Moores and Moorad: Good Riddance To Alliteration

The following excerpts were taken from Padres: Team sale to Moorad nearly complete by Dan Hayes of the North County Times on Monday:

Jeff Moorad's purchase of the Padres from John Moores is nearly complete.

Moores confirmed Monday morning that Moorad's final installment to complete the $525 million sale is in escrow. 

Moorad announced his intention to buy the team from Moores in January 2009 and made the first of three payments in March 2009. 

Moores still had controlling interest after Moorad made a second payment in March 2010, but the two were essentially co-owners. 

Moorad's final payment, which was made in December 2011, ends Moores' tenure as Padres owner. 

The sale to Moorad was precipitated by Moores' divorce from his wife, Becky Moores.

 This transaction being finalized is fantastic news for no other reason than it has become increasingly difficult to read both the Moores and Moorad names in the same sentence. Look at those excerpts. Not easy to maneuver through at all.

I'm being quite serious in my critique of the ever present and unintentionally forced alliteration.

This news should be finalized tomorrow and it will be the moment of truth for AJM. I have been vocal in relaying the message that my criticism of Padres payroll decisions would be fairly muted as long as the ownership was in transition. With Jeff Moorad making his final payment to John Moores it looks as though that day shall be coming much sooner than later.

I'd like to thank Moorad for making myriad magical moves to mobilize an investor group of magnates to obtain the Padres from Moores. 

Let us move forward. Without alliteration.