When Philadelphia Phillies managing partner John Middleton spoke to USA Today‘s Bob Nightengale last November, and talked of spending “stupid money,” he knew what he was doing.
Well, kind of.
Middleton says he did mean to put some pressure on his organization ahead of a long-anticipated offseason when making the statement. He perhaps wasn’t aware that saying “We’re going into this expecting to spend money. And maybe even be a little bit stupid about it,’’ would simply be paraphrased into “stupid money.” Yes, the internet can be a great place, but in a world where many just read headlines or portions of articles, nuance is often lost.