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Their debating duo was getting a little heated and I thought some levity was in order.

Lifetime, don't let him bait you into a multi-page discussion that never ends...

He was actually starting to steal successfully prior to his injury. He also gets on base. Those are qualities you want to see in a lead off guy.

LOL. That would seem to be the case.

Exactly. And my point regarding Santana was people also said he had no display of emotion and so he didn't care about a bad outing. Of course he did. Not every expresses emotions the same.

First off, you don't read sarcastic irony well, do you? Secondly, don't laugh, then. I'm not going to cry and belly whine about it. I am over that phase as it lasted for exactly the month of April.

Hell, I think it's damn funny. The idea that you can't be a winner without flipping out every once in a while? Point made.

I just don't see it. Help me to understand who replaces him? You can't just get all steamed and junk you POS car before thinking of another way to get to work. Let's take your points one by one:Game management - so you are blaming Scioscia for an inability to make lemonade from lemons? Sure, some of his decisions have been wacky this season, but he doesn't have a lot of alternative when dealing with pitching or offense. There's no bench to speak of and Frieri is the lone healthy and reliable arm out of the bp. His voice is not heard in the clubhouse - I think we need a player to fill Hunters shoes. The big guy can talk until he's blue in the face and it will never be the same coming from a peer. I'm also curious how you know his voice is being ignored. One indication that he's feared and listened to is the silence coming from players. Not one has spoken out of turn publicly. This is important. Joe Maddon - ah, yes, the successful former coach argument. How are the Padres, Brewers, and Rays all doing this season? If they were the reason for scioscias ability to do less with more, then why can't they do more with less as the managers of those low payroll teams? As for the former players who whined, there's a far greater number who have either praised Scioscia or made no disparaging remarks, whatsoever. And finally, what would you have him do, as others have asked, to "punish" a player for screwing up? He can't bench anyone with the myriad injuries and suckage that permeate the system. There's literally nothing he can do.

The only way I see to punish a player who effsup is to bench him. Scioscia doesn't have a bench. Next idea?

I remember the same complaint about Santana when he was here. How's the season going for him? LMAO.

Wo, wo, wo...a handful of jokers who didn't get the playing time they wanted complain and you consider that ample evidence? And what say you to the silence emanating from the dozens of others who only praised him, even when they didnt get the playing time they wanted, players like Abreu or Wells? Yeah, sounds like a mountain of evidence.

Stopped reading when you advocated Ozzie Guillen.

Haha, I don't know why his stoic look bothers you so much. You don't have to have a tantrum like children on this board do all the time. It works for coaches like Belichick who have successful teams. You have no idea what drama goes on behind the scenes. There is no reason to bring it onto the field for all to see.

Yeah, reminds me of the time he sent Escobar out for 6 full innings after his his shoulder injury. That pretty much ended his career. Unbelievable.

Maybe you should throw this thread into the MOD forum like you did for Lifetime. Good old buddy system. I started this thread with a legitimate topic. Everyone but FC addressed it without personal attacks. But that's OK, keep protecting the brotherhood, my man.

It's accurate.

I'm done mancini. You have a good night now, editing during the late hours...

Which comments did I make that had NOTHING to do with baseball and were personal attacks? There was one facetious remark and that was it. Wow, late night power broker mod...

Then I'm sure you'll delete the comments made about me by FC, which had nothing to do with the topic.

Contact the Mods!!!!

That's a different thread entirely. It may be warranted in that thread.

Well, his post Anaheim stats aren't that good. So goes most baseball players' careers (Pujols, Hamilton, anyone?).

Ah, you edited it. I didn't say that because you disagreed. Anyway, it was a compliment. I know that senility can take it's toll.