Melvin On The Dunn Rumor
Brewers GM Doug Melvin had a funny comment on yesterday's bogus Adam Dunn to Milwaukee rumor:
"I'm taking more calls deflecting these kinds of rumors than I've had talking to GMs. There are freaking geeks who get...off on this kind of stuff."
How did this game of telephone get started? According to Mark Sheldon at MLB.com, a Cincinnati radio guy posted the trade as a rumor on his blog, and then apparently Sportsradio 1250 in Milwaukee announced it as a completed deal. ESPN then picked up that radio report, but killed the rumor after Jerry Crasnick spoke to Melvin.
"There are freaking geeks who get...off on this kind of stuff."
LOL...That's just awesome.
Posted by: Mr_Punch | July 20, 2007 at 03:39 PM
HAH! The joke's on Melvin! We're not Geeks, we're Nerds!
Posted by: Zonis | July 20, 2007 at 04:25 PM
The blog didnt say the deal was done. He said that someone mentioned it to him. LETS OVER REACT A LITTLE GUYS.
Posted by: Muggerd | July 20, 2007 at 04:30 PM
I am both a geek and a nerd
Posted by: Tim Dierkes | July 20, 2007 at 04:41 PM
lmao... looks like this guy's my new favorite GM.
Posted by: Ankur | July 20, 2007 at 06:13 PM
"If I can get Adam Dunn for a middle reliever and a B class prospect sign me up!" - Doug Melvin
Posted by: Teetz | July 20, 2007 at 07:58 PM
A couple great lines from GM's recently, but I still prefer Bavasi's.
“My mother always taught me that if the only thing you have to say is, ‘(Expletive) Dave Samson,’ then don’t say anything at all,” Bavasi said Thursday. “So I’m not going to say anything at all. Is my mother the greatest or what?”
Posted by: ArodSucksAtLife | July 21, 2007 at 01:05 AM
"The blog didnt say the deal was done. He said that someone mentioned it to him. LETS OVER REACT A LITTLE GUYS."
No kidding reading is fundamental though. A dumbass radio station in Milwaukee said the deal was completed after they saw the rumor from the blog posted at brewerfan.net.
Posted by: brewersfan729 | July 21, 2007 at 07:32 PM