Ravenhill Press Conference

RAVENHILL - At a recent press conference, the GM of the Darkwings fielded questions from the press about recent trades.

Reporter from The Ravenhill Rag: Skipper, what can you tell us about your most recent trade? Certainly some of the Ravenhill fans will be wondering about your trading Marblerage after only a week with the team, and your giving up Christof Worm, who has been such a reliable starter . . . to say nothing of trading your top pick in this year’s draft, Tuor Boreborn.

PapaBear: Well, of course, we feel we got just the players we need in our most recent deal. We do hate to give up Christof, no question. But, in Elivande we think we’re getting a younger starting pitcher with the potential to be a winner with us for years to come. Mim Marblerage, now . . . we can see how that might confuse folks a little. Fact is, though, that Mim told us, shortly after arriving, that he did not want to consider any contract extension offers from us . . . intended to test the market. This surprised us a little, to be honest. But it ain’t unusual these days, either . . . seems like everybody wants more money, y’know? Anyhow, we don’t like to bring in players as what you may call “hired guns,” for the short term. So, when we talked to some of our friends in the Buckleberry organization, it was clear that Girith Falathion would fit our plans very well. We think he’s at the top of his game. And, though he’s 33, he has a 4-year contract. We think he’ll be one of those players who just keeps getting better with age; so, we’re glad to have Falathion on board.

Now, Boreborn . . . that’s a tough loss, no doubt. But, we were able to make that part of the deal because we have a few young people in our franchise who play that position and who are just about ready to be solid contributors—maybe even great ones—at the major league level: just to throw a few names out there, so they’ll know what we’re looking for from them: Green, Moss, Stonearm, Bos . . . and, heck, a few others, too. But, ya gotta be careful, these days, about whose horn you toot, if ya know what I mean. Those I named, they know they’re on our radar screen for making a difference real soon.

TRR: Well, Skipper, sounds pretty good. I guess we’ll see pretty soon how it plays out. Thanks for giving us a few minutes. And, best of luck to the Darkwings in the stretch run.

Posted at September 25, 2007 05:31 PM | more from Ravenhill