If you think about it, and I mean this in the most cynical, conceivable sense,

Paul Skeen's has a lot of power within this organization.

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I wondered at times, while completely acknowledging and respecting

that Skeen's as a rookie or was a rookie, what it'd be like if he ever just, you know,

popped off and sounded some kind of, I don't know, alarm bells or even an outright outcry

regarding Bob Nutting's ownership or the trades Ben Charington's made or even just little stuff.

It was little stuff about development.

One tiny little thing that he'd seen or heard in the minor leagues on his way up, it would, it would explode.

And it would explode in the faces of the people, not just nutting, but of all the people who are under the most public pressure right now.

I've thought about it.

You've thought about it.

You've asked about it.

And I've answered with my own views on it at times.

Because he is kind of like, theoretically, the big get out of jail free card that everybody's been waiting for forever.

It's not going to be Michael Keaton. It's not going to be Mark Cuban.

Because whatever it is that they say, just like whatever it is that I say, can just be shrugged off.

You know, yep, that's one person's opinion.

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