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Friday, December 14, 2007

Ass

By Tangotiger, 11:46 AM

This is not so much a sports story, as an appreciation for comedy. Anyone who followed the Expos (R.I.P.) has a certain amount of disgust reserved for Loria and Samson. So, I love Brattain’s quote here:

Do they really want to [let] loose these two franchise assassins (never forget, you need two asses to spell assassin) on a third region?

Reminds me of another quote from former leadoff hitter and comedian Bret Butler consoling a fellow female subjected to sexism: “Ah, you know guys. They think harass is… two words.”

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