Of Madoff and Mookie

Gabe:  So I'm reading this New Yorker article about Wilpon.  Did you know Preston Wilson is Mookie's son? (note: technically, step-son and nephew. yes, "and." seriously. look for yourself.)

Adam:  Ummmm no ... is Trevor his son too?

Mookie Wilson

Gabe:  No word on Trevor.  I will investigate.

Adam:  Maybe Trevor is the love child of Mookie and Ray Knight.

Gabe:  Ray Knight?  I think he looks more like Sid Fernandez.

Adam:  El Sid is definitely the male in that relationship.

Gabe:  Yep.  Sorry, Mookie.  Although it's easier to picture Sid pregnant.

Adam:  I read some of the article.  Didn't finish because of little league practice.

Gabe:  Priorities, dude.

Adam:  That's true.

Gabe:  Wilpon doesn't come across as a bad guy except for the couple of paragraphs where he ripped his best players.

Adam:  That's true.  I am on his side actually.  He's the owner ... not a manager.

Gabe:  Yeah, I am leaning that way, too.  Especially after I read that people "with small accounts—under five hundred thousand dollars" had their losses covered by insurance.  Not to excuse Madoff, of course, but I have a hard time feeling financial sympathy for millionaires.

Adam:  Me too ... I mean I am on his side about the players rippage too ...

Gabe:  Oh, I think he was accurate.  Just not smart to say that stuff publicly.

Adam:  19 homers already for the one year wonder.

Gabe:  Are we still talking about Preston Wilson?

Adam:  Last year was the year of the no-no ... this is the year of the 3-homer game.

Gabe:  But also the year of the pitcher: part deux?

Adam:  So when the pitchers are good ... they are really good ... when they are bad they are really bad?

Gabe:  I guess so.  Can I still blame expansion for diluting the pitching talent pool?

Adam:  Totally ... it's obvious pitching just hadn't caught up to bunting yet.

Gabe:  Do you think Jay Bell and Brett Butler are working on comebacks?  Y'know ... as the greatest bunters in history?

Adam:  Yeah they might be.  Or they are polishing their resumes for hitting coach jobs with Otis Nixon.

Brooks Conrad

Gabe:  Do you think Fredi Gonzalez has room for all 3 on his staff?

Adam:  Yeah ... we can fire Conrad and Uggla ... and just field 23 guys.

Gabe:  Good call.  Bell is probably still a better defensive 2B than Uggla.  And you're better than St. Conrad.

Adam:  Yep.