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vrobx1 · 02-26-2018, 07:32 AM

"What garbage! What complete garbage!"

I paced.

I don't pace.

I paced.

"This is utter bull...."

"We know it is, James," Coach Jackson said.

I stopped pacing.

Nodded.

Sighed.

Resumed pacing.

"This ...this....guy...can just write in his newspaper that I am doing drugs and I can't do anything about it?"

"That's the real issue, James. He never actually said you were doing drugs. He said you would not participate in the Just Say No Campaign. Which is true. He slanted the story in such a way as to suggest you might be doing drugs but he never actually came out and said it."

"Oh bull bleepity bleep bleep bleep!"

My mother would have been horrified hearing those words come out of my mouth.

"The guy is a hack. Don't worry about him."

"So, why does the newspaper keep him around?"

"Because people will read him. Even people that hate him will read him. Humans are strange that way. Some people just want to be angry about something. So people like Skip Smith will write trash because they know people will be willing to read it."

I shook my head. That made no sense.

"Just be glad this is San Diego and not New York. You should study up on how the New York media treated Roger Maris."

I had heard the stories.

"The media helps us alot. They help promote our product and can be a real asset to increasing revenue which increases our paychecks. So, a lot of times we tolerate them, knowing that they will slice our throat if given a chance."

I finally stopped pacing.

Sat down.

"So, basically, there is nothing I can do about it."

"Actually there is. You stay clean. You never touch any of that stuff. Never give him a chance to say he was right."

We ended the homestand by losing two out of three to the Mets.

In other sports news, Mike Tyson TKO'd Pinklon Thomas in 6 rounds for heavyweight boxing title. And the Edmonton Oilers won the Stanley Cup in seven games over the Philadelphia Flyers.

02-26-2018, 07:32 AM	#169
vrobx1 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2017 Posts: 3,430	"What garbage! What complete garbage!" I paced. I don't pace. I paced. "This is utter bull...." "We know it is, James," Coach Jackson said. I stopped pacing. Nodded. Sighed. Resumed pacing. "This ...this....guy...can just write in his newspaper that I am doing drugs and I can't do anything about it?" "That's the real issue, James. He never actually said you were doing drugs. He said you would not participate in the Just Say No Campaign. Which is true. He slanted the story in such a way as to suggest you might be doing drugs but he never actually came out and said it." "Oh bull bleepity bleep bleep bleep!" My mother would have been horrified hearing those words come out of my mouth. "The guy is a hack. Don't worry about him." "So, why does the newspaper keep him around?" "Because people will read him. Even people that hate him will read him. Humans are strange that way. Some people just want to be angry about something. So people like Skip Smith will write trash because they know people will be willing to read it." I shook my head. That made no sense. "Just be glad this is San Diego and not New York. You should study up on how the New York media treated Roger Maris." I had heard the stories. "The media helps us alot. They help promote our product and can be a real asset to increasing revenue which increases our paychecks. So, a lot of times we tolerate them, knowing that they will slice our throat if given a chance." I finally stopped pacing. Sat down. "So, basically, there is nothing I can do about it." "Actually there is. You stay clean. You never touch any of that stuff. Never give him a chance to say he was right." We ended the homestand by losing two out of three to the Mets. In other sports news, Mike Tyson TKO'd Pinklon Thomas in 6 rounds for heavyweight boxing title. And the Edmonton Oilers won the Stanley Cup in seven games over the Philadelphia Flyers.