pure science with a splash of black cat

General manager Jack Zduriencik was talking tonight about the early days of his scouting career, and told this story on himself.

“I was at the College World Series, watching Joe Magrane pitch, and St. Louis had their scout, Hub Kittle there,” Zduriencik said. “Now Hub Kittle had been in the game 30 years by that time, and I thought I could learn a lot from him.

“Someone introduced us at the hotel that night, and I started the conversation saying something like ‘What’d you think of that Magrane kid today?

“Hub looked at me and said, ‘That big donkey? Guys like that are a dime a dozen?’ I remember thinking I probably had a lot to learn, because I’d really liked Magrane.

“Two days later, St. Louis drafted Magrane.”

Could you imagine if they tried to invalidate the contracts? The NHLPA would stir up a massive shitstorm.

The NHL is so very very poorly run. It’s almost comical, if it wasn’t so sad.

“This is the new rules.”
“Sweet, this is a new contract under those new rules.”
“We don’t like the new rules and hate your contract, and your face.”
“But you made those rules.”
“AND WE HATE THEM AND YOUR FACE! INVESTIGATION! INVESTIGATION! I HATE YOUR FACE!!!!!”

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A Nov. 26 article in the District edition of Local Living incorrectly said a Public Enemy song declared 9/11 a joke. The song refers to 911, the emergency phone number.

BAHAHAHAHAHA. You could not have possibly been serious, WaPo. Fear of a Black Planet is almost 20 years old. But, no, we’ll just assume it’s about 9/11. What kind of rocks are they smoking at this paper?

A nominee for Best Correction Ever.