Monday, March 20, 2006
Soriano refuses to play outfield in exhibition game
So ex-Yankee Alfonso Soriano struck again, actually refusing to go into the field at the start of the Washington Nationals' exhibition game against the Dodgers. The game's actually about to start, and the Nats have only eight players in the field. Now DC is threatening to petition the commissioner's office to put Jackass, I mean Soriano, on the disqualified list. If successful in this move, Soriano doesn't get paid and doesn't get credit any credit time. This means at the end of the season, he's still the Nats' property.
I loved Jackass, I mean Soriano, when he was on the Yankees. He had the big home run off Schilling in Game 7. While he was in Texas, there was talk about bringing him back to New York, and I was excited. But now... I never want to see Jackass, I mean Soriano, besmirch the pinstripes ever again. What an asshole (and a jackass, in case you didn't get it the first three times). Unless he gets his head out of his ass (by the way, he's a lousy fielder), he deserves to spend the rest of his career on the DQ list.
Teacher sorry for watching baseball in class
Why is this teacher apologizing! Hell, he's a hero! I bow down to you, unnamed Japanese teacher!
Taglia-boo!!!
NFL grand poobah Paul Tagliabue is retiring after 16 years in the top job, and everyone is saying his legacy is secured after negotiating labor peace. Yet his predecessor, Pete Rozelle, ended two strikes, fought off the USFL, oversaw the NFL-AFL merger and spend his Valentine's Day in 1978 getting the Giants a general manager. By comparison, Tagliabue has done nothing.
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2 Comments:
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I think those who just criticize Soriano are missing the mark. Why should he be obligated to play the outfield? The Nats didnt bother to ask him about the outfield before the trade, even though it was a well-known fact that he didn't want to play anything but 2B. Baseball is a business, and just like anything you else, you have to market yourself in your best possible manner. This blather about Soriano honoring is contract hog-wash. He signed a contract with the Rangers, not the Nats. He's not obligated to do anything. The Nats have the right to DQ him, and he has the right to sit out.
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