The trade deadline came and past yesterday at 4 ET without the completion of a much rumored trade between the Astros and Red Sox for Future Hall-of-Fame shortstop Nick Punto. The Red Sox, still reeling in the wake of countless injuries, decided to deal the slugger for offensive depth, especially in the outfield. But they weren't about to give Punto away for free.
A source close to the story reports that negotiations went back and fourth for hours, as Red Sox General Manager Ben Cherington gradually cajoled Astros GM Jeff Luhnow's offer up to the entire Houston 25-man roster, the mummified remains of the ancient pharoTutenkamen, and the small central European country of Luxembourg. Cherington, however, refused to go through with h the trade unless Houston agreed to sweeten the deal by throwing in a dvd boxed set of his favorite CBS crime procedural NCIS, to which Luhnow reportedly replied, "Watch the damn show on Netflix," and Cherington retorted, "They havn't put the show on On Demand, and if you think I'm gonna pay eight bucks extra a month for dvds through the mail, you got another thing coming." Cherington proceeded to ramble on about how Luhnow was being very "un-Agent Gibbs-like", and, naturally, the trade was nixed.
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