Slug This...The Hopkins Era...2009 3.24 Missouri

[felipe]

"Hey Sawyer...how are your nuts hangin?"

"Uh...good...fine...ahhh...GM, good to see you."

"Explain something to me Silk...this team was 82-48 last year without you...we hire you to coach em, and they're 48-54...what the fuck."

"Ah...umm...you see..."

"I'm just yankin your testes Silk, dont worry about it...whats new with these clowns? Got any prospects or are they all just suspects?"

"Uh...yeah...ummm"

"Some fuckin hall of famer you are, Silk...why I ever hired you back after you threw all your toys out of the pram, I don't know."

"What have you ever fuckin won? You cant expect me to stay in fuckin Ocala my entire managerial career you know!"

"Found your cojones, eh Silk? Wish you'd instill some in your fuckin team."

"Hey Gm? Fuck you! My guys are prime! Half of last year's team are rippin up the MBBA this year!"

"Yeah...and their manager is stuck down in Ocala!"

"I know...too funny...poor bastard...still, he barely even played in the MBBA, fuck him."

"You know that I pay him $75 000 a year? Thats less than 20% of yours...and he's actually got a winning career record!"

"And he has to live in Florida!"

"Almost makes you feel sorry for him."

"Almost."

"Okay though, seriously, is this place a black hole now, or what?"

"Well...we got Torston Boss...his conversion to second base is going well...I can see him possibly at second base in Louisville as early as next year..."

"Oh yeah? All-star?"

"Umm...place filler?"

"Ughh...what else ya got?"

"Well...Dave Rigsby? You had him in Belfast...he's actually doing pretty well..."

"He's thirty-two years old, I'd hope he's doing well..."

"I think you could get some innings out of him...as a starter or a reliever..."

"Yikes...anything else? How's Lotto doing?"

"I hate to say this...but can you say Bust?"

"Really? Christ he's only 24..."

"He's 25 now..and yeah, he'll need another year at least, with me in AAA, but if he doesn't step it up..."

"Jeezz...got any good news?"

"Well....Hank Sharp? He's going...okay...one more year in AAA...and he should become as mediocre as Boss hopes to be..."

"Thats not really what I'd call good news..."

"Well...how's Manny Lopez doing up in Louisville? I notice he's not with you, so that must mean he's doing well for you."

"He's doing so well, I made him take the bus back here with Dan James...fuckin losers...as if I'd let them ride with me. They'll be here in a day or two."

"Uhh..."

"Yea, and go tell Luna and lunchbox to get their shit. THEIR bus to Louisville leaves in thirty minutes."

"Oh...well, they'll be happy to hear the news..."

"I don't fuckin care what they feel...get em on that bus."

[agrudez]

Lotto could still be a good bullpen guy if you convert him. I'd trade for him, anyway.