tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33122630.post6404539283128791991..comments2023-12-09T06:26:54.710-05:00Comments on The Immaculate Inning: Spring Training MelodramaMatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17746570756439422280noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33122630.post-77300679748088688792007-02-22T08:17:00.000-05:002007-02-22T08:17:00.000-05:00I wasn't hating on Girardi's managing, I was hatin...I wasn't hating on Girardi's managing, I was hating on the crybaby attitude of the owner and players. To some extent I can understand the players' standpoint, because all of the players other than Cabrera and Willis had never played for a major league team before. And then here was Girardi, imposing strict curfews and appearance codes (no facial hair), trying to run a professional organization. You can't expect a team full of people our age to accept those kinds of demands, as if they were playing for the historic New York Yankees. Still, they are adults and they should act like adults. <BR/><BR/>Loria is an adult, and should act like one too. Sure, he's the owner and should get final say, but he was a tad ridiculous. I find this situation to be the opposite of the Jets' with Herm Edwards and Eric Mangini- Herm was the players' coach, listening to their demands and going light on them in practice. Players like Larry Johnson say they can "connect" to Herm because he's black. Mangini took the same team Edwards had and took it to the second round of the playoffs. Similarly, I think Gonzalez, whose biggest attributes seem to be going easy on the players and being able to relate to them as Hispanic. That might be a good way to run a marketing firm but athletes need to be challenged. I think the Marlins will regress and lose 100 games this year without Girardi. Is that strong enough a stance for you?Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17746570756439422280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33122630.post-55716871872764490172007-02-22T02:07:00.000-05:002007-02-22T02:07:00.000-05:00You can't say how good a job Girardi did, then hat...You can't say how good a job Girardi did, then hate on how he managed in the same paragraph.Xenodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16696236629576231752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33122630.post-6821634751084157892007-02-21T11:56:00.000-05:002007-02-21T11:56:00.000-05:00Also, Luke Scott carries a gun around, so there's ...Also, Luke Scott carries a gun around, so there's that. However, it is not Burke who he is competing with, as Burke will be starting in center (replacing Taveras, who is now in Colorado). Our outfield is Lee, Burke, and whoever wins the job between Scott, Hidalgo, and Jason Lane. My money is on Scott, who absolutely shredded NL pitching for the last two or three months of '06.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07996734542949180332noreply@blogger.com