Starting pitcher Matt Morris had some choice words for his former team after the Giants traded him to the Pirates minutes before the trade deadline Thursday afternoon.
Morris said he was excited about returning to the National League Central and “getting some better defense and some young guys who are looking to play hard.”
He also insinuated the Giants’ organization accepted losing.
Better defense? The Giants and Pirates have the exact same .989 fielding percentage this year and how does it get any better than Omar Vizquel at short? Hey Matt, in your last 45.1 innings, you gave up 80 hits and 40 freaking earned runs – so don’t blame anybody but yourself. The Giants were ready and willing to trade you months ago when you were actually earning that ridiculous three-year, $27 million contract. If you wanted to be dealt to a contender, you shouldn’t have muffed up your last four starts. You deserve the Pirates.
