by MARKHANNEMANN » Thu Dec 28, 2006 2:04 am
USA TODAY p. B1
Rumson, NJ --
Look out, the Reds are winning! (the Communist block, not the team from Cincinnati, of course). The Chinatown Comrades and the Cuban Stogies pulled off the mythical win-win transaction this week, as a result of which Cuban center fielder Vernon Wells and 2B sidekick and erstwhile free agent Orlando Hudson took over defensive duties for Chinatown, while Jeff Kent, Brady Clark, and legendary ace reliever Ray King (2005 WHIP a sparkling 1.55) pulled on the Cuban's worn-out, patched-together uniforms (originally issued c. 1955).
In tonight's series, the revamped Chinatown Comrades went 2-1 and gave up only 9 total runs, possibly a new record for that previously defensively-challenged team. Meanwhile, the Cubans routed the Rumson Stumblers like proletarian guerillas pursuing a panicked rabble of bourgeois mercenaries, taking [b:053ff87e09]all three[/b:053ff87e09] games. The Cuban victories were due in part to their new acquisitions King (who got a win in relief) and Kent and Clark (who had doubles and timely walks galore).
To the Rumson GM we say, did the Bay of Pigs teach you nothing? And to the Waffles and Foozles, look out; those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it.