[USML Announce] Backstory of Klein-Nukes Deal: Now It Can Be Told

[Andrew R. Klein]

Several points, Brad.

1.  Your history is truncated.  You traded me Dukes after I traded you 
Dukes after you traded me Dukes.  All during the offseason.  Instead of 
complaining, you should be thanking me for keeping you entertained.

2.  Good God, man!  Stop whining about rules proposals that failed!!  
With all your carping, is it any wonder that people have resorted to 
debating the merits of the '85 Bears?

3.  Maybe you shouldn't have been so quick to trade Hernandez and 
Overbay.  Their owners seem to be having fine seasons.

4.  Finally, King Bean, Alex Gordon (guaranteed to come quickly "out of 
the gates" in Winick's magazine), and Billy Butler are all in the 
majors.  So trade their asses already, and quit yer bitchin'.

That is all.

Respectfully,

Andy

Brad Jansen wrote:
> Just a footnote for League historians and those who track Klein's 
> legislative initiatives: the key to his Nukes deal, of course, is 
> Elijah  Dukes.  Let's recall how Andy acquired Dukes: in an off-season 
> deal with the Riptorns, who traded then-minor leaguer  Dukes  with 
> fellow  minor leaguers  Ryan Sweeney and Chris Lubanski  to the K-9  
> for Lyle Overbay and  Ramon Hernandez,  a deal that would have been 
> prohibited  by the very rule Andy proposed  just a few weeks after 
> that trade.  So, you see, you sometimes can get what you want.  Well, 
> at least Andy does.   Dotel it on the Mountain...sing with me, please!!
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