The annals of baseball

From Steve Henson's blog on Yahoo! Sports we quote, in full, the second item, reminding us of why we like baseball, a sport where even 40-something chubby guys are allowed to play:

To make room for Wells, the Dodgers severed ties with veteran right-hander Brett Tomko, designating him for assignment. In a surreal scene, Tomko talked to reporters about his fate while Wells, an unapologetic jokester, dressed not two feet away at the next locker.
Tomko: "I'm OK with it. Last night I saw it coming."
Wells: "Really? You saw it on the sports ticker?"
Tomko: "Funny."
The Dodgers have 10 days to trade Tomko or give him his unconditional release.
Tomko: "I hope the (general manager Ned Colletti) can get me to another team and not let me sit around and rot. I'll go home and start throwing at the local high school field. I don't know what to do first, it's uncharted territory."
Wells: "You've got to find a catcher."
The Dodgers kept Tomko on the roster through Thursday, allowing him to reach 10 years of major league service time and guaranteeing him the maximum pension.
Tomko: "That was important. It's a good time for me. I'm ready for a new opportunity. And it's not like they brought in a chump to replace me."
Wells: "Yeah, they did."