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BenjaminFrankWren: So...what have you been up to?

OmarGoodness: Absolutely nothing.

BenjaminFrankWren: Same here. Kind of boring being a general manager, huh?

OmarGoodness: Yeah. I've been putting a bunch of players on the disabled list, and then taking them off the disabled list. That involves signing a piece of paper and making a thirty-second phone call and saying, "hey, you're on/off the disabled list." I've done that like two dozen times.

BenjaminFrankWren: I traded for Nate McLouth a while back. Since then, I've had nothing to do. No purpose. I just lie face-down on my office floor, completely motionless.

OmarGoodness: sigh

OmarGoodness: what a boring job

BenjaminFrankWren: You want to do something?

OmarGoodness: Like what? You want to play a game?

BenjaminFrankWren: Sure! Want to play poker?

OmarGoodness: nah, I never get any aces

OmarGoodness: How about Uno?

BenjaminFrankWren: nah, i never get the wild card

BenjaminFrankWren: monopoly?

OmarGoodness: nah, too afraid of having to pay the Luxury Tax

OmarGoodness: Settlers of Catan?

BenjaminFrankWren: nah, i'm always giving up too much brick for not enough lumber

BenjaminFrankWren: Rock, paper, scissors?

OmarGoodness: nah, I always choose scissors because it's good on paper, then I get crushed

OmarGoodness: Stratego?

BenjaminFrankWren: nah, I rely too heavily on my scouts

BenjaminFrankWren: Checkers?

OmarGoodness: nah, i'm bad at moving forward

OmarGoodness: Chess?

BenjaminFrankWren: nah, I don't know any chess/baseball metaphors

OmarGoodness: sigh

OmarGoodness: So what do general managers do when we're bored? We trade, right?

BenjaminFrankWren: Yeah! We trade! That's a great idea! Want to make a trade?

OmarGoodness: Yeah, I'll start. I'll trade you Brett Gardner for Tommy Hanson, Jair Jurrjens, and Chipper Jones.

BenjaminFrankWren: Declined.

I'll trade you Garret Anderson for David Wright.

OmarGoodness: No.

I'll trade you Daniel Murphy for Brian McCann.

BenjaminFrankWren: Counter offer: A bucket full of nickels for Daniel Murphy.

OmarGoodness: No.

BenjaminFrankWren: A bucket full of nickels and Pete Orr for Daniel Murphy.

OmarGoodness: No. The Braves don't even have Pete Orr anymore.

BenjaminFrankWren: Then I'll find out who he's playing for and trade for him.

OmarGoodness: With what?

BenjaminFrankWren: A bucket full of nickels.

OmarGoodness: What? Why in the world do you have so many buc

BenjaminFrankWren: I REALLY LIKE NICKELS OKAY

BenjaminFrankWren: FOLDING MONEY IS FOR NITWITS

OmarGoodness: This isn't going anywhere.

BenjaminFrankWren: Okay, then, let's try this the other way.

BenjaminFrankWren: I'll trade you something of zero value for something else of zero value.

OmarGoodness: Ryan Church for Jeff Francoeur.

BenjaminFrankWren: Deal!

OmarGoodness: Hooray! I have traded away a subpar outfielder for another subpar outfielder.

BenjaminFrankWren: Oh no, I made a trade with a division rival with whom I'm neck-and-neck in the standings! It sure is a good thing that said trade will be of absolutely zero consequence!

OmarGoodness: Hey, I'll trade you a dollar.

BenjaminFrankWren: How much?

OmarGoodness: Two dollars.

BenjaminFrankWren: No.

OmarGoodness: One dollar.

BenjaminFrankWren: SOLD

AChipOffTheOl'_erJones: Hey boss, what are you doing in here?

BenjaminFrankWren: GET OUT OF HERE, I'M WHEELING AND DEALING

AChipOffTheOl'_erJones: Why is your office filled with buckets of nickels?

BenjaminFrankWren: OH, SO THE FOLDING MONEY GESTAPO GOT TO YOU TOO, HAVE THEY