Uncle Teddy Press Conference

Hello everyone, this morning I would like to announce that the Uncle Teddy franchise is heading into a new direction. While we were not serious contenders in the 2007 season, we feel we are set up to win the Hardcore League in each of the next three seasons. With the young talent we have and some of the greatest baseball minds in our front office, we feel we are the best organization in the Hardcore League.

While taking a "building" approach in 2007, we feel comfortable dropping the Azzkickers (or Azzslappers) from our team name. From now on, we shall be known as Uncle Teddy and the Revolution.

Our team's staff remains mostly the same from 2007. We have made some minor tweaks that will help us win those three championships. New members to the Uncle Teddy Franchise are listed with an asterisk by it. We welcome them into the Uncle Teddy family and they also share the vision that we have in dominating our opponents.

Field Staff

Manager: Senator Edward "Ted" Kennedy

Hitting Coach: Felix Jose

Pitching Coach: Jack Bauer*

Bench Coach: Peyton Manning (w/ a chart full of audibles)

Bullpen Catcher: MacGyver*

Batboy: Dwight Schrute*

Ugly Coach: All of the Rams’ Cheerleaders*

Buffet Coach: Jack Box

Management

GM: Thurman Thomas

Training Staff: The Pussycat Dolls

Radio/TV

Play by Play Guy: Gorilla Monsoon*

Colored Man: Cedric The Entertainer*

Studio Guy: Frank Caliendo impersonating Jim Rome

Entertainment

PA Announcer: Dennis Haysbert (as President Palmer)*

Anthem Singer: The Meaty Cheesy Boys*

PR Director: William Jefferson Clinton

Celebrity Fan: Alfonso Ribeiro

Mascot: Pork Steaks

Fight Song: The Saved by the Bell theme song*

Marketing Campaign: “Newly renovated Whorehouse and Casino on level 3”*

Stadium Sponsor: Ranken Tech (full name: The Death Pit at Ranken Technical College Field)

Meaty Urologists Announce Name Change, Satanic Ties

Confirming rumors that had long circulated on the Internets, Meaty Urologists GM Eric Ferguson confirmed the team’s name change to “The Channel Four News Team.”

“Our research found that people were more willing to wear t-shirts, hats, etc., if they made no mention of “meatiness” or urology. As GM of this storied franchise, it is my duty to give the people what they want.”

In other C4 news, Ferguson remained noncommittal regarding whether any of his front office staff would return for the ’08 season.

“It’s easy for people to point at our ’07 results and say, ‘Obviously, those people earned their keep.’ But I think anyone with a half a monkey’s brain can see that the deal I cut with Satan was the key. And I’m not saying that Satanism is a foolproof road map to fantasy success … but it is. I’m just proud of myself for having the fortitude to experiment with the dark arts.

“So really, the hero here, like I’ve always said, is me.”

Meaty Urologists Announce Trade Deadline for Rasmus

Meaty Urologists GM Eric Ferguson emerged from a drunken stupor Thursday just long enough to comment on his team’s continued pursuit of Colby Rasmus. The results were anything but coherent.

“You tell that no-good rotten crotch David Inlow that we’ve got plenty of dollars and players and people and stuff. It’s all on the table. All I’m asking is – wait a minute, I’m not asking, I’m telling! I’m setting a deadline of January 5, 2007, to get something done with that Rasmus kid or else my people will have to have a little talk with his kneecaps.”

When informed that it was actually 2008, Ferguson remained firm on the previously announced deadline.

“I don’t negotiate with terrorists,” he said.

The Urologists’ package is believed to include Jacoby Ellsbury and at least one of their JV prospects (Reid Brignac, Jed Lowrie, Chris Lubanksi, Wladimir Balentien, etc.).