Bureaucracies love to make rules and follow them for no other reason than to follow them, too.Originally Posted by westofyou
But then this rule only applies to one player, in order to make an example. So it's not really a policy. It's just random. And if there's one thing that people who work below bosses disrespect more than a hardass, it's a capricious enforcer of the rules.
A rule should reflect all those behaviors that benefit the team's winning.
“And when finally they sense that some position cannot be sustained, they do not re-examine their ideas. Instead, they simply change the subject.” Jamie Galbraith
Yep. Probably needed to be done -- the team had the reputation of being soft.Mine points more at the culture of the team as a whole
And Hancock may have needed the wake-up call in order to pitch as well as he has.
Can't quantify this stuff, but people are people.
Last edited by lollipopcurve; 05-08-2006 at 10:58 AM.
Sports is a business, they thought he was fat and expendable.Bureaucracies love to make rules and follow them for no other reason than to follow them, too.
What else is there to bellyache about?
If the Reds magic carpet ride this season only induces sour grapes about this move then have at it. It's like playing stoop ball, back and forth, back and forth...
Yeah, I'm sure everybody in the Red organization is really upset about how things have gone under Castellini, Krivsky and Narron.And if there's one thing that people who work below bosses disrespect more than a hardass, it's a capricious enforcer of the rules.
Talk about dysfunction.
My issue is not with Castellini or Krivsky. It's with Narron.
And if there's one thing in baseball more expendable than a chubby but effective reliever, it's a busybody field manager.
"We're not selling blue jeans here."
“And when finally they sense that some position cannot be sustained, they do not re-examine their ideas. Instead, they simply change the subject.” Jamie Galbraith
Sour grapes?
While everyone else was busy predicting 66 wins for the club, I said 81 wins--largely because of the newfound faith I had in Krivsky after the Arroyo move. I still stand behind that prediction (and I'm hoping for more).
It's just that winning means making the right moves virtually all the time. There's very little room in this business for field manager ego.
“And when finally they sense that some position cannot be sustained, they do not re-examine their ideas. Instead, they simply change the subject.” Jamie Galbraith
When perfection is achieved let me know.It's just that winning means making the right moves virtually all the time.
How do you know its random? Are there other players that violated their workout/weight requirements and are still with the team? Isn't it possible that he was the only player cut for this specific reason? How would you or anybody else besides the one's that made the decision and the individual players know?
"Rounding 3rd and heading for home, good night everybody"
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