Dispatch From Orlando, #1

It’s crowded. To steal a joke a friend of mine just made, there haven’t been this many elderly white men gathered in a room since Saving Private Ryan was in theaters.

Don’t worry, future dispatches will be more interesting. We’re just getting settled in.





Dave is the Managing Editor of FanGraphs.

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Cody
15 years ago

Great first dispatch! I am dying for more!

Navin V.
15 years ago

Good thing you cited the joke, otherwise Bill Simmons’ brilliant, thought-provoking readers might have stopped by these parts again.

Austin
15 years ago
Reply to  Navin V.

You’re so smart.

Stringer Bell
15 years ago
Reply to  Navin V.

Bill Simmons fans are too worried about the Patriots losing to the Jets tonight.

Meh
15 years ago
Reply to  Stringer Bell

Fangraphs fans think the character ‘stringer bell’ from The Wire would be pissed off that someone with the same name would post something that lame.

Xave
15 years ago

Can you do TMZ-style video reports from now on? That’s the only way I can digest news.

Socrates
15 years ago

the punch line should have been…

… since the Republican House of Representatives leadership meeting I went to.

wobatus
15 years ago
Reply to  Socrates

My friend’s line as we left Saving Private Ryan at The Ziegfeld in New York, with the packed audience shuffling out silently, was “wait, maybe there’s some wacky outtakes with the credits.” That got groans and laughs from the nearby, not particularly elderly, crowd.

Jon E
15 years ago
Reply to  Socrates

Tell that to Allen West.

Elvis Elvisberg
15 years ago
Reply to  Socrates
Tom
15 years ago

Or MSNBC’s nightly lineup

Mr. wOBAto
15 years ago

Whoopi Goldberg thinks you are funny

kb
15 years ago

wow, that’s a fucking quality article right there.

especially for those who value analysis over anecdotes.

Peter King
15 years ago

Great Article

Don G
15 years ago

Could you please tell Mr. Mozeliak to grab a reliever or two?

Thanks.

KevinMember since 2020
15 years ago

Dave – What do you think of the Mark Reynolds trade? It seems too good to be true for the Orioles. A good 3B for 2 ok middle relievers?

phoenix
15 years ago
Reply to  Kevin

he was coming off a down year, so you have to see how he rebounds. having said that, he still has tons of power and the park will only help that. a good trade, i think!

Sandy Kazmir
15 years ago

Has it been “Werth” it?

syh
15 years ago

How are the accommodations? I’m assuming they found you all comfortable basements?

joser
15 years ago
Reply to  syh

Well, it’s harder than you think, what with moving their parents down there first…and have you ever tried to find a house with a basement in Florida?

JUptonFTW
15 years ago
Reply to  syh

Accommodations? Lets not turn this into an effing Peter King column.

psychUMP
15 years ago

But what if I came here for news?

joser
15 years ago
Reply to  psychUMP

Then you’d be making a mistake?