The world of the BBA is buzzing today as reports out of Phoenix indicate that Talons GM Sean Marko was caught on a hot mic at last night's meeting of the Greater Phoenix Area Denny's Franchisees Association annual dinner.
According to sources, Marko was on the dias with other dignitaries when the incident occurred. Dinner was just served (Grand Slam Breakfasts, of course), and the Talons GM leaned over to speak to an unnamed associate about the BBA Hall of Fame. According to witnesses, Marko wisely covered up his own mic with his hand, but neglected to cover the mic of his neighbor at the head table. And though the coversation wasn't audible to the audience, a Talons fan in the sound booth secretly recorded the audio feed and posted it to Soundcloud late last night. An excerpt follows:
"I mean the Hall of Fame is really a complete joke if you think about it. Talk about the most anticlimactic thing you can think of. I seriously don't know why these people care so much about it. They make a big deal about who's in the hall. Who fucking cares, right? What does it really mean. I mean they're not even playing anymore. They're retired and old. Does it really matter in the scheme of things? It's such a [inaudible] waste of time for everyone.
"I could give two shits about the process, you know what I mean? This league actually penalizes teams if they don't vote! What kind of bullshit is that. So you know what I do? I just go to the spreadsheet and order the players by war. You know, that stat or whatever that people care so much about? I just order them by war, copy, paste, and PM it to the commish. I don't even give it a second thought. Couldn't care less.
"Oh yeah I've had my guys get in there," he continued, still covering his own mic with his hand. "I used to run a team called the Washington Bobwhites. No, I didn't choose the name. Fucked up name, right? Aww damn, got some syrup on my suit. Fuck. ...Anyway, we had a guy named Jim Wilson that played for us. Good guy, great power hitter. Then I quit the league because they wanted to make me buy a $40 computer program for like the 5th or 6th time. SO I said screw it."
"Anyway I came back later and ran this team in Germany. The Brauers. Had the stupidest mascot you've ever seen. Anyway, The HOF vote comes up, and I do what I always do, rank them by wars and send it in. Took like two minutes. But Jim Wilson makes it in the the Hall. And you know what? I was like Meh. Who fucking cares. He played like a decade ago. It sucks I have to participate or the team gets a penalty. I honestly don't know why people care so much.
"And now they have this new HOF section on their website, and they're talking about all of these new stupid stats and metrics and shit. And I'm like who gives a fuck. Oh well. Are you gonna eat that bacon?"
It remains to be seen if Marko will face any fines or penalties from the League Office over this controversy. Stay Tuned.
