Sports
September 27, 2004
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</TD></TR><TR><TD></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>Maybe teams are starting to learn from each other.
Or maybe Jose Guillen is that big of a jerk or maybe Mike Scioscia and Bill Stoneman are that knee-jerk.
Maybe one day we'll know for sure why Scioscia and Stoneman, the Anaheim Angels manager and general manager, respectively, suspended Guillen without pay for the rest of the season – and, if applicable, the postseason – for getting visibly upset when he was pinch-run for Saturday.
But if sports is lucky, it signals a new and long overdue day in discipline.
No question Guillen overreacted. He threw his helmet in the direction of Scioscia. He slammed his glove against the dugout wall. He acted like a baby. He cared more about himself than the team. He did it all in the middle of a tight AL West race, the Angels just a game behind the Oakland Athletics with seven to play.
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</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>So while it is too early to call it a trend, maybe, just maybe, this is about a return to team values, team chemistry and team-first and team-only thinking in professional sports. If so, credit the Angels for paying attention:
I THINK ITS BEST FOR BASEBALL ITS ABOUT TIME
September 27, 2004
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</TD></TR><TR><TD></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>Maybe teams are starting to learn from each other. Or maybe Jose Guillen is that big of a jerk or maybe Mike Scioscia and Bill Stoneman are that knee-jerk.
Maybe one day we'll know for sure why Scioscia and Stoneman, the Anaheim Angels manager and general manager, respectively, suspended Guillen without pay for the rest of the season – and, if applicable, the postseason – for getting visibly upset when he was pinch-run for Saturday.
But if sports is lucky, it signals a new and long overdue day in discipline.
No question Guillen overreacted. He threw his helmet in the direction of Scioscia. He slammed his glove against the dugout wall. He acted like a baby. He cared more about himself than the team. He did it all in the middle of a tight AL West race, the Angels just a game behind the Oakland Athletics with seven to play.
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</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>So while it is too early to call it a trend, maybe, just maybe, this is about a return to team values, team chemistry and team-first and team-only thinking in professional sports. If so, credit the Angels for paying attention:
I THINK ITS BEST FOR BASEBALL ITS ABOUT TIME
