2043-00016: Talons Determine that Previous Team News was Too Long; Decide to Split It Up for More "Participation" Points

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2043-00016: Talons Determine that Previous Team News was Too Long; Decide to Split It Up for More "Participation" Points

Post by jiminyhopkins » Thu Aug 13, 2020 4:38 pm

Phoenix, AZ--

Some say that brevity is the soul of wit. But in the BBA, brevity is worth more points.

Keeping that in mind, the Talons took a look at their previous Team News and decided it was just too long. And with the criteria required to get the two points, the franchise determined that the article could be split in half, with the bottom portion posted as a seperate Team News for an extra two points. "It just doesn't pay to be verbose," said an intern from the Talons Electronic Media And Forum Posting Department. "Why type out all of this stuff for one article, when all you need is two lousy paragraphs?" he concluded. So, here is the other half of the previous article:

Don Smith's Tow Truck Never Actually Showed Up

Last team news, we learned that a month or two ago, Talons starting pitcher Don Smith had to miss a start due to a flat tire as he was on his way to the stadium. The Talons GM was quoted as saying the team excused him from the game and called Smith a tow truck to help him out.

Now, reports are coming in that the tow truck in question never arrived. Smith, after watching a couple of youtube videos on the topic, then attempted to change the tire himself. As he was trying to loosen the lugnuts, the wrench slipped and he suffered a torn labrum, severely injuring one of the best young pitchers in the JL. A pitcher that the Talons gave up an impressive amount of offense, in trade, to get. Thereby crippling their lineup and turning it into one of the worst hitting teams in the BBA.

An anonymous team official had this to say: "Wow, that's what happened to Smithy? Huh. That sucks."
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Re: 2043-00016: Talons Determine that Previous Team News was Too Long; Decide to Split It Up for More "Participation" Po

Post by HoosierVic » Thu Aug 13, 2020 5:42 pm

Ha! Brilliant!

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Re: 2043-00016: Talons Determine that Previous Team News was Too Long; Decide to Split It Up for More "Participation" Po

Post by RonCo » Fri Aug 14, 2020 3:28 pm

Tempted to award BONUS points.
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Re: 2043-00016: Talons Determine that Previous Team News was Too Long; Decide to Split It Up for More "Participation" Po

Post by Lane » Fri Aug 14, 2020 7:16 pm

You inspired me to turn a 2 part series into a 4 part series, so thank you. You are truly a visionary.
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Post by RonCo » Fri Aug 14, 2020 11:10 pm

Not 8?
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Re: 2043-00016: Talons Determine that Previous Team News was Too Long; Decide to Split It Up for More "Participation" Po

Post by Fat Nige » Sat Aug 15, 2020 4:52 am

RonCo wrote:
Fri Aug 14, 2020 3:28 pm
Tempted to award BONUS points.
I want a bonus point per paragraph for my work then ;) :P
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Post by RonCo » Sat Aug 15, 2020 10:30 am

Maybe I'll be the Oprah of bonus points.
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Post by HoosierVic » Sat Aug 15, 2020 1:40 pm

Chicago is now considering posting team news items by syllable.

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Re: 2043-00016: Talons Determine that Previous Team News was Too Long; Decide to Split It Up for More "Participation" Po

Post by RonCo » Sat Aug 15, 2020 2:05 pm

By pixel?
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