Sticking Points 2051.3: Shuffling the Deck
Posted: Fri May 20, 2022 4:20 pm
The cap-strapped Rockville Pikemen are filling up the Rockville sports-talk airwaves with a recent flurry of moves, headlined by the trade of ace Danny Leach to the Boise Spuds. Fan reaction is swinging wildly, from cries of anger to sighs of relief with mildly optimistic takes on the 2051 season in sight that could only come from the most diehard fans.
We caught up with local fans at the regular Thursday Night Sports Quizzo, held at Shipbottom's Inn, the longtime Rockville drinking establishment, to gauge their reactions on the cap-driven deas of Leach, prospect Kent Johnson, and cash for C John McMuttray, 3B Richard Wright, and RP Frank Wilson as well as the deal that send C Manuel Moreno and prospects Scott Byrd and Michael Craig to Edmonton for veteran CF Xavier Rangel. To kick off trading season, a few days earlier, GM Jim Slade traded 1B Danny Adkins to Long Beach for prospects.
"I've been a Pikemen fan since back in the day." said Nate Bologna, a teleporter operator. "I can't believe, with our team a perennial playoff contender, that we go and trade our ace!"
"I'm just about done with this team," said personal brand manager Alexis Scrabble. "Danny was a flat-out stud...well, other than that turd he laid in the playoffs."
Virtual fitness instructor Luther Martinez took a more philosophical view on things: "We needed to get stronger up the middle. Moreno was a sieve behind the plate. That kid Doghouse [ie, McMuttray] gives us some new blood behind the plate, and if Rangel can stay on the field, we've got ourselves an upgrade in center."
Toni Jones, an identity consultant from Bethesda, drained her IPA, burped, and simply said, "Well, if there's one thing I'm learning about this Slade guy, careful with investing too much into any one player's NFT merch!"
We caught up with local fans at the regular Thursday Night Sports Quizzo, held at Shipbottom's Inn, the longtime Rockville drinking establishment, to gauge their reactions on the cap-driven deas of Leach, prospect Kent Johnson, and cash for C John McMuttray, 3B Richard Wright, and RP Frank Wilson as well as the deal that send C Manuel Moreno and prospects Scott Byrd and Michael Craig to Edmonton for veteran CF Xavier Rangel. To kick off trading season, a few days earlier, GM Jim Slade traded 1B Danny Adkins to Long Beach for prospects.
"I've been a Pikemen fan since back in the day." said Nate Bologna, a teleporter operator. "I can't believe, with our team a perennial playoff contender, that we go and trade our ace!"
"I'm just about done with this team," said personal brand manager Alexis Scrabble. "Danny was a flat-out stud...well, other than that turd he laid in the playoffs."
Virtual fitness instructor Luther Martinez took a more philosophical view on things: "We needed to get stronger up the middle. Moreno was a sieve behind the plate. That kid Doghouse [ie, McMuttray] gives us some new blood behind the plate, and if Rangel can stay on the field, we've got ourselves an upgrade in center."
Toni Jones, an identity consultant from Bethesda, drained her IPA, burped, and simply said, "Well, if there's one thing I'm learning about this Slade guy, careful with investing too much into any one player's NFT merch!"