When I'm pressed for time...I find it easier to blog about politics than about baseball, because it requires less analysis.

- An e-mail from the Baseball Crank

That's certainly true now. I can't go too in-depth at this hour, but the deals from this year's trading deadline added another several reasons to the infinite list of why I'm glad to not be a Mets fan. Check out Sabermets for a classic (and spot-on) initial reaction to the trades and for a round-up of reactions from other Mets blogs. My condolences to Mets fans on the coup-d'etat of Steve Phillips - there's no more logical explanation.

UPDATE: Check out this naplam-filled summary from Avkash at the Raindrops. Too true. What were they thinking? (Link from the Baseball Crank.)