09-23-2009, 09:52 AM
<!--quoteo(post=64125:date=Sep 23 2009, 07:39 AM:name=rok)-->QUOTE (rok @ Sep 23 2009, 07:39 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->The Reggie example is interesting, but the difference is that he was a jerkoff who produced. Bradley didn't.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
But that's really the point, isn't it? You can accept a guy who produces if he is an asshole, but if he is an asshole and doesn't produce, he hurts the team. In that equation, the only thing changing is the players performance, NOT his personality.
Look, in 1998, from everything I have heard, the Cubs clubhouse was a DISASTER, as Grace and Sosa despised each other, and 2 distinct camps formed. They managed to do OK. Then in 1999 it all went to shit, with roughly the same personalities involved.
Yes, the Cubs look loose and relaxed right now, after getting rid of Bradley. They also won 7 of 8 the week before they shitcanned Bradley, so it's possible to play well even when you have a cancer in the clubhouse.
But that's really the point, isn't it? You can accept a guy who produces if he is an asshole, but if he is an asshole and doesn't produce, he hurts the team. In that equation, the only thing changing is the players performance, NOT his personality.
Look, in 1998, from everything I have heard, the Cubs clubhouse was a DISASTER, as Grace and Sosa despised each other, and 2 distinct camps formed. They managed to do OK. Then in 1999 it all went to shit, with roughly the same personalities involved.
Yes, the Cubs look loose and relaxed right now, after getting rid of Bradley. They also won 7 of 8 the week before they shitcanned Bradley, so it's possible to play well even when you have a cancer in the clubhouse.
I wish that I believed in Fate. I wish I didn't sleep so late. I used to be carried in the arms of cheerleaders.