TransAction Thursday

Is it the switch-hitting? The crewcut? The big C in front? Irregardless, Jason Varitek posed too attractive a nuisance to Them Daggum Soxes, who like whatever it is they see on, around or about him enough to jettison Michael Barrett. Perhaps after witnessing the Cubs' post-Barrett-trade 6-game winning streak, TDS hope for the same. (Seeing as they matchup with The Consummate Bastards after the upcoming Jackanapes, TDS can count on only one.)

Proving once again that the Milwaukee Brewers are the de rigueur team in 2007, All Those Wacky Cats snatch up Cappy (SP-MIL) out from under everyone while he's still on the DL, wishing and hoping and praying that (1) Gallardo hasn't Pipped him and that (2) he's worth starting if he does return to the rotation. O-Cab, not to be confused with O'Cab, (SS-LAA) outlived his usefulness as a placeholder.

Not having committed a crime against either humanity or common decency this week, Pans, in a unanimous, sealed-ballot vote, find Elijah Dukes (CF-???) falling short of the character provisions in the Pans Charter and, just like everyone else, give up on him. Adam Wainwright, who serves in some capacity for the St. Louis Cardinals according to the transaction alert e-mail, is thrown into the hodge-podge bricolage that is Pans.

You wouldn't've found any of these acquisitions at the 99¢ Store because they all cost $1 before taxes.

My thoughts on these acquisitions?