BC867
Long time Phoenician!
Randy Johnson is trying to exert leadership on the D'backs in the only way he knows how -- with tough love.
It's not polished. Or politically correct. But it sure recognizes the malaise on the team and from the fans.
Luis Gonzales misses a routine fly ball that lets in the winning run. Gonzo symbolizes the team, day in and day out. If carelessness has hit him, that says something.
http://www.azcentral.com/sports/diamondbacks/0514johnson0514.html
Later in the article, the headline reads:
Bob Brenly is baffled by his team's inconsistency? C'mon now. Bob Brenly is the Master of Inconsistency.
He's trying to make up for his lack of a plan by being a "Hollywood" manager.
Tommy LaSorda played the press that way, but was an effective Manager, for a long time.
When he found the right infield combination of Garvey/Lopes/Russell/Cey, he put it out there and let it be . . . for years. Boring? No, consistent.
It's not polished. Or politically correct. But it sure recognizes the malaise on the team and from the fans.
Luis Gonzales misses a routine fly ball that lets in the winning run. Gonzo symbolizes the team, day in and day out. If carelessness has hit him, that says something.
http://www.azcentral.com/sports/diamondbacks/0514johnson0514.html
Later in the article, the headline reads:
Bob Brenly is baffled by his team's inconsistency? C'mon now. Bob Brenly is the Master of Inconsistency.
He's trying to make up for his lack of a plan by being a "Hollywood" manager.
Tommy LaSorda played the press that way, but was an effective Manager, for a long time.
When he found the right infield combination of Garvey/Lopes/Russell/Cey, he put it out there and let it be . . . for years. Boring? No, consistent.
