"Willie Randolph's dead-on lukewarm take on Soriano basically kills that deal"

Alfonso, you were the most popular player in the game. You received more fan votes for the All Star Game than any other player. We loved you. We thought you were a good guy. You and Willie Randolph worked together a lot and liked each other. Just last year, Willie said he felt you were like a son to him. But now, even he's lukewarm on you. Although this article's title says it's about Kaz Matsui & Carl Pavano still being on the trade block, the piece about you, Alfonso, is what stuck with me, because we used to love you. To borrow from Marlon Brando's great scene in a cab in "On the Waterfront:" To Alfonso: YOU COULD'VE BEEN A CONTENDER. YOU COULD'VE BEEN SOMEONE. INSTEAD OF A BUM. WHICH IS WHAT YOU ARE.

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