Citing the fact that they have already had to play "31 freakin' games with this bunch of losers," Washington Nationals Manager Manny Acta submitted a formal request to the MLB commissioner's office asking for his team to be exempted from the 2009 baseball season.
"People around the league are complaining about how long spring training is," said Acta, clearly fighting back tears. "Oh yeah? Try playing with John Lannan as your ace, Joel Hanrahan as your closer and some guy named Anderson Hernandez as your second baseman. I can't believe ... I just can't believe it's not even the regular season yet."
MLB Commissioner Bud Selig, citing the fact that Nationals games "tend to produce more pain and suffering than pleasure and enjoyment," and adding that "there is not much evidence to indicate that Washington is in fact a viable baseball team," said he will take the request seriously. He did note, however, that granting the request could set a bad precedent, perhaps leading to similar requests by the Detroit Lions, Memphis Grizzlies, New York Islanders, and other teams across professional sports.
On a separate note, Selig indicated that he may personally draw up a request to exempt the Chicago Cubs from all postseason games.
MLB Commissioner Bud Selig, show here giving serious thought to the Washington Nationals' unique request.
OK .. I know this one isn't real .. but it sure is funny!
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