tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300012139741038635.post4997405729816234887..comments2024-02-16T02:12:08.305-08:00Comments on Fire Jay Mariotti: Your most recent dose of inanity from Terry FranconaLarry Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16141943214237719821noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300012139741038635.post-50339823710096689662012-08-13T21:50:54.674-07:002012-08-13T21:50:54.674-07:00I was probably too hard on Johnson (HEHEHEH HARD J...I was probably too hard on Johnson (HEHEHEH HARD JOHNSON), who I admit is a useful player. His career stats profile reads like a steroids user's but that's neither here nor there. I guess I just said he sucks because I'm trying to provide a counterbalanace for the entirely unjustified praise Francona (and many other crusty old white guys in the baseball media world) heap upon him and his kind for no good reason.Larry Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16141943214237719821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300012139741038635.post-31392447982415131362012-08-13T14:41:01.751-07:002012-08-13T14:41:01.751-07:00Just think how many of these guys barely finished ...Just think how many of these guys barely finished high school, spend 5 years riding a bus in the minors, and then end up in the bigs. Not exactly an academic career path. The Bardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08865691516095043519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300012139741038635.post-10933048493795171712012-08-13T14:35:45.520-07:002012-08-13T14:35:45.520-07:00I probably should have used Ozzie Guillen as my mo...I probably should have used Ozzie Guillen as my moron exemplar as he is Latino. I was just stunned to learn that Kruk attended a couple of colleges. BRnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300012139741038635.post-60548451569013018272012-08-13T14:25:16.942-07:002012-08-13T14:25:16.942-07:00I never felt baseball people were particularly sma...I never felt baseball people were particularly smart as a group. Whether you are watching the brain dead moves of Dusty (bunt, bunt, bunt) Baker or Tony La Russa or Bobby Valentine, these guys seem anti-math and kind of " that's how I learned the game and I not changing anything" managers. Remembering back through baseball history, the game was filled with many farm boys and miners' or steel mill workers' sons. Perhaps as a group under educated. The more recent Latino influx of players, at least those from outside the U.S., also seem under educated. Not the greatest environment for nurturing intelligent thought. I give you John Kruk.BRnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300012139741038635.post-80113185039973023032012-08-13T07:03:30.735-07:002012-08-13T07:03:30.735-07:00Reed Johnson is somewhere between mediocre and ser...Reed Johnson is somewhere between mediocre and servicable. He plays good defense and will occassionally turn on a high fastball from a lefty, but that's about it. Why all announcers find it necessary to fawn over below-average white guys in every sport is beyond me. jacktotheracknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6300012139741038635.post-35773345131509706422012-08-13T05:42:34.523-07:002012-08-13T05:42:34.523-07:00Actually, Reed Johnson is a perfectly good backup ...Actually, Reed Johnson is a perfectly good backup outfielder who can hit lefties and isn't a liability in the field. He's a better version of Matt Diaz, which is what the Braves were looking for. I'm just saying, he doesn't suck.<br /><br />Francona's commentary, however, does.Biggus Rickusnoreply@blogger.com