TWO DEGREES OF STUPIDITY! (Yahoo Sports/Frazer Chronicle)
Two jobs that many people in American would kill for, these two guys had it all, they were the "chief kahunas, the big cheese, legends in their own minds and masters of their domain(s)." These 2 guys were making the big bucks with no whammies. Both had private secretaries, cars, trucks, motorcycles, beautiful women around for the taking and all kinds of possibilities that most of us can only guess about.
For one, the above is all gone, trashed by sheer stupidity and a longing for.....well, I'm not sure, some would say the "good life." Hell to me, that kind of "good life" tires me out just day-dreaming about it, I used to have bunches of "get-up-and-go," but that kind of emotion "got-up-and-left" long ago, especially once I woke up and discovered what I had right here at home was by far the best thing in the world for me.
Amidst all the "hub-bub" and the looking glass mentality of the press and people in general today, you'd think that people in the public eye might think before they either talked, made statements, or I guess had some sort of relations on a motorcycle. I mean, it just makes good common sense to me to look at the sidewalk before you take another step.
The Penn State disaster with Joe Paterno and Jerry Sandusky, or the University of Syracuse, Jim Boeheim, Bernie Fine sex crime issues, come on boys, you'd think that guys in high places, representing either their schools, or the owners and other employees would "wise-up." Either not do this stuff, or not say anything about.....anything
But "oh no," indestructible, untouchable, above reproach and made of Teflon, these guys must think that their made of some sort of plastic. Actually what they are, is living in a bubble world, surrounded by adoring fans who lull them into a false since of security and every once in a while, when these people are held to the same standard as the rest of us, they get caught, crash and burn and then snap.
Arkansas Razorback football coach Bobby Petrino is the latest to toss himself under the bus, when he and a pretty blond employee missed a turn and crashed his motorcycle on.....April 1st, or "all fools day."
Petrino, following in the coach's handbook, deny, deny, deny, saying that he was the "only victim in the crash." Guess he forgot about the police report, which comes with every crash on a public highway.
Petrino.....8 days after the cycle mishap was fired from his head coaching job for lying to university officials about the accident. Seems as if coach Petrino had hired a former volley ball player, Jessica Dorrell on March 26th as a member of his coaching staff. It must have been coach Petrion's practice to give all new employees a cycle ride, but during the April 1st. ride a curve was not negotiated and the crash ensued.
Coach Petrino not only lost his position as football coach at Arkansas, but his wife's respect, maybe his wife, as well as his 3 children's respect. In addition Arkansas opted out of having to pay the coach his annual salary which was the highest of any state official. Nice to see that Arkansas has it's priorities and heart in the right places.
The moral of this story, "if there is a moral,".....not to get caught with your helmet off, it'll cut down on head injuries.
OZZIE GUILLEN FLAPPED.....AGAIN!
You can't help but like the Miami Marlins baseball "skipper" Ozzie Guillen, he's always been a "player's manager," spoke his mind and is a top field manager. Guillen had a good job as the Chicago White Sox manager, won a world series championship back in '05 and had the Sox in a competitive mode throughout the latter part of the 1st. decade of the 21st. century.
Ozzie has had his run-ins with the Chicago media, calling a Chicago Sun Times writer a "fag," as well making statements about illegal immigrants and their work ethic, refusing to take part in traditional visits to the White House, "after the 2005 world series victory."
Guillen also talked at length about the treatment of Latino players as opposed to Asian players and the translators that were provided them by their ball clubs. Ozzie did not however mention the old baseball adage about the language barrier in the game, "all a foreign player really needs to know is 3 outs, strike 3, ball four, hot dog, and hit the ball and run like hell."
What has gotten Guillen in hot water this time is his seeming love affair with Fidel Castro, when statements seemed to laud Fidel for staying in power for more then 50 years, in spite of the many attempts on his life.
Guillen's statements angered many Cuban-Americans in the Miami area so.....Ozzie apologized and asked for a second chance. Second chance.....second chance, surly you jest, Guillen doesn't need a second chance, he doesn't even need a first chance.....if that is possible.
Ozzie should have done his home work before he apologized, Fidel Castro was and is an amazing man and leader. He replaced a corrupt Cuban leader, Fulgencio Batista who himself was backed by Communists in the 1940 elections.
The 1901 Platt Amendment guaranteed that Cuba was to be a free state through a representative democracy, independent from United States control.
In 1934, Cuba and the United States signed the Treaty of Reciprocity in which Cuba was obligated to give preferential treatment of its economy to the United States, in exchange the United States gave Cuba a guaranteed 22% share of the U.S. sugar market, which was amened to 49% in 1949.
Some Cubans lived under terrible conditions, slaving in the sugar fields, while the women worked as maids, waitresses and whores in the hotels. Castro and his people changed all of that during the late 1950's.
Castro turned to the Communists for help and support only because he couldn't very well turn to the United States who's fat cat industrial leaders were raking in the cash from sugar and the gambling Casinos.
Do I like Communism, of course not, does Ozzie Guillen, I don't think so, but there is always two sides to a story, and Ozzie Guillen or his comments didn't hurt anybody.....give it up.
However, from now on Ozzie, unless you're like me, retired and don't give a crap, maybe you should keep your "flap maker" shut. Sadly what you say does make a difference, even though your just a broken down old ball player
Two jobs that many people in American would kill for, these two guys had it all, they were the "chief kahunas, the big cheese, legends in their own minds and masters of their domain(s)." These 2 guys were making the big bucks with no whammies. Both had private secretaries, cars, trucks, motorcycles, beautiful women around for the taking and all kinds of possibilities that most of us can only guess about.
For one, the above is all gone, trashed by sheer stupidity and a longing for.....well, I'm not sure, some would say the "good life." Hell to me, that kind of "good life" tires me out just day-dreaming about it, I used to have bunches of "get-up-and-go," but that kind of emotion "got-up-and-left" long ago, especially once I woke up and discovered what I had right here at home was by far the best thing in the world for me.
Amidst all the "hub-bub" and the looking glass mentality of the press and people in general today, you'd think that people in the public eye might think before they either talked, made statements, or I guess had some sort of relations on a motorcycle. I mean, it just makes good common sense to me to look at the sidewalk before you take another step.
The Penn State disaster with Joe Paterno and Jerry Sandusky, or the University of Syracuse, Jim Boeheim, Bernie Fine sex crime issues, come on boys, you'd think that guys in high places, representing either their schools, or the owners and other employees would "wise-up." Either not do this stuff, or not say anything about.....anything
But "oh no," indestructible, untouchable, above reproach and made of Teflon, these guys must think that their made of some sort of plastic. Actually what they are, is living in a bubble world, surrounded by adoring fans who lull them into a false since of security and every once in a while, when these people are held to the same standard as the rest of us, they get caught, crash and burn and then snap.
Arkansas Razorback football coach Bobby Petrino is the latest to toss himself under the bus, when he and a pretty blond employee missed a turn and crashed his motorcycle on.....April 1st, or "all fools day."
Petrino, following in the coach's handbook, deny, deny, deny, saying that he was the "only victim in the crash." Guess he forgot about the police report, which comes with every crash on a public highway.
Petrino.....8 days after the cycle mishap was fired from his head coaching job for lying to university officials about the accident. Seems as if coach Petrino had hired a former volley ball player, Jessica Dorrell on March 26th as a member of his coaching staff. It must have been coach Petrion's practice to give all new employees a cycle ride, but during the April 1st. ride a curve was not negotiated and the crash ensued.
Coach Petrino not only lost his position as football coach at Arkansas, but his wife's respect, maybe his wife, as well as his 3 children's respect. In addition Arkansas opted out of having to pay the coach his annual salary which was the highest of any state official. Nice to see that Arkansas has it's priorities and heart in the right places.
The moral of this story, "if there is a moral,".....not to get caught with your helmet off, it'll cut down on head injuries.
OZZIE GUILLEN FLAPPED.....AGAIN!
You can't help but like the Miami Marlins baseball "skipper" Ozzie Guillen, he's always been a "player's manager," spoke his mind and is a top field manager. Guillen had a good job as the Chicago White Sox manager, won a world series championship back in '05 and had the Sox in a competitive mode throughout the latter part of the 1st. decade of the 21st. century.
Ozzie has had his run-ins with the Chicago media, calling a Chicago Sun Times writer a "fag," as well making statements about illegal immigrants and their work ethic, refusing to take part in traditional visits to the White House, "after the 2005 world series victory."
Guillen also talked at length about the treatment of Latino players as opposed to Asian players and the translators that were provided them by their ball clubs. Ozzie did not however mention the old baseball adage about the language barrier in the game, "all a foreign player really needs to know is 3 outs, strike 3, ball four, hot dog, and hit the ball and run like hell."
What has gotten Guillen in hot water this time is his seeming love affair with Fidel Castro, when statements seemed to laud Fidel for staying in power for more then 50 years, in spite of the many attempts on his life.
Guillen's statements angered many Cuban-Americans in the Miami area so.....Ozzie apologized and asked for a second chance. Second chance.....second chance, surly you jest, Guillen doesn't need a second chance, he doesn't even need a first chance.....if that is possible.
Ozzie should have done his home work before he apologized, Fidel Castro was and is an amazing man and leader. He replaced a corrupt Cuban leader, Fulgencio Batista who himself was backed by Communists in the 1940 elections.
The 1901 Platt Amendment guaranteed that Cuba was to be a free state through a representative democracy, independent from United States control.
In 1934, Cuba and the United States signed the Treaty of Reciprocity in which Cuba was obligated to give preferential treatment of its economy to the United States, in exchange the United States gave Cuba a guaranteed 22% share of the U.S. sugar market, which was amened to 49% in 1949.
Some Cubans lived under terrible conditions, slaving in the sugar fields, while the women worked as maids, waitresses and whores in the hotels. Castro and his people changed all of that during the late 1950's.
Castro turned to the Communists for help and support only because he couldn't very well turn to the United States who's fat cat industrial leaders were raking in the cash from sugar and the gambling Casinos.
Do I like Communism, of course not, does Ozzie Guillen, I don't think so, but there is always two sides to a story, and Ozzie Guillen or his comments didn't hurt anybody.....give it up.
However, from now on Ozzie, unless you're like me, retired and don't give a crap, maybe you should keep your "flap maker" shut. Sadly what you say does make a difference, even though your just a broken down old ball player
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