Lou Piniella is a grown man who wears an incredibly tight baseball uniform even though he doesn't play. It'd be like a wrestling coach coming out in a singlet for a match...or a football coach coming out padded up. Silly.
The ridiculous thing about Lou is he had a little meltdown in front of tens of thousands of people who spent a bunch of money to see these baseball players play ball. He did what they teach you at baseball manager school. They tell you that arguments in baseball aren't like they are in real life.
You get one inch from the person's nose and yell while shaking your head violently. Ever see anyone do that in the real world?
You also kick dirt onto the person's shoes to let them know you really know what you're talking about. It gives you credibility.
Lou kicked it up a notch....he also repeatedly kicked a hat...his own hat. It's almost like he was saying, "Pardon me, but you were 25 feet closer to the play than I was...and you do this for a living...but to prove to you that I'm a man who knows what he's talking about...I'm going to kick my hat...repeatedly."
I'd suspend him at least for 10 games. I know that it's somehow a "part of the game" to have managers throw bases, kick hats, kick dirt onto the umpire while standing one inch from him...but in basketball they'd toss you from the game and give you a technical...at least. There'd be a severe penalty that'd cost your team something. In tennis you'd forfeit a game.
It's just silly to say that because it's baseball, it's not ridiculous to act like a bratty four year old.
The ridiculous thing about Lou is he had a little meltdown in front of tens of thousands of people who spent a bunch of money to see these baseball players play ball. He did what they teach you at baseball manager school. They tell you that arguments in baseball aren't like they are in real life.
You get one inch from the person's nose and yell while shaking your head violently. Ever see anyone do that in the real world?
You also kick dirt onto the person's shoes to let them know you really know what you're talking about. It gives you credibility.
Lou kicked it up a notch....he also repeatedly kicked a hat...his own hat. It's almost like he was saying, "Pardon me, but you were 25 feet closer to the play than I was...and you do this for a living...but to prove to you that I'm a man who knows what he's talking about...I'm going to kick my hat...repeatedly."
I'd suspend him at least for 10 games. I know that it's somehow a "part of the game" to have managers throw bases, kick hats, kick dirt onto the umpire while standing one inch from him...but in basketball they'd toss you from the game and give you a technical...at least. There'd be a severe penalty that'd cost your team something. In tennis you'd forfeit a game.
It's just silly to say that because it's baseball, it's not ridiculous to act like a bratty four year old.
I miss Sweet Lou!
ReplyDeleteNor is it ok to roll around with another guy wearing spandex...even if some people do consider that a sport.
there you go again, confusing the world of sport with the real world. remember, Sport is the place where people get paid more than some countries' GNP to play a game. Cheaters get rewarded with accolades and bigger contracts...There are some similarities to our world, but let's not start applying common sense to their world. not just yet, ok?
ReplyDeleteYou're a pretty smart guy, Stacy. Great point.
ReplyDeleteAnd Fuller, I couldn't agree with you more.
Ever hear of firing up a team that is playing beneath it's potential? Remember the movie when the Manager told the umpire to throw him out of the game and his team went on to win? This stuff really works.
ReplyDeletei believe you are referring to Hoosiers when Gene Hackman asked the ref to throw him out. it wasn't to motivate the team, it was to give his assistant the chance to shine.
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