 months ago, and the brewer fever has spiraled out of control. Just reading about how much people know about the minor league players fascinates me and makes me realize 2 things: how much i still need to know and how much i want to learn. Anyways, about this trade... 1. I am a big fan of this trade. I saw first hand at how awesome every Bucks playoff game was back in '01, and if the Brewers make the playoffs this year that would blow the Eastern conference finals run out of the water. C.C. not only gives us a better chance to win each 5th day, but if one of our other starters were to get injured (KNOCK ON WOOD), the Brewers would still have a great chance to make the playoffs. 2. This trade says a lot about this organization and the ownership and the city of Milwaukee. I personally get so mad when the Brewers and Milwaukee in general gets shunned or disrespected by nation media and people in big cities, so hopefully this trade helps change things. 3. I cant wait until Rome returns from "the basement"in 2 weeks. Surely this will be one of the major topics on his first show back. I love when Rome talks about the Brewers and I love when Rome talks about Sabathia and everyone starts calling him names like "Captain Crunch" and "Chocolate Cake" because of his weight. lol. Any chance ESPN picks up a C.C. start soon???