Comments on: Bringing Out the Best in People http://firegardy.com/2008/10/14/bringing-out-the-best-in-people/ Mismanaging games since 2002 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:37:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: FunBobby http://firegardy.com/2008/10/14/bringing-out-the-best-in-people/comment-page-1/#comment-1180 FunBobby Sat, 18 Oct 2008 16:48:00 +0000 http://firegardy.com/?p=202#comment-1180 <p>He played for the mighty Saint Paul Saints for a year. And owned everybody. His first game back in Philly people threw batteries at him. But Philly fans don't need much of a reason to hate someone. At an eagles game they booed Santa. Santa!</p> He played for the mighty Saint Paul Saints for a year. And owned everybody. His first game back in Philly people threw batteries at him. But Philly fans don’t need much of a reason to hate someone. At an eagles game they booed Santa. Santa!

]]> By: sirsean http://firegardy.com/2008/10/14/bringing-out-the-best-in-people/comment-page-1/#comment-1179 sirsean Fri, 17 Oct 2008 19:53:47 +0000 http://firegardy.com/?p=202#comment-1179 <p>I knew Drew screwed them, I just hadn't heard much about the loathing part.</p> <p>Man I hate Boras.</p> I knew Drew screwed them, I just hadn’t heard much about the loathing part.

Man I hate Boras.

]]> By: spangler http://firegardy.com/2008/10/14/bringing-out-the-best-in-people/comment-page-1/#comment-1178 spangler Fri, 17 Oct 2008 19:50:13 +0000 http://firegardy.com/?p=202#comment-1178 <p>j.d. drew and scott boras didn't want to sign with philly when they drafted him back in 97 or 98. So he played in an independent league for a year and then was drafted and signed by the cardinals. That's why he's loathed in philly</p> j.d. drew and scott boras didn’t want to sign with philly when they drafted him back in 97 or 98. So he played in an independent league for a year and then was drafted and signed by the cardinals. That’s why he’s loathed in philly

]]> By: sirsean http://firegardy.com/2008/10/14/bringing-out-the-best-in-people/comment-page-1/#comment-1177 sirsean Fri, 17 Oct 2008 14:19:50 +0000 http://firegardy.com/?p=202#comment-1177 <p>Oh yeah, and the LAST thing I want to hear is a bunch of crap about how the Red Sox were able to get to the World Series even without Manny.</p> <p>The Rays had better get it together, quick.</p> Oh yeah, and the LAST thing I want to hear is a bunch of crap about how the Red Sox were able to get to the World Series even without Manny.

The Rays had better get it together, quick.

]]> By: sirsean http://firegardy.com/2008/10/14/bringing-out-the-best-in-people/comment-page-1/#comment-1176 sirsean Fri, 17 Oct 2008 14:18:58 +0000 http://firegardy.com/?p=202#comment-1176 <p>It might just be that the Boston/National media doesn't cover Philadelphia, but I'm really not aware of any hard feelings between JD Drew and the Phillies fans.</p> It might just be that the Boston/National media doesn’t cover Philadelphia, but I’m really not aware of any hard feelings between JD Drew and the Phillies fans.

]]> By: FunBobby http://firegardy.com/2008/10/14/bringing-out-the-best-in-people/comment-page-1/#comment-1175 FunBobby Fri, 17 Oct 2008 12:56:05 +0000 http://firegardy.com/?p=202#comment-1175 <p>at least now we don't have to deal with "Manny vs. the Red Sox" world series subplots. Although "JD Drew vs. the philly fans and their batteries" is much more fun in my opinion.</p> at least now we don’t have to deal with “Manny vs. the Red Sox” world series subplots. Although “JD Drew vs. the philly fans and their batteries” is much more fun in my opinion.

]]> By: sirsean http://firegardy.com/2008/10/14/bringing-out-the-best-in-people/comment-page-1/#comment-1174 sirsean Thu, 16 Oct 2008 20:35:53 +0000 http://firegardy.com/?p=202#comment-1174 <p>By the same token, they don't show Manny's batting practice sessions on television. Instead, they give the impression that he spends his day lighting two pound blunts with parking tickets and hundred dollar bills and then shows up to the game 3 minutes before it starts, at which point he decides if he feels like playing or not.</p> <p>Journalists seem to react incredulously when managers say stuff like "Manny's always the first person here, and he's always in the batting cage" and "He works harder than anyone I've ever seen" -- so it's no wonder that people do also.</p> <p>By the way, playing for the long haul ... at what point does Morneau learn that lesson? I really respect the fact that he played every day. But there's a reason that he's the first person to bat cleanup in 163 games in a season. And that someone's only batted cleanup 162 games five times ever. That reason? Lou Gehrig and Cal Ripken are rare. The fact that Morneau isn't them is nothing to criticize him for. So give him an occasional day off, and maybe he'll keep mashing in September and October.</p> By the same token, they don’t show Manny’s batting practice sessions on television. Instead, they give the impression that he spends his day lighting two pound blunts with parking tickets and hundred dollar bills and then shows up to the game 3 minutes before it starts, at which point he decides if he feels like playing or not.

Journalists seem to react incredulously when managers say stuff like “Manny’s always the first person here, and he’s always in the batting cage” and “He works harder than anyone I’ve ever seen” — so it’s no wonder that people do also.

By the way, playing for the long haul … at what point does Morneau learn that lesson? I really respect the fact that he played every day. But there’s a reason that he’s the first person to bat cleanup in 163 games in a season. And that someone’s only batted cleanup 162 games five times ever. That reason? Lou Gehrig and Cal Ripken are rare. The fact that Morneau isn’t them is nothing to criticize him for. So give him an occasional day off, and maybe he’ll keep mashing in September and October.

]]> By: FunBobby http://firegardy.com/2008/10/14/bringing-out-the-best-in-people/comment-page-1/#comment-1173 FunBobby Thu, 16 Oct 2008 20:24:43 +0000 http://firegardy.com/?p=202#comment-1173 <p>and that someone is Manny because he makes it look so easy. People see him slugging away with (seemingly) no effort and think "Jeez, he isn't even trying. If I was paid millions of dollars, I would try" What they don't get is sportscenter decides to show the one time a month he dogs it down first or in the field. But guess what? its a long season, if manny sprints to first on every routine grounder to the shortstop in April and May his legs won't work come september. Its called playing the game for the long haul. You have to in baseball, there are just too many games.</p> and that someone is Manny because he makes it look so easy. People see him slugging away with (seemingly) no effort and think “Jeez, he isn’t even trying. If I was paid millions of dollars, I would try” What they don’t get is sportscenter decides to show the one time a month he dogs it down first or in the field. But guess what? its a long season, if manny sprints to first on every routine grounder to the shortstop in April and May his legs won’t work come september. Its called playing the game for the long haul. You have to in baseball, there are just too many games.

]]> By: FunBobby http://firegardy.com/2008/10/14/bringing-out-the-best-in-people/comment-page-1/#comment-1172 FunBobby Thu, 16 Oct 2008 20:21:43 +0000 http://firegardy.com/?p=202#comment-1172 <p>I'm guessing its because of ratings. People like antics, they like having someone to cheer for AND against.</p> I’m guessing its because of ratings. People like antics, they like having someone to cheer for AND against.

]]> By: sirsean http://firegardy.com/2008/10/14/bringing-out-the-best-in-people/comment-page-1/#comment-1171 sirsean Thu, 16 Oct 2008 18:27:57 +0000 http://firegardy.com/?p=202#comment-1171 <p>Consistently inconsistent, perhaps? Because his antics occur pretty consistently.</p> <p>I continue to be unable to see what the big problem is. He's a great hitter who cares about winning games. He's a goofball in the clubhouse whom all the other players love as long as they're not huge assholes (see: Kevin "The Biggest Douchebag in Baseball" Youkilis; also see Mike Lowell, Jacoby Ellsbury, Curt Schilling, Josh Beckett, Curt Schilling, and Curt Schilling. It's no wonder Manny didn't like being in Boston).</p> <p>The Dodgers got eliminated from the playoffs, and people have the gall to blame Manny and his attitude for it. Come on. He dominated in that series, even more transcendently than he did in the previous series, and over the course of the entire time since he escaped from Boston. The reason the Dodgers lost was because of too much Juan Pierre, Nomar Garciaparra, Jeff Kent, Blake DeWitt, and Joe Torre.</p> <p>Since when do people care more about what happens off the field -- when the entire reason they know or care about these players is because OF the field? Why doesn't "being one of the best hitters of all time, and working extremely hard to become such" earn him any respect?</p> Consistently inconsistent, perhaps? Because his antics occur pretty consistently.

I continue to be unable to see what the big problem is. He’s a great hitter who cares about winning games. He’s a goofball in the clubhouse whom all the other players love as long as they’re not huge assholes (see: Kevin “The Biggest Douchebag in Baseball” Youkilis; also see Mike Lowell, Jacoby Ellsbury, Curt Schilling, Josh Beckett, Curt Schilling, and Curt Schilling. It’s no wonder Manny didn’t like being in Boston).

The Dodgers got eliminated from the playoffs, and people have the gall to blame Manny and his attitude for it. Come on. He dominated in that series, even more transcendently than he did in the previous series, and over the course of the entire time since he escaped from Boston. The reason the Dodgers lost was because of too much Juan Pierre, Nomar Garciaparra, Jeff Kent, Blake DeWitt, and Joe Torre.

Since when do people care more about what happens off the field — when the entire reason they know or care about these players is because OF the field? Why doesn’t “being one of the best hitters of all time, and working extremely hard to become such” earn him any respect?

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