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sjpoker
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...do to get fired?

I'm guessing he was an *******.
10/3/2016 6:41 PM
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going out on a limb, aren't you?
10/3/2016 7:21 PM
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Or he slipped Stanton some "cream".
10/4/2016 9:35 AM
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Stanton use? I thought that was all natural.
10/4/2016 12:29 PM
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So apparently the clubhouse didn't like him, Mike Stanton didn't like him, and one of the ways he liked to work with tape was to show the players tape of him swinging the bat.

That's like Micheal Jordan showing highlights of himself too is Charlotte players, and saying "here play like this."
10/4/2016 7:54 PM
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So playing like Michael Jordan would be a bad thing?
10/4/2016 7:57 PM
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Posted by MikeT23 on 10/4/2016 7:57:00 PM (view original):
So playing like Michael Jordan would be a bad thing?
How many players you know can play like Michael Jordan? Some standards simply cannot be met. You think mothafuckas can put away a case of Natty Ice like DougOut? **** no. So why would you set the bar that high?
10/4/2016 9:08 PM
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http://www.mlbdailydish.com/2016/10/6/13192340/marlins-bonds-fired-mattingly-loria

Yup. Not only was he an ******* but he stopped working.
10/6/2016 10:08 PM
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Which is interesting, because after Fernandez died, there was a whole segment on how Fernandez embraced Barry, and Barry helped the team keep loose in the dugout during games.
10/6/2016 11:43 PM
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I just don't see how a multi-millionaire former player - one who may have been the best player ever (at least one of the most talented players ever) - could have much patience with lesser players.
10/7/2016 6:39 AM
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Posted by sjpoker on 10/7/2016 6:39:00 AM (view original):
I just don't see how a multi-millionaire former player - one who may have been the best player ever (at least one of the most talented players ever) - could have much patience with lesser players.
True. This is why I've always thought Ripken wouldn't make a good manager. I can't see him having the patience for young players, given the dedication and work ethic he played with.
10/7/2016 9:28 AM
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And the 'roiding makes you angry.
10/7/2016 9:50 AM
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Lets be clear though - Ripkin is a lot closer talent wise to rank and file MLBers that Bonds is.

Bonds = Jordan/Montana/Gretzky territory. Best of the best.

Ripkin = 'One of the best". Translation: HOF stats accumulator at a weaker position he probably shouldn't have been at 9 years into his career.


10/7/2016 12:57 PM
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