Zambrano

[Rappster]

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Bullshit.

Ballplayers are people...with personalities and histories. They're also rich, egotistical, talented people. This is part of the reality in which managers and GMs must function. Doing something that won't work because of the people involved and then rationalizing it based on how some generic individual should behave is the very definition of obtuse.
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Bullshit back...you've decided that this wouldn't work, based on your own (outside) assumptions of the inside story. There are professionals in every sport who know how to manage their egos, and those who don't...you've assumed that everyone knew this wouldn't work, were motivated to do it by some darker force, and didn't care about the effect on the franchise.

I just think you're wrong.