So they're piling on Homer because he wasn't that good in his first stint in the majors? Tell Homer to grow up and do his job in the minors and then maybe Hal wouldn't write more columns like this. Hunting magazines during a game? That's pathetic.Originally Posted by Blue
Yes. You think anyone would be writing about that if he were tearing up AAA? I don't. I think they'd be writing about how he should be with the big club immediately.
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I think things get started like this out of people not liking Bailey. I also heard the Hunting Magazine story..... except when I heard it he was charting the game and reading the magazine in between innings. Someone asked him for an autograph and he said no because he then would have had to sign for everyone.
Stories like this get written because Bailey doesn't like doing interviews, hates dumb questions and people get on him for it.
How about when Hal said; 'Homer, we hardly knew ye'.
That's not very classy IMO for Mccoy to do. Who is he now, Marty Brennamen?
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Ha, ok. Mature people don't just say "No" to a question and walk away. Most would just say no and keep on answering. Professionals know about all the dumb questions media members ask. They keep on answering.
Homer's with the big boys now (well, not acting like quite yet) and he's still being treated like a 7-year-old from our fans.
"Awww, poor Homer! He's getting roughed up by the media! Pooooor baby!"
You think Jay Bruce hasn't been asked a stupid question yet? According to some of the responses, it doesn't appear that way.
People don't like dumb questions, especially those who are scrutinized every second like Bailey is. Does he need to grow up some? Probably. But lets not pretend it doesn't happen in the big leagues.
Brandon Phillips told reporters last year to go talk to Hamilton and Griffey because its all they ever wanted to talk about anyways. Then this year he told them he wasn't talking to them because they didn't want to talk to him when he was not doing good.
Billy Wagner went off on reporters the other day because they were talking to him when he didn't even play that day.
It happens. Brandon Phillips has done it twice and its not really been a big deal, but when Homer Bailey does it people lose their mind.
Brandon and Wagner have earned the right to tell the media to leave them alone whenever they want. Homer has not earned that right.
It relates to Bull Durham when Costner yells at Tim for having moldy slippers. When your a young kid in the minors, you are immature for it, when you are in the bigs it shows you have character.
And that kind of excuse is BS. Either you are mature or you aren't. Bailey, at least is young. Phillips is 26 and Wagner is 30+. None of it is called for by any of them.
Homer acts as if he this is unexpected for a 1st round draft pick who this organization and city have hoped would come around.
BUT, if little or maybe not so little things like this are part of the reason that he's not tearing up AAA then it's a problem.
We'll see I guess.
agreed I am just stating the way it is.
Way out of context and you know it. Wagner was ripping his TEAMMATES for not talking to the press.
Keep defending Bailey, Stubbs and whatever ML player you want for poor performances, but don't make stuff up. It's beneath you.
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Freaking Jay Bruce is giving the Reds more than a reason to bring him up, and Bailey is pouting like a 10 year old. Maybe if he was more professional, they'd bring him up. They're probably figuring he needs 2 to 5 years in the minors just to mature and act his age.
I completely disagree with your twisted analysis.
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