Four years earlier during a summer golf game with Clarke, we were chatting about a recent trade he had made. He informed me that the player wasn’t upset about being traded, and immediately asked who he was traded for. And of course the inevitable question, which brought the now standard answer: No, I didn’t know who I’d been traded for. It was the first question asked: “What do you think of the trade?” My answer shocked them. Since that year, I’ve always approached the trade deadline with a very different perspective: I know there’s a human side.

Source: thestar April 03, 2021 18:33 UTC