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Old 06-12-2007, 01:30 PM   #943
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Originally Posted by redsoxford View Post
Does Wallace Matthews get paid for writing such stuff?

He should be in the employ of the British Government for his ability to warp statistics into anything he wants.
LOL.
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Originally Posted by darkhorse View Post
Apparently, there are zero qualifications necessary to become a sportswriter. The village idiot seems to be a popular choice for the position.
LOL.

If you guys liked Wallace Matthews yesterday, you will get a kick out of him today with his "Say goodbye to A-Rod":

http://www.newsday.com/sports/ny-spw...orts-headlines

You have to read a while to realize that he's calling for the Yanks to let him go at the end of 2007. Read that as, "Don't offer A-Rod a mint to stay because he is going to opt out of his contract in order to cash in on this great season that he is having, and since we have not won anything with him around that's proof we don't need him, so good riddance, let's spend the money on someone else." That is the essence, I think.

BTW, don't let the reference to "Charlie Boggs" throw you; he's referring to Charlie Hayes and Wade Boggs sharing 3B in 1996. That had me going to B-R to check on Boggs' middle name or nickname - the "two headed monster" reference went over my head.

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