CINCINNATI - In what has to be the all-time greatest mis-management move in Major League Baseball history, General manager Dan O’Brien traded Ken Griffey Jr. to the New York Yankees for Steve Howe who hasn’t played in the major leagues since 1996.

The Yankees traded Griffey to the San Francisco Giants for Jason Schmidt. The Giants then sent Griffey to the Cubs for 3 minor league prospects and the Cubs traded him back to the Reds for Austin Kearns, Adam Dunn, Sean Casey, Willy Mo Pena, 6 future first round draft choices and 700 million dollars in deferred money for the next 50 years.

O’Brien expressed disappointment that he did not see the trade coming.

"It totally took me by surprise. I was working on a deal that would have allowed us to pick up Phil Niekro and Gaylord Perry. I simply agreed to the deal", said O’Brien. "If I could take it back I would, but the Cubs GM called no takebacks."

O’Brien is also working out a deal that would bring 75 year old Willie Mays out of retirement and put Ted Williams’s head on a stick batting in front of Griffey.

"Willie will play right field. We are working out a deal right now that will pay him 450 million dollars for the next 12 years", said O’Brien. "Ted is being problematic, he isn’t saying much. We got his head in the mail yesterday from the cryogenics lab."

Carl Lindner was ecstatic upon hearing the news of the Griffey trade.

"You got to be shitting me", said Lindner. "We got Ken Griffey Jr.? What a steal!  I need a diaper change."