“Did you ever hear the tragedy of GMDM the Wise?”
“No.”
“I thought not. It’s not a story the Royals would tell you. It’s a Kansas City legend. GMDM...was a general manager so powerful and so wise, he could use his power to influence the owners...to make...bad roster moves. He had such a knowledge of the team, he could even keep the ones he cared about...from being traded.”
“He could actually...not rebuild the team?”
“The dark side of a tenured general manager is a pathway to many abilities...some consider to be asinine.”
“Wh—what happened to him?