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The Dugout: Winter Meetings

We are entering the Seige Perilous of the offseasion, and when we emerge we will be forever changed. I've spent the last two days meticulously going over the rumors, data, and transactions of baseball's Winter Meetings and have gathered them here for you in succinct, online comic form. Every newsbit is here: How much money Francisco Rodriguez is getting to play for the Mets, where star reliver "K-Rod" will end up, and what's in store for former Angels pitcher Frank Rodriguez. It's all here!

Tonight's late night Dugout is after the jump. And if you're just joining us, don't forget to read Jon's take on the Greg Maddux retirement announcement, which is amazing.

The Dugout

**Online Host**
Welcome to the Winter Meetings Rain Delay Chatroom!
WordUpThome: WHAT, NO

WordUpThome: NO YOU HAVE TO GIVE ME THE LATEST NEWS ON FRANCISCO K. RODRIGUEZ

SOMEBODY DO SOMETHING

**Online Host**
Instead of tonight's regularly scheduled Dugout, we bring you an episode of The Dating Game 2008 with Chuck Woolery!
2And2AlwaysMakesAFive: Hey there everybody and welcome to The Dating Game, I'm your host Chuck Woolery, you may remember me from such shows as Love Connection, Scrabble, or the television version of Scene It! Hannah Montana Edition.
2And2AlwaysMakesAFive: Jim Lange couldn't be here because he's secretly been dead for the past 28 years
2And2AlwaysMakesAFive: You know how the game works so let's get right to it and meet our first contestant. Please welcome "Megan!"
**Online Host**
TheBachelorette has entered the chatroom!
2And2AlwaysMakesAFive: Tell us a little bit about yourself, Megan.
TheBachelorette: Wellll, I like hot guyz, frank sexual discussion, and my name is pronounced "May-gan" for no discernable reason!
2And2AlwaysMakesAFive: Ha ha! That's great. Now it's time to meet your bachelors... Online Host, tell us about Megan's choices.
**Online Host**
Heeee's a 42 year-old retiree from San Angelo, Texas who may go down as the greatest pitcher in the history of baseball, please welcome Bachelor #1!

Bachelor_1: /swallows oatmeal
/stares expressionless at television cameras

**Online Host**
He's a 46 year-old forced retiree from Dayton, Ohio whose show application was smeared with lard and included a mason jar full of bloody cotton balls, it's Bachelor #2!

Bachelor_2: /stands up
/wipes wet spot from seat of stool
/sits back down

**Online Host**
And finally, he's a 32 year old from Wichita, Kansas who is described by his friends as "Kenneth from 30 Rock if he were hyper-violent," please welcome fan-kicking enthusiast Bachelor #3!
b4ch3l0r_3: parton me im in the middel of a very importent phone call
Bachelor_1: is it with Jack Bauer, because I have never seen you look so much like Tony Almeida.
b4ch3l0r_3: it is with either the royals or the rockies i forgot to axe
b4ch3l0r_3: also shut yer moustache-ditch before i drive the hot rod lincoln that is my fist into it
Bachelor_2: excuse me could you guys have this conversation later i'm trying to bag a 17 year old here

2And2AlwaysMakesAFive: /makes worked smirky face

All right then, Maygen ask your first question.

TheBachelorette: ownkay, Bachelor #1, tell me about your perfect date.
Bachelor_1: Well, I'd bring you flowers, take you to a nice restaurant, somewhere fancy... then I'd urinate on you and we'd watch reruns of The Fresh Prince until we were driven apart by the inevitable march of time.

TheBachelorette: /looks at cards

Bachelor #2, same question?

Bachelor_2: i would inject you with shark testosterone while statutorily raping you, then we would take turns beating up my son
TheBachelorette: Bachelor #3?

b4ch3l0r_3: an if i pitch for you i wanna be the ace, i dont wanna be in the shadow a that blue motorcycle riden-

wait, we are ALL of us living in the shadow of him?? what is that even spost to mean

hole on

b4ch3l0r_3: what
TheBachelorette: Bachelor #3 tell me about your perfect date
b4ch3l0r_3: i spend all after-noon baken a traditional wedden cake with marzipan or fondant that is dense an strong enough to holt the decorations while still bein edible -- the epitome of my crafsmanship
b4ch3l0r_3: then i eat the entire thing with my bare hands while whompen the donk out a some eight year old on halo
TheBachelorette: YYyyyokay!!! Bachelor #1, I hear that the way a man pitches tells you how he is in the bedroom! What's your pitching style?
Bachelor_1: slow, purposeful, and I do what you'd least expect, you never know what I'm gonna throw next!
TheBachelorette: Heeyy!! Bachelor #2?
Bachelor_2: hard and fast, but always in the right spots! i can go all nine innings!
TheBachelorette: Oooo! Bachelor #3?
b4ch3l0r_3: i do the same thing over and over with little success
b4ch3l0r_3: an if you ever confront me about it i pummel you mercilestly until your carried off the fielt
TheBachelorette: Bachelor #1, I love a winner! Tell me, how many wins do you have in your career?
Bachelor_1: 355
TheBachelorette: Bachelor #2?
Bachelor_2: 354
Bachelor_1: pffffffff hahahah
Bachelor_2: hey shut up i'm not even officially retired yet for realsies i could pitch next year and then who'd be laughing
Bachelor_1: me, because of how hilarious it would be to see you pitching for somebody like the Rockies

b4ch3l0r_3: wait are the rockies bad /puts hand over phone

are they bad i had no idea who they were until a few minets ago i thought i was on the phone with a canadienne foot ball team

b4ch3l0r_3: sorry mr. mom's fort, some guys just said your bad so if you want me on the team your gonna have to trade...

....uh...../puts hand over phone again

b4ch3l0r_3: hey can anybody tell me a player on the rockies
Bachelor_1: no
Bachelor_2: no
TheBachelorette: no
2And2AlwaysMakesAFive: no
**Online Host**
no
WordUpThome: NO

b4ch3l0r_3: no

**Online Host**
Wait, Troy Tulowitzki.
b4ch3l0r_3: looooool that aint a real player
TheBachelorette: Bachelor #3, how many wins do you have in your career?
b4ch3l0r_3: 30
Bachelor_1: whaaat
Bachelor_2: no way

b4ch3l0r_3: yes way dickbag i just checked wickerpedia an thats what it said, i had no idea

i mean, how did i win 30 games

2And2AlwaysMakesAFive: We're running out of spaces on this template so Megan, Maygen, we need you to make a decision.
TheBachelorette: All right, Bachelor #1 seems like a really sweet guy, and his career is RILLY impressive, buuuuut, he just doesn't seem interesting enough for me! Sorry!
maddux.xmission.com: /stands up, calmly walks off set
TheBachelorette: Bachelor #2 seems like a real wild man, but I'm a good girl, hur hur!
Bachelor_2: hey woolery how old did you say this broad was again
2And2AlwaysMakesAFive: Maygen is 22.
OldLOL: nuts to this /lays on belly, writhers off set
TheBachelorette: And I DEFNITELY don't want Bachelor #4, eww!
Bachelor_4: wull now I'm sore! What a waste of m'time! (I'm just kiddin' Megan, I had a lotta fun!)
TheBachelorette: syooooo, my choice is... Bachelor #3!
2And2AlwaysMakesAFive: Let's bring him out! Bachelor #3 is Kyle Farnsworth! Kyle hopes a team will sign him before Springtime to continue his Salieri-esque professional career!

pr0FF3ss0r_F4rnsw0rth: hole up what is this show again, is it the one with the bisexual what looks like the peace frog

an attempt at love with teela from he-man

2And2AlwaysMakesAFive: No, this is The Dating Game!
pr0FF3ss0r_F4rnsw0rth: is it one of the spinoffs, like "a dry run at love with the girl who dated the guy who dated the girl who dated the guy what dated rodeo from rock of love: bus edition"
2And2AlwaysMakesAFive: no this is the dating game
pr0FF3ss0r_F4rnsw0rth: well then make with the date fat sajak
2And2AlwaysMakesAFive: This is Megan, who you've been talking to for some time! Megan enjoys body surfing, hanging out with friends, and dancing!
TheBachelorette: omg hyiiiii <3

pr0FF3ss0r_F4rnsw0rth: oh you look interesting /dismisses with wanking motion

egsqueeze me i got a phone call

pr0FF3ss0r_F4rnsw0rth: hello

yes, this is francisco rodriguez

pr0FF3ss0r_F4rnsw0rth: 51 million dollars you say
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