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The only pitcher who could be better than Halladay right now would be Tim Lincecum.The Phillies made a risky move trading away their ace pitcher Cliff Lee, but that makes the deal all the more interesting. Will the big risk equal a big reward Or will it go down in flamesThe deal is very similar to a deal the Phillies made in February 1972 The St. Louis Cardinals were trying to trade away disgruntled left-handed pitcher Steve Carlton and were looking for a good team to trade with.The Phillies, on the other hand, had fan-favorite Rick Wise, who was coming off his best season yet.The Cardinals proposed a deal to the Phillies that would send Carlton to the Phillies in exchange for Wise. He would go on to win 241 games as a Phillie and became a Hall of Famer in 1994.Now, Wise didn’t do so bad himself. Right now, Halladay is 32, and Lee is 31.Both deals involved trading an extremely dominant pitcher for a fan favorite.Both involved a pitcher who wanted to be traded.Both involved a lefty and a righty (which isn’t a big deal, just coincidental).Do I expect Halladay to pitch as well as Carlton No, of course not, but I would be extremely happy if he did Carlton won four Cy Young Awards as a Phillie. Who wouldn’t love thatOf course, Lee isn’t going to the Blue Jays.

He’s been traded to the Seattle Mariners, who will be formidable with Lee and Felix Hernandez leading their rotation.But with Halladay and Hamels, the Phillies won’t be too bad themselves.All I can hope for is that Halladay will be half as good as Carlton, but I’ll be happier if he can do just as good.. James and Jacquizz Rodgers will cause problems for BYU's defense.Sean Canfield and Max Hall should be an epic senior quarterbacking matchup.BYU and Oregon State on paper are remarkably similar. How will BYU compete with Oregon State's speedWill Brian Logan be the surprise hero of the Las Vegas BowlDid Pitta deserve to win the John Mackey AwardHow big is the Las Vegas Bowl for the Mountain West Conference's aspiration gain an automatic BCS-bid.Predict the winner and final score of the Las Vegas Bowl. Thanks for listening to another edition of the BYU podcast. 15, 2009.For more sports podcasts, news, articles and insights, visit The Big Podcast..

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