Why would anyone in their right mind want to try to manage a group of men who, in back-to-back seasons, has turned on their manager. Trying to manage such a group is career suicide.
for TRUTH3.0. It's too bad, then that the precedent has been set, allowing a manager to be traded for a player. How do you think Piniella and Randy Winn were traded for one another after the 2002 season.
DALEJR88FAN, after he signed with the Rays organization, Josh Hamilton was involved in a car accident, and hurt his back. He was in a great deal of pain, and was prescribed pain meds for it. What he and his doctors may not have known at that time is that he has what is referred to as an "addictive" personality, meaning that his personality type is such that he is subject to addiction to any substance that can change mood, pain, etc. That lack of knowledge lead to his addiction. He has fought long and hard to overcome it, and despite his two relatively recent lapses, he's staying clean. So, it wasn't about starting to mess with drugs and alcohol. But he did end up, and not necessarily by any fault of his own, being addicted to pain meds.
This is a phenomenon that is observed, from time to time. This is not something that a doctor sets ot to do to anyone, but it happens nonetheless.
Why should a fan not be critical when it's necessary to do so? If "your team" is playing badly, what's wrong with saying so? Like it or not, calling someone out IS a part of rooting for that team. It simply says that you want your team to be better.
Check it out:
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110927&content_id=25281286& vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb
This is a phenomenon that is observed, from time to time. This is not something that a doctor sets ot to do to anyone, but it happens nonetheless.
What's wrong with wanting your team to be better?