* In 2006 the Reds cut Tony Womack. When he goes into the Hall of Fame, his plaque should say, "In 2005 Womack played so poorly in the first month of a two-year deal with the Yankees that he changed the way they run their organization, forcing them to give their own prospects a chance."
* In 2002 the White Sox signed Jose Canseco. Shortly thereafter he began allegedly injecting Magglio Ordonez with steroids.
* In 2001 the Dodgers signed Jesse Orosco. You think his arm hurts these days?