Jays 2023
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Hopefully he has a good agent that can instill some good sense into him, instead of an agent that tries to convince him he'll be treated better elsewhere.
Mostly to the media, I suppose. I just find ultra competitive people to be prone to annoyingly childish behaviour. Whether it be a major league game with professionals, or a pick up softball game with amateurs.
Fair enough. They'll still complain to the media.
But complaining to the media (after the game and not in the heat of the moment) is a much appropriate and civilized approach than two guys getting into a face to face, calling each other names, kicking dirt, childish tirade, along with vastly reducing in-game ejections and delaying the game. This type of occurrence will be a thing of the past and will no longer be a distraction and embarrassment. And also, there will be no more cases of managers and players yelling at the umps from the dugout.
We will still get complaints but no more on-field childish behaviour initiated by disputing balls and strikes. No research on my part, but I suspect balls and strikes is the most common reason for arguments to start.
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36 years ago today, the Toronto Blue Jays traded infielder Mike Sharperson to the Los Angeles Dodgers for a 20-year-old pitching prospect named Juan Guzman.
I hope someone can instill good sense into him because currently he has no trade value, so I can't imagine where anyone might think elsewhere would be. And I can't see The Jays just releasing him because they have too much invested and at one point in time they were looking at him to be a cornerstone of their lineup with Gausman, Berrios and Bassitt.
Hopefully his mother has a stern talking to him about not quitting , being a team player and having discipline regarding a healthy diet. She has sacrificed a lot for him in order for him to be a major leaguer.
I don't believe Alex Manoah can come back, his ego is too fragile.
Mothers can exert a powerful influence. Even though he excelled at football, Michael Clarke Duncan's mother didn't want him playing the sport. He eventually got an Oscar for The Green Mile.
...too bad he ended up with a scrofa.
Mothers can exert a powerful influence. Even though he excelled at football, Michael Clarke Duncan's mother didn't want him playing the sport. He eventually got an Oscar for The Green Mile.
...too bad he ended up with a scrofa.
Michael Clarke Duncan did not win an Oscar. Michael Caine was the winner that year for Best Supporting Actor.
I'm guessing Manoah's issue is mechanical, possibly to do with weight and stamina. I am guessing that he comes back next year and is a blue chip starting pitcher again.
You're right, it was a major injustice. The Cider House Rules is dated, its overall score has dropped. The Green Mile remains a classic with an audience score 8.6/10. They didn't give Oscars to blacks in the 90's.
Ian Hanomansing's interview with Buck Martinez.
Great interview. Buck has always come across as an honest and down to earth person with a lot of respect for the game.
Thanks for sharing.
Philip, the big physical change Roger Clemens made in the mid 1990's was intense leg work; I think he trained in deep sand. He started doing that after a talk with fellow Texan Nolan Ryan. Ryan said most of his power came from his legs, which is why he was still pitching 200+ innings per year at age 43.
After saving 27 consecutive. 36 out of 40.
The problem, once again, was leaving men on base. 13 LOB, including 9 in scoring position with 2 out. Varsho had 2 (and looked lost at the plate) and Chapman had 3 (is he the worst hitter in the league since May1?). A lot of those were early and also in the 8th (I believe) It should have never even been a save situation. Romano was also having a problem with his middle finger.
I would blame Schneider(the manager). It was obvious from the beginning Romano didn't have it, and that his finger was bothering him.
