how from the way they announced it, i thought they named a new pope

it takes a supremely pompous organization to introduce a supremely pompous athlete in such a supremely pompous fashion.

$4.5 million a month for a 44-year-old pitcher who needs to be the center of attention and who won't join your team for at least three weeks, and who didn't even average six innings an outing last year?

he better be infallible.