[USML Announce] Bombers-Angries trade - Bombers respond

[Brad Jansen]

...and let me also add that Mark Killer B's initial  reply  to the various
league wags' responses to The Trade of the Century reveals a somewhat sweet
lost innocence so rarely seen in these cynical days of rotiserrie baseball.
If Mark only traded more frequently; he then would be hardened  to the
cutting commentary wielded by butchers like Andy Klein and the surgical
strikes delivered with cunning precision by wordsmiths like Jeffrey
Winick....speaking of Jeffrey--and how can one not speak his name in any
serious discussion of this Game?-- I'd like to think that both us view the
Sport of Roto Ball as a sort of performance art.  We play the game to make
deals that arouse interest, debate and passion--we thrive on that, and that
alone.  Damn the standings and the money and occasional Damon they sometimes
bring.  It's the audience we play for, themt and them alone.  So, Mark
Blocker, Jeffrey and I beseech you: when the curtains part, take your bow
and let the tomatoes fly from the likes of Andy Klein!!  Stand tall amidst
the shouts and catcalls!!  You, good sir, have traded.  And that's what Life
is all about.

On 5/29/06, SpringKerb at aol.com <SpringKerb at aol.com> wrote:
>
>  In a message dated 5/29/2006 2:48:43 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
> MBBlocker at aol.com writes:
>
> Wow.  Not the reaction I expected at all.  At this point, either the
> criticism must be unfair, suggesting that maybe I am in the wrong place, or
> I just no longer know how to play the game in our league, in which case I am
> probably in the wrong place as well.  Either way, I seem to be in the wrong
> place, and it all seems like a lot less fun than it was in the past.
>
>   -- Mark B.
>
>
>  Take it as a compliment.  What are any of the contenders going to
> say--"Oh, goodie, Shabes is going to kick my butt now"?  Or the
> non-contenders--"I'm so glad that Blocker's retention roster has actual
> major league players, unlike the magic beans I accumulated"?  Think of
> yourself as the new A. J. Pierzynski of the USML.
>
> You'll know you've really done it right when you hear anguished howls of
> outrage and calls for legislation to prevent similar shenanigans in the
> future.  You're not quite there yet--but I'm willing to help you get there.
>
> Mark
>
> P.S.  Now that we've all commented on the trade, how about last week's
> transactions?
>
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