Rope A Dope

In my haste to post to Dirt Dogs today, I incorrectly referenced "Man's Search for Meaning" Frankl's seminal work as "The Meaning of Life." Which means it would be really hard for L squared to find it at Barnes and Nobles or even Amazon. Mea culpa. Again. My literary references are smacking of Norm Crosby, or maybe Bing Crosby, or just Norm. Sigh.

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Anonymous said…
OK. Is Theo overrated? YES. Let me count the ways:
1. OCabrera -less money & twice as good as Renter.
2. Pedro - awful decision to play hardball w/ him.
3. Wade Miller - low risk but fruitless.
4. '05 Bullpen - 6 relievers fell off opening roster.
5. Iguchi - wanted to come & play 2nd, No said Theo
6. Graffanino - hit against Rangers. Big deal.
7. Remlinger - was that another joke?
8. Clement - high risk and costly.
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