Fax Of The Day

Hey, kids, did you know fax machines still exist? Apparently, they do, and PW and the rest of this city’s newspapers destroy an entire forest a day by printing out received faxes. Here’s one that was on the top of the pile when I walked by a few minutes ago:

Hmm. Three stars and a 48-pt. font for a grocery store re-opening. (What I’m trying to say here is more font, bigger stars!) Unfortunately, this was at 10 a.m. this morning. We all missed it. Damn.

Phillies Might Have Shot In NL East After All

Above: A fax — a fax! — the Phillies sent to PW earlier today.

Looks like Pedro Feliz might be leading a victory parade down Broad Street after all! Today Jayson Stark reports the Mets and Johan Santana are having problems reaching an agreement on a contract extension, as for some reason the Mets don’t want to give him a guaranteed sixth year because… I don’t know, I would give Santana his own Ron Paul Blimp if he asked for it. He’s the best pitcher in the game, bar none.

Anyway, it’s unlikely the trade’s going to fall apart, but there is always hope, Phillies fans. And by that I mean there is always hope that will soon be crushed when Santana wins 30 games next year.

Sources: Mets likely won’t reach deal with Santana until Friday, if at all [ESPN.com]
Mets, Santana Hitting “Snag” [Balls, Sticks & Stuff]