Breaking!
The Dodgers are close to signing Pedro Martinez.
No, the Astros are close to signing Pedro Martinez.
No, I’m sorry, the Astros are not close to signing Pedro Martinez.
Hey, I love rumors as much as the next guy, but sometimes maybe it’s best to wait for the news to actually happen before reporting it.
It’s better to be wrong than second.
No! NO! NOO! If it waited for actual news, then ESPN would have to fill that time with more in-show commercials. We definitely don’t want that.
Sorry, feeling rantish (is that a word?) today.
If your phrase it right, you are never wrong. “An informed source told me” – if its not true, its not your fault, its your informed sources fault.
Once heard this from an equity research analyst: “Often wrong; never in doubt”. I guess if you’re gonna drive off the cliff, have the accelerator crammed into the floorboards.
Now where’s the fun in that?
I hope Tim @ MLBTR doesn’t get his hands on you.