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TheDynasty26
08-01-08, 02:14 PM
Pretty funny Onion article about Mussina sending all sorts of crazy article ideas to McSweeneys and having them rejected.

http://www.theonion.com/content/news/mcsweeneys_rejects_mike_mussinas?utm_source=College%20Humor&utm_medium=Trade

"My next submission I think has a really good shot of getting in—'Works Of Ernest Hemingway If Hemingway Were A Robot,'" Mussina added. "You got your obvious ones like 'The Amperage Also Rises,' and 'A Farewell To Cybernetic Arms.' Then Joba [Chamberlain], in the bullpen the other day jokingly suggested 'The Old Robot And The Sea,' which at first I thought was stupid. But the more I thought about it, it actually might be pretty funny to just sort of point out the inherent absurdity of the original premise. Joba's a funnier guy than he thinks."

hellonewman
08-01-08, 04:40 PM
:-shrug-:

msw6880
08-01-08, 04:51 PM
I laughed.

Let's Go Yanks
08-03-08, 12:06 PM
They do a better job of mocking McSweeney's than mocking Moose. Still, funny.

Mr. Mxylsplk
08-04-08, 11:36 AM
I thought this line was pretty clever - "Mussina, who while in the minor leagues frequently submitted to Baltimore's alternative weekly City Paper, said that the site's absurd yet restrained writing style instantly resonated with him."

Smartin681
08-04-08, 06:44 PM
good read.. moose is a funny guy

4bronxbombers
08-05-08, 11:17 AM
good read.. moose is a funny guy

He really is. :lol:

RYMASTER or Ryan_Yankees
08-05-08, 03:17 PM
good read.. moose is a funny guy

The article is a satire.

Sam18
08-05-08, 04:08 PM
The article is a satire.

Vicki fell for it too. Second time the onion's got her.

4bronxbombers
08-06-08, 10:24 PM
Vicki fell for it too. Second time the onion's got her.

Wrongo.....I knew it was from the Onion. I was just commenting that Moose was very funny in general. :doh: