Oh, this is rich.

So, sometimes you just find gems on the internet, too juicy not to talk about.

I found this gem on Anna Benson, the ridiculous wife of Kris Benson, a guy who was recently traded to the Orioles by the New York Mets. What makes this hilarious is that the Mets have never been known for their morals, making the fact that they gave up on Kris because of Anna even more hilarious. Bobby Valentine? Ok-ish... Anna Benson? Too much. Heck, they even had Rickey Henderson and Bobby Bonilla on the same team at the same time. So you know she had pushed their buttons something fierce.

From the New York Post, Anna on the Mets' acquisition, Carlos Delgado:

"She has criticized the Mets for acquiring Carlos Delgado, who has not stood for the playing of "God Bless America" during games because of his opposition to American foreign policy. Clarifying those remarks last night, she said that she wondered why the Mets were willing to acquire Delgado but then were leery when she considered modeling for Playboy.

"Be liberal or not, make a choice," Anna said, adding that her posing for Playboy was a dead issue."

I think this quote proves why Anna is the classic example of reasons why you should marry someone based on other factors than straight-up "hotness." Kris must rue the day, in some sense. We won't even get into the rationale behind it; no, it speaks for itself.

Apparently Kris didn't think the trade was "cut and dry." He's quite right: there's no team on Earth that would take Jorge Julio and John Maine for someone of Kris's caliber. Neither of those guys are huge prospects, although Maine is decent. I think the Mets basically called around, were very honest with the other teams about Anna, and prayed that someone would be desperate enough to take the Bensons. Enter Baltimore, a team that a) needs Kris Benson in a terrible way, and b) is always a sucker for the live ones. After all, they have Sammy, Raffy, and have had Albert Belle and Bobby Bo. They've got some experience with this. Peter Angelos must have been confused when signing Miguel Tejada; he actually found himself a character guy.

Speaking of Tejada, he's got to be happy on two accounts- one, the fact that Benson is the instant ace of the staff; and two- Anna's in town, which means she could go on some sort of bizarre, inappropriate rampage (hey, she threatened to in New York.)

In other news, the Red Sox have apparently traded Andy Marte for Coco Crisp, which makes sense on some level. It's an exactly even type of deal- Crisp is going to be solid, but Marte could be spectacular. The Indians, who have made a living off of taking prospects who are far along in their development and patiently waiting through their adjustment period, live for teams to get impatient and drop the Cliff Lees, Grady Sizemores, Travis Hafners, and Ben Broussards of this world into their laps. Some people don't learn- but this trade seems different because Crisp is on the upswing in his career and Marte should have broken through last year, but didn't. Oh, it's an interesting saga.