Boneheads in sports

[Texas Aggie]

The manager/GM should have come out and plainly said, "hey, they'd all be here already if not for the trouble they've gotten into."

That is probably at least partially true.

[Mark Padgett]

All three sound like candidates for the Trailblazers.

[BktBallRef]

Send their collective asses back to A ball, if they think they're showering in sewer water.

BTW, the DBAP is one of the newest minor league stadiums in the country. Very nice. The old DAP, where "Bull Durham" was filmed, was closed years ago. But to hear this guy talk, you'd think they were still playing there.

[rainmaker]

Originally Posted by BktBallRef

Seen their collective asses back to A ball

That gets my vote!

[Mark Padgett]

This is reflective with the whole problem of how pro sports works. The players mentioned think somehow they have some kind of "entitlement" because of their athletic abilities. What they, and most other pro athletes don't realize, is that they do not get paid because they can perform. They get paid because people are willing to pay to watch them perform!

When people finally get fed up and stop supporting these guys, they will all be out of a job and instead of saying "I don't play for anyone but my teammates", they can start saying "You want fries with that?".

If you want to "blame" someone for the outrageous salaries paid and the attitudes of pro athletes, then blame those who pay to see them, buy their merchandise and buy the products of those who sponsor them.

[SamIAm]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

This is reflective with the whole problem of how pro sports works. The players mentioned think somehow they have some kind of "entitlement" because of their athletic abilities. What they, and most other pro athletes don't realize, is that they do not get paid because they can perform. They get paid because people are willing to pay to watch them perform!

When people finally get fed up and stop supporting these guys, they will all be out of a job and instead of saying "I don't play for anyone but my teammates", they can start saying "You want fries with that?".

If you want to "blame" someone for the outrageous salaries paid and the attitudes of pro athletes, then blame those who pay to see them, buy their merchandise and buy the products of those who sponsor them.

AMEN!!!!!!!!

[jeffpea]

These comments from the players in the USA Today article sound very similar to officials who "expect" that they will be hired into a "higher/better" league. Way too many people think they are a lot better than they are. The problem - in their eyes - is with someone else; the current situation is never a result of their own actions.....

Statistics or ratings are rarely the sole reason why people are promoted; merely a quantifiable justification.

[tjones1]

Originally Posted by SamIAm

AMEN!!!!!!!!

Amen to the amen!

[26 Year Gap]

Originally Posted by BktBallRef

Send their collective asses back to A ball, if they think they're showering in sewer water.

BTW, the DBAP is one of the newest minor league stadiums in the country. Very nice. The old DAP, where "Bull Durham" was filmed, was closed years ago. But to hear this guy talk, you'd think they were still playing there.

I've been to both and concur, Tony.