The baseball season is fast approaching and the Mudville Sliders decided to call a press conference. During that meeting, I overheard some unusual comments:
Andy (writer for Sam’s Sports Page): “Will you have the same team as last year, considering you only won 42 games?”
Josh (Mudville Manager): “We plan to make a few changes but it has nothing to do with our win/loss record. Thinking of getting rid of one of our pitchers, our right-fielder, and our 1st baseman.”
Andy: “That’s quite a few. Could you please tell our readers the reason for these changes?”
Josh: “Well, it’s simple. We can’t afford to tarnish the team’s reputation. The pitcher hit one of the other team’s batters in each of the last 8 games. He never was provoked. The 1st baseman got caught stealing 3rd base five times last season. What will people think? As for the right-fielder, I might give him a second chance; but all he could really catch last year was a cold.”