Well I felt obligated to post this, so I did. I saw this little gem in the UT online today and thought it was worth posting here.

A couple things about this article really surprised me, but none more than the fact that I never knew the team stopped paying him outright after the locker incident. I always thought that they filed a grievance after the fact, but it turns out the player's union filed a grievance first so that Khalil would get his money. The team then countered with a grievance to recoup salary.

For whatever reason, the FO just really soured on the guy and I'm glad he's in a new place where I think he'll be given greater degrees of patience than he was here. I also like that LaRussa seems to understand that despite his quiet demeanor, Khalil really cares about the game.

As an FYI, I won't be posting here as often because my job has instituted a new zero-tolerance policy on using the Internet at work. This cuts me to the bone as Gaslamp Ball was often the only thing keeping me sane while I was trapped in front of my computer for 8 hours a day.

I'll do my best to participate in the OTs during the season. There is legitimately nothing better than watching the Padres and cracking jokes about PFOB or seeing what crazy cocaine patterns TTG regales us with next.