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Old 07-22-2003, 02:44 PM   #247
darkcloud4579
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CENTURION BUYS TOKYO AEROS

AFTER 20-HR MEETING, CENTURION & DARK CLOUD MAKE UP
TOKYO - Like Pinky and the Brain, Ren and Stimpy, Beavis and Butthead...some pairs were just meant to be together. Today...another famed pair have reunited - and yes, it feels so good.

The Centurion Sports Mgt. Group, founded by Dark Cloud a long time ago, in a place far away, has announced that it has hired Dark Cloud as its President/CEO/Head Dude and has purchased a controlling interest in the Tokyo Aeros from Hamito Masasaki Corporation for $218 million.

"We believe in what Dark Cloud is doing here in Tokyo and we wanted to be part of it," said Centurion Board of Directors Chair Mike Smugglian. "We believe that he can lead our organization back to the top, where it belongs."

Centurion had been running the NY Mets for the past four years and won a title in 2011, when Dark Cloud ran the club. After a division title in 2012 - when he left after a scandal involving his now wife - the club finished in 3rd and then last in the NL East.

"I'm glad to be back where I belong. I know that we can make this club even better than it's been in the past," said Dark Cloud.

Despite Centurion taking over the club, he has not been giving the Carte Blanche. "We will give DC what he needs to be successful and to make our club better. But we will not be the highest payroll team in the game," said Smugglian.

Free agency begins today and Tokyo will focus its entire attention on pitching.
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