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Well done, sort of a bravura effort. Superb.
But I will root for him, despite agreeing with you on the phoniness of the process. He was pretty sure where he was going way ahead of the actual press release.
I will root for him for the same reason I root for Pat Venditte, he's trying to do something that goes against the dominant paradigm (a word I hate, btw).
I want to see him succeed on both hitting/pitching fronts (despite what it may mean to the Angels' fortunes), because nobody has done it in so long. Simple enough. it's funny, I root against the Angels but absolutely root for Mike Trout and now Ohtani. Danged if I ain't conflicted! Hate the team, love the guys.
Loved the thread, too. Bonus Points to Matty.