Phoenix Talons...1995.5

[felipe]

If loving you is Wong, than I don't wanna be right...

Phoenix GM Hopkins made his second bid for a new catcher in the last two weeks, when he landed Washington Bobwhites catcher, Sterling Wong."

"He's the million dollar man,"confirmed GM Hopkins,"That's all he cost us."

A million dollars may seem a lot of dough for a thirty year old backstop, two years removed from his career high of 21 home-runs. Especially when you consider that the Talon have two other thirty-five year old catchers on the payroll already, with another catcher, budding star Theo Epstien, due back from injury in less than three weeks.

"I thought a million was a lot too,"confirmed GM Hopkins,"But I was Wong. I look at it like this - I could throw a million bucks signing bonus at a draft pick, and the guy could never play a game in the MBBA. I'm paying that same amount for a proven commodity in the prime of his career. Wong is solid, he's a proven player."

When GM Hopkins was pressed on the what he was going to do with six catchers in 1996, making a combined $8.2 million in salary, (a hefty 12% of the entire team's combined salary) - he was less than cordial.

"Stupid reporter,"he sneered,"What the bleep do you know?"

When he was pressed why a team destined to finish well below .500 in 1995 would keep making short term gain transactions, he grew unpleasant; dumping his coffee on the reporters head.

"I play to win,"he screamed,"Every bleepin year! You can't wait until tomorrow in baseball - it might rain! And other such nonsense!"

Things are never dull for very long in Phoenix.

Go Talon!

[recte44]

Wong was red hot in his 27 games with the Talons, but his extension with the club (2 years, over $4.5M per year) is brutal for his skillset.