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March 11, 2008
K.C. Star focuses on Garcia trade
Today, Kansas City Star writer Pete Grathoff takes a look at what happens when a player is traded — in this case, new Quake and former Wizard Nick Garcia.
Garcia joined the Wizards in 2000 after being drafted out of Indiana University and spent his entire professional career in Kansas City, up until the day he was traded. Grathoff reports that Garcia's conversation with wife MeLinda went something like this:
“We’re moving to San Jose,” Nick said.“No, seriously, how was your meeting?”
“We’re traded,” he said.
Melinda was dumbfounded: “You’re lying.”
“I cleaned out my locker.”
Melinda started crying. “That’s how I deal with things,” she said.
They seem to be excited about the move now but, as anyone who has ever been transferred across the country for work would tell you, there are a lot of loose ends to tie up and decisions to be made. Kudos to Grathoff for presenting a side of sports that few fans see.
(Oh, and Nick, if MeLinda decides to move her dentistry practice out here, let us know and we'll help spread the word. We're pretty sure that the readers of the blog, beautiful people that they are, have a gorgeous set of chompers that require regular care.)
Posted by Jay at March 11, 2008 03:01 PM