YOU
GOIN’
DOWN,
CLOWN!
Brethren:
Well,
it
was
just
a
matter
of
time
before
the
first
gauntlet
of
2010
was
thrown
down,
this
time
by
Chief
Bender,
shown
above,
as
he
emphatically
advises
Shamu
that
his
team
will
not
be
repeating
as
Hot
Stove
League
Champion
in
2010.
Strange
to
see
Bender
without
a
beer
cup
in
either
mitt.
DRAFT
DAY:
SATURDAY
APRIL
3,
2010,
9:00
A.M.
As
you
all
know
if
you
are
following
the
Message
Board,
we
are
moving
our
Draft
to
9:00
a.m.
on
Saturday
morning,
April
3,
2010,
to
accommodate
McJester’s
need
to
attend
a
dinner
being
put
on
that
night
by
one
of
his
fellow
Renaissance
Faire
board
members
or
some
damned
thing.
B.T.
will
be
bringing
the
breakfast
goodies,
once
again,
and
Bender
will
make
sure
that
we
have
plenty
of
the
necessary
ingredients
for
our
morning
Bloody
Marys
and
Screwdrivers,
for
those
of
you
not
up
to a
beer
breakfast.
Be
there,
and
don’t
be
late.
TRIP
UPDATE
In
light
of
the
pending
birth
of
B.T.’s
first
grandchild
(congrats,
Big
Boy!
but
you
certainly
don’t
look
old
enough
to
be a
grandfather)
in
July,
we
will
look
at
August
for
this
year’s
Trip
to
the
Twin
Cities
for
a
Twins
game.
The
two
available
weekends
are
as
follows:
August
13-15
(Twins
v.
Athletics)
August
20-22
(Twins
v.
Angels)
But
I
recommend
that
we
have
the
Trip
August
20-22,
to
hopefully
avoid
conflicting
with
any
late
summer
vacations.
Is
there
anyone
who
has
a
strong
preference
for
the
other
August
weekend
for
the
Trip?
Speak
now,
or
forever
hold
your
peace.
And
finally,
I
leave
you
with
good
news:
Only
26
more
days
until
those
magical
words
of
Pitchers
and
Catchers
Report.
Shalom.
Skipper