Now that Bucs general manager Mark Dominik has confessed to being a fan of Star Wars, Joe trusts he doesn't go to conventions dressed as Darth Vader -- or even worse, dressed as Princess Leia.

Since being named the Bucs general manager in January, Mark Dominik seems to have tried to stay in the background, save for a radio interview here and there and his appearance at Fan Fest.

Joe still has to apply salve on the wounds where Dominik’s stare at Joe burned holes in Joe’s head. Hey, at least Joe recognizes Dominik is a Jayhawk.

But Tom Balog of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune — not a former roommate of Dominik’s — was able to get Dominik for a sit down and Dominik shared some cool elements about his career and his personal background, including being a fan of Star Wars.

Dominik talked about being the Bucs’ “Turk,” the ultimate bad news guy who informs players in training camp they are cut.

Q:You were once the so-called ‘Turk,’ the guy who had to knock on players’ doors and notify them they were about to be cut during training camp?

A:I was the ‘Grim Reaper,’ ‘Turk,’ ‘Bad Guy’ for 12 years, from 1995 to 2007. I finally kind of passed the torch on to Justin Sheridan.

Q:What was that job like?

A:I took it very serious, though, when I sat down and talked to them. I would try to provide guys honest feedback of where and what happened and why it ended in Tampa.

Q: How do you prepare yourself to handle such a job where you have to bring somebody’s dream to an end?

A: I realize, these people, they walk home and they have a wife or a child or a girlfriend or a parent and they’re crushed. I tried to be very straightforward and honest with the guys. It was never enjoyable, no matter who the player.

That’s got to be the pits: Telling a guy who has busted his tail for his entire life that his dream is done. In a sense, Dominik was the Darth Vader of the Bucs.