2053.20 Yellow Springs Nine Honors All-Star Thum
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2053.20 Yellow Springs Nine Honors All-Star Thum
Yellow Springs Nine Honors All-Star Thum
July 9, 2053
Yellow Springs, OH – The Yellow Springs Nine are proud to announce that long-time veteran infielder and shut-down second baseman Dong-Po Thum has been named to the 2053 All-Star Team by Nashville Bluebirds GM Chad Nason.
Thum, 35, is now an eleven-time All-Star. He was first selected in 2040, his second year in the big leagues and went on an amazing run of being an All-Star from 2040 to 2049. He was a veritable lock for the Summer Classic while racking up 200 or more hits for seven of those ten seasons.
While the 2050 through 2052 seasons have seen Thum's offense decline, leading some to speculate he was on the backside of his career, 2053 under new management has found Thum experiencing a resurgence. While still fielding second base among the best in the game today, Thum is hitting .266, his best showing since his last All-Star season in 2049, when he hit .291.
General Manager Rob McMonigal had this to say: We are so proud to have "Hunter" (Thum's nickname, for he is known to spend his off-season hunting all sorts of wild game, big and small) on our team, both for his past achievements and for those on the field today, while the team works to return to those of his youth. He's having a great season for us, even after a rare injury. I can't say enough about how much he means to this organization and our fans, especially right now.
Thum responded to the announcement with a brief statement of his own: "I am so humbled to be back in the All Star Game! Those ten consecutive appointments to what is still the greatest collection of talent in any sport is so important to my life and my memories. Now I get to go back – and hopefully not for the last time. I am sorry that Jeremy can't be there [3B Jeremy Pickens was originally going to be an All Star, but is currently injured and cannot play.], but I promise to make the most of this opportunity. I will make all our Nine fans proud!"
GM Nason, who would have preferred not to comment, stated simply, "If I had my way, I wouldn't have named any of the Yellow Snow Nine to my team, but they tell me I have to. So, unfortunately, Dong-Po gets to make the trip. At least he showers regularly."
Thum will not start in the game, but is expected to play.
[Release edited on July 12th to add: Thum took over at Designated Hitter in the 4th in a bit of a surprise and played the rest of the game, going 1 for 2 with a walk and a run scored as the Frontier League rolled over the Johnson League, 15-5.]
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Re: 2053.20 Yellow Springs Nine Honors All-Star Thum
Mehhhh. He was mostly named by you lol.
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Shh you, this is a better story.
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Whatever. Is Dung-poo Dumb even any good?
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