shoesgetcold3 Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 In the crazy world of Tribune baseball writer Paul Sullivan, Yoenis Cespedes is Bruce Springsteen, a high earning entertainer whom the Chicago White Sox have shown some interest in signing. However Sullivan feels the White Sox might be better off signing Dexter Fowler at a lower cost. And in the last sentence of the article states, "perhaps Fowler can be more like Wilco, and then everyone will be better off." Sorry if you are not a baseball fan, don't know who Dexter Fowler is, or prefer baseball scribe Peter Gammons, but this struck me as so odd, I had to share it with the other 13 people who understood the wacky reference. http://eeditionmobile.chicagotribune.com/Olive/Tablet/ChicagoTribune/AfterLogin.ashx?Reader=/Olive/Tablet/ChicagoTribune&Id=62378206&d=2016-01-21&r=none&c=aeb565dea9027b75edd1223708e0773d Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chez Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 I saw the article this morning. I think it was meant as a compliment to Dexter Fowler -- not as flashy: but reliable and steady at a fraction of the price as Cespedes/Springsteen. I never figured Paul Sullivan to be a Wilco fan -- I pictured him more as a Mumford or Billy Joel kind of guy! This will make it harder for me to hate him and his Cub-centric world view.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lost highway Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 In the crazy world of Tribune baseball writer Paul Sullivan, Yoenis Cespedes is Bruce Springsteen, a high earning entertainer whom the Chicago White Sox have shown some interest in signing. However Sullivan feels the White Sox might be better off signing Dexter Fowler at a lower cost. And in the last sentence of the article states, "perhaps Fowler can be more like Wilco, and then everyone will be better off." Sorry if you are not a baseball fan, don't know who Dexter Fowler is, or prefer baseball scribe Peter Gammons, but this struck me as so odd, I had to share it with the other 13 people who understood the wacky reference. http://eeditionmobile.chicagotribune.com/Olive/Tablet/ChicagoTribune/AfterLogin.ashx?Reader=/Olive/Tablet/ChicagoTribune&Id=62378206&d=2016-01-21&r=none&c=aeb565dea9027b75edd1223708e0773d As a citizen of Denver, and a Rockies fan, I'm totally cool with Fowler. As a Wilco fan, I can't really wrap my head around using them in a sports analogy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Inside of Outside Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 It is an excellent analogy if Cespedes was in the twilight of his career. And if anyone outside of this message board understood it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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