When you've been in the newspaper business for nearly three decades, things that once would have been a huge thrill, like writing a front-page article, aren't quite as exciting as they used to be. However, I do still get jacked up every few years when they take my suggestion for a front-page headline....as they did with "Domonation."
Of course, you could quibble whether a rookie getting two hits in his first game is exactly, um, domonation, but we're a tabloid. We're supposed to be over the top!
It wasn't my idea to have Domonic Brown gawking at a Sexy Single, though.
UPDATE: WOW!!!!
The Phillies have completed a three-player trade with the Houston Astros for righthander Roy Oswalt.
Lefthanded pitcher J.A. Happ, outfielder Anthony Gose and infielder Jonathan Villar are going to Houston.
So what's your headline for Oswalt? Deal should be done soon.— bird11
Amaro may have redeemed himself if reports are true. Oswalt and $11 mil and Phils not picking up 2012 option for Happ, Worley, and Gose.— RG
I thought you were talking about Paul Domowitch.— jmc
Best headline ever "Headless Body Found in Topless Bar"- With the Phillies winning, a very good looking rookie talent in Dom Brown, and now trading for Roy Oswalt how will the Eagles react to once again being kicked off the back page of the DN??? The do need RB help - maybe they could sign O.J.— bird11
- "So what's your headline for Oswalt?" Happ-less Phils get Oswalt.— legatus
- "a very good looking rookie talent in Dom Brown," Changing teams, bird? NTTAWWT.— RG
- RG - I thru "talent" in there so it wouldn't be taken that way but I guess on Attytood anything goes. Of course, you could simply mean that I'm no longer a racist.— bird11
- Brown looked great. Now we just need to find out if he can pitch out of the pen.— PhillyTru
- Done deal. Apaprently, its oswalt for happ, gose, and villar. nice job rube.— RG
- I can't believe this deal. With Houston picking up that much money I thought the Phillies would need to include Worley or Singleton maybe both. Villar is probably stuck behind Galvis in our system anyhow.— bird11
- This is unreal. Would we have been better off keeping Lee? Maybe, but Oswalt is around next year, and maybe the year after if he continues to pitch well. On top of that, we still have a top 10 farm system. Past all of that, think back to a decade or so ago, and imagine the Phils ever having guys like Lee, Halladay, and Oswalt on the roster all within a year!??!?!?!?— RG
- RG - the deal is SO GOOD that I'm starting to get that uneasy feeling that we somehow got taken. Blame it on being a life long Philly sports fan.— bird11
- My uneasy feeling is dumping payroll in the offseason, but they may move Blanton for nothing. Enjoy the ride now and continue to watch Singleton, Cosart, Colvin, and May's development.— RG
- Poor Dom Brown already yesterday's news LOL— bird11
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