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Ahhh ... Sal leaves the fishes and returns to find exactly what he expected to find. His shop in ruins and the Louie-villes in the first place.
Still, it seems that Mr. Orcin could use a little help in the form of a better health care plan. The Colonels are going down one by one.
And still they are in first place. A tribute to Mr. Orcin's fine management.
But Sal now must let you in on a little secret. Sal does not make all his money from his barbershop. But you've seen the place, you must know that. Sal is not the manager that Mr. Orcin is. And, no, Sal does not make money from the fishing. No, no. Sal has other talents. Sal has knowledge, which he does not give away for free.
And so Sal has this suggestion for Mr. Orcin, and Sal says to take it with the grain of the salts. It is quite the obvious that the Louievilles are a good team. They win year after year. They make outstanding records and then don't quite live up to them in the playoffs. But what more can you expect? Sal is not unhappy. He likes the baseball; he gets the good baseball in Louieville. Sal does not have to have a World Series champion to feel good about himself and his life. No, no. Sal has the self-esteem all on his own. But Sal thinks maybe the rest of this town is not so lucky. And sometimes Sal is not so selfless.
Sal says put that Chad Byrne on the hot seat, Mr. Orcin. Come out and announce to fans that a good regular season record is not good enough and that this season is a referendum on Chad Byrne. If Mr. Byrne cannot bring home the World Series bacon, then he must find another farm. That's what Sal says. (Sal has never been much of a fan of Mr. Byrne, you see), and Sal even surprises himself with this grinding of the ax. But Sal thinks a little grinding is good sometimes for the soul. Give a try, Mr. Orcin. That is Sal's advice. Free. Except for a few tickets, please. Sal has nothing to do while he hires the neighborhood boy to fix the mess the boys made of the shop. The boys need to learn how to spell the respect.
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