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11/24/2005: "Catching Up"
"No posts for a week? You're slipping, sir."
"I know, Hypothetical Secretary. Pixie-ishly Attractive Hypothetical Secretary. Walk gracefully into my office and tell me what I missed, with gamine charm. And numbers, the people like numbers."
"Right, Mr. Moore. Numbers."
"So, what'd I miss? Hasn't been that long."
"The Thome deal went down?"
"Really? You're kidding me."
"Nope."
"Right, of course--you're the gamine, pixie-ishly attractive earnest Hypothetical Secretary. Had a temp in here the other day, you'll have to excuse me."
"So, about the..."
"Trade, yes."
"Thome for Aaron Rowand. Lots of cash to the White Sox, some prospects to the Phils."
"Wait, the White Sox acquired an injury-prone first baseman in his mid-30's with declining production? Didn't they just turn down Frank Thomas's option?"
"Yes, sir. Rumor's they might bring Thomas back, too, and platoon them at first and DH."
"That'll be good, for about five weeks. Thanks for setting me up for that joke, HS."
"Any time, sir. General opinion is the White Sox got fleeced, even before the prospects got into the deal. Rowand'd have two gold gloves if he hit well enough."
"Right. Thome had ten straight seasons over a .925 OPS before last year, though, there's gotta be some bounce back even at 35. And if he replaces Jurassic Carl Everett in the lineup, instead of Konerko/Thomas, that's nice production."
"So I've heard."
"Anything from the Cardinals?"
"Two restraining orders, and one very nasty letter."
"... and newswise?"
"Nothing much. Still in the Burnett sweepstakes, and the Yankees have backed off of Giles."
"All right. Well, send those restraining orders to the Hypothetical Attorney, and HS?"
"Yes?"
"Don't let me slack off like that again. I don't want to use any more bizarre fiction devices this year."
"Yes, Mr. Moore."
"Call me Dan. Oh, and put some Mancini on the hi-fi before you leave--I have some hypothetical lady-friends that I need to seem urbane in front of."
"Right away."
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