Scott Proctor, hearing the name "Joe Torre," has run off to Korea

Energized by the death of northern dictator Sung Jung Il, Korea has signed the great Yankee Eater of Innings and Master of Demon Fire, Scott Proctor.

We will never again see Commander Scott pile his mitt, uniform and personal toiletries at home plate, douse them with lighter fluid, and turn the pile into a toxic inferno of black smoke, chasing the base hit fairies that had been haunting him.

It seems like yesterday that he was pitching Tampa past Boston and into the post-season.

It seems like a lifetime since he was toiling for Torre. Hope he got a good deal. He always gave everything he had, when not burned out.