I think I want to make sure I understand you correctly.
Are you saying Dusty using the press is a stretch? (I don't know if it is or not. Which is why I prefaced my previous comment with the word 'IF')
OR
Are you saying that you think it would be a stretch for that behavior to be considered insubordination?
I think we know this much about the Daugherty report earlier today, someone fed it to him and he apparently thought that source was solid enough he didn't need to get confirmation on it. Not a whole lot of people who fit that description.
I'm not a system player. I am a system.
westofyou (03-22-2013)
Do you guys think Cast has a say in the decision?
Just call me Legs
Agreed. Certainly to the extent that I'd be expecting important feedback from him re: what kind of potential Chapman has shown as a starter in this spring training (they've had a month to look at him) and last spring training.If I were running the circus, Price would be the guy making the call.
Maybe he's shown good potential, but still has a ways to go. The fact remains he can still become a starter in the future if they want him to. And 2014 looks like the better time anyway, given the hole Arroyo's departure will leave. Brantley's comment that it's now or never makes absolutely no sense to me.
You might be right, though I was thinking more that an editor would demand confirmation or an unimpeachable source. Technically the editor cares about the paper's reputation and doesn't want to be printing fiction.
Low as our opinion of the Enquirer's professional standards might be, even if the story came from the equipment guy it's still highly likely the editor would demand Jocketty, Baker of Price confirm the story.
I'm not a system player. I am a system.
Man!! All these posts and threads about speculation. I don't care which way they go with Chapman. I voted closer in the poll because he's unique. Nobody else has a 100-105mph closer. But, I can see the Reds' desire for him to be a starter. The last thing this team needs going into the season is controversy based on indecisiveness. Players want to know their defined roles. Just make a decision and go with it.
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