Merry Xmas every1, first tex goes to the yanks to spite the hated angels, and then i read this:

In fact, Smoak was drafted by the A’s in the 16th round after he graduated high school (fun fact: he played with top Orioles prospect Matt Wieters in South Carolina), but was in touch with advisors who told him that Oakland wanted to take him with the 36th overall pick and sign him for $950,000. Smoak demanded “$1 million and nothing less” to sign but the A’s stood firm at $950,000, refusing to give in.

my barry zito beef is over. im now at peace.