Amusing email exchange

by Adam J. Morris on May 12, 2008 2:12 PM CDT Comment 32 comments

Check out this email exchange between a New York writer and Carlos Delgado's agent, David Sloane...

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BTF

BTF has a thread about this story. Interestingly enough, somebody claims that Sloane had a similar exchange with Bob Klapisch when Delgado signed with the Marlins instead of the Mets in ‘05. Another person says there was a recent thread about Brandon Webb’s agent, who likes to post on blogs and capitalize words arbitrarily.

by Excel Hearts Choi on May 12, 2008 2:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Make sure to keep us updated

"If we where [sic] gonna trade them Salty, I would want a helluva lot more than just Joba though." -lonestarJon

by thedirkatron on May 12, 2008 2:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

+1

"I hope it's a special dumb person hell so that I don’t have to meet up with you after I die."

- The D-tron

by Chase Irwin on May 12, 2008 4:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

yeah well...

your mother goes to college

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by gossamer on May 12, 2008 2:27 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

ha! Sloane's cool, writer is a nerd

Hilarious exchange. That writer is indeed a douche. Sloane used “short bus” and “your mom” so he clearly wins this.

W: "Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we."

by hubcityraider on May 12, 2008 4:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

"It's pretty darned impressive that Delgado got the contract he did with a nine-year-old for his agent."

hahahaha

Rangers > Nationals...for now

by RangerMoto on May 12, 2008 2:29 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Apparently

I’m not qualified to be an agent.

...and curse Sir Walter Raleigh, he was such a stupid git.

by t ball on May 12, 2008 2:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Journalist

Well, the journalist wasn’t innocent either. He was acting like a jackass as well. It looks like 2 men who have much too healthy opinions of themselves.

--Brian

by BCanfield on May 12, 2008 2:52 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

+1

Plenty of jackassery to go around

Love of God and compassion and empathy leads you to a very glorious place, and science leads you to killing people. -- Ben Stein

by Lucas on May 12, 2008 2:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

agreed

It’s extremely tacky to publish the contents of an email exchange when the other person has not consented to it. Really bad form on the journo’s part.

"You’re the only here who contributes schtick only." - brettgardner

by trza on May 12, 2008 2:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

+1

There is no such thing as global warming. David Murphy was cold, so he turned the sun up.

by SarasotaRanger on May 12, 2008 3:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Makes you wonder

how common this behavior is and what negotiations are like. How does a man like this go into an arbitration hearing?

by bigskinny on May 12, 2008 3:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

So's your mom...

by bigskinny on May 12, 2008 3:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Miles

Good news, Miles. You can be either a journalist or a sports agent when you grow up!

--Brian

by BCanfield on May 12, 2008 3:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

The choices,

the choices…

I think I can learn a few things from that agent…

Say your sorry to Ron Washington

by miles on May 12, 2008 3:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

signature

By the way, it’s “you’re”, not “your”.

--Brian

by BCanfield on May 12, 2008 4:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

It works,

just not in the way he wanted it to.

by cmkelly29 on May 12, 2008 4:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Gee :(

I’m a journalist… I try not to display that level of jackassery or douchebaggery in my e-mail exchanges, though.

by Inkara1 on May 12, 2008 4:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

OT: Hicks on Nolan

This wasn’t fan post worthy so I figured I’d throw it in the most recent post.

Dallas Observer Blog discussing Hicks on Babe’s show last night

"If Nolan Ryan would’ve been here we never would’ve traded Chris Young."

Picking a random blog comment and wielding it as a club to bash "blogs" is like picking a random romance novel off an airport bookstore shelf and saying, "This book sucks. Fuck you, Tolstoy -- your medium is worthless!" - Ken Tremendous

by TheBZA on May 12, 2008 4:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Hicks is a dumbass...

Acting like he was a victim and didn’t want that trade?

He signed off on it.

Say your sorry to Ron Washington

by miles on May 12, 2008 4:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Signature

“you’re”

"Gabbard's not gonna hit Richie Sexson. You got a guy coming up there who can't hit water if he fell out of a boat. And you think hes gonna throw at HIM?" -TAG

by FuturePants on May 12, 2008 4:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wow

thats pretty much a slap in the face of JD, right?

"Before I leave, I once again condemn the despicable buffoonery of D.J. Cahill." - Huck

by DJCahill on May 12, 2008 4:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

That's how I took it

how lame.

"I hope it's a special dumb person hell so that I don’t have to meet up with you after I die."

- The D-tron

by Chase Irwin on May 12, 2008 4:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Nah

I take it as more of a slap on the people JD was getting his recommendations from. That said, JD still takes final responsibility for the move.

by rcreative on May 12, 2008 6:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

God

Why does he ever open his mouth?

...and curse Sir Walter Raleigh, he was such a stupid git.

by t ball on May 12, 2008 4:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

x

Say your sorry to Ron Washington

by miles on May 12, 2008 4:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

wow

whats wrong with him… not only is that fairly questionable logic, even if it were true he should never publicly say it while JD is around.

Gerald Laird is my hero.

by DSheppard on May 12, 2008 4:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

He's the owner

It’s his bus. He can throw anyone he wants under it. There are no consequences. Why should he wait to pass the buck? He’s never going to accept blame for anything. We buy his tickets.

by bigskinny on May 12, 2008 4:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

yeah and hank steinbrenner can say whatever he wants too

but it doesnt make it the smart thing to do.

Gerald Laird is my hero.

by DSheppard on May 12, 2008 4:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I am now officially applying for membership to Hickshaters incorporated

What a colossally big mouthed asshole.

Extra points for class.

"For the record, I did not and do not like the Volquez trade, even though Hamilton is awesome and our best player and I think he’s going to be one of the best players in baseball." philikid3

by Brian Thomas on May 13, 2008 10:41 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Haha...

“Apologize this retard”.

Some agents just have a way with words.

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on May 12, 2008 5:40 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

LOL

That’s hilarious. I don’t think the journalist was really to blame. The agent is the one that was immature throughout the whole thing. The journalist just kind of egged him on a bit.

by Gdawg on May 12, 2008 8:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs