Scottish Scoops: 29.006 "The $43 million mishap"

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Scottish Scoops: 29.006 "The $43 million mishap"

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[Surreptitious iPhone camera video snippet, shot by Claymores office intern]

Asst. GM Harry Kevern (initiating Skype call with Claymores GM Vic Caleca, mutters to himself): This is so bad. How am I going to explain this to Caleca? I mean, who spends $10 million by accident? Crap …

Caleca’s face, bleary-eyed, comes on screen.

Caleca: Someone damn well better be dead for you to be calling me at 3 in the morning, Harry.

Kevern: Oh, well, sorry, Vic. No one is dead, but there’s something you really need to know …

Caleca: Something I need to know at 3 in the morning? Does it involve how I can kick you in the butt over a Wi-Fi feed?

Kevern: I wish it were that simple, Vic.

Caleca (sighs): OK, Harry. Spill.

Kevern: Well, you remember how you and I met with (team owner) Brad (Kern) and decided that Eric Jacobs was being kind of a dick and asking too much and how you wanted me to e-mail his agent and rescind the contract offer?

Caleca (warily): Yeeahhhh …

Kevern: Funny thing … and you are gonna laugh

Caleca (warily): Yeeahhhh …

Kevern: Well, it appears I sent that email to my grandma instead. See, I had been thinking about emailing her about when she might be able to come over for a visit, because …

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Caleca (interrupts, impatience in his voice): Is there a damn point in here somewhere, Harry?

Kevern: Yes. Of course. The point is … yes, well, the point is we appear to have signed Eric Jacobs to a four-year contract at $10 million per …

Caleca: We did what now?

Kevern: Apparently, overnight, they decided they liked our offer after all, and they tendered their acceptance and had a little press conference this morning …

Caleca: They did what now?

Kevern: Umm. Accepted our offer for $10 million.

Caleca: A year.

Kevern: Yes.

Caleca: For four years.

Kevern: Um. Yes.

Caleca: We signed Eric Jacobs …

Kevern (brightly): Yes!

Caleca: By accident.

Kevern (less brightly): Um. Yes.

Caleca: Actually, wait a minute. We offered $10 million the first two years, but then it went up, didn’t it?

Kevern: Well, yes.

Caleca: To $11 million in the third year and $12 million in the fourth.

Kevern (barely audible): Yes.

Caleca: So now, I have to call Brad and tell him that instead of saving him $43 million, we just spent it. By accident.

Harry Kevern



Kevern (in a near sob): Yes.

Caleca: Jesus Christ, Harry. How do these things happen?

Kevern: I really don’t know, Vic. I’m terribly sorry …

Caleca (sighs heavily): Well, hell. At least we didn’t sign your grandmother to anything …

Kevern (sheepishly): Yeah. Well, about that …

[Video Ends]
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Hahaha loved it.

BNN being cheeky with that signing article, I see...
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Oh, we put a good face on it for the BNN boys, but behind the scenes ...

Now I’m a little worried that we may have signed Kevern’s grandmother to something. If it’s anything higher than bullpen catcher, heads will roll ...
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That's a funny story. Enjoyed that one. :lol:
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:grin: :grin: ;-D Very nice, haha.
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This is awesome!
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Vic I love your writing!
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