I miss old lineup construction:
1. Fastest player
2. Bat control guy (he sucks)
3. Best all-around hitter
4. Best power hitter
5. Lumbering power or bust hitter
6. High-OBP guy who leads off now
7. Bad switch hitter
8. Catcher
9. Gold Glove defender (-5 DRS, can't hit)
Tom Izzo shares an uncomfortable truth about earning your spot.
"You play real good, you start. You don't play as good, you work your way back in."
"That's the American way - except America has gotten soft."
You don't get what you want in life - you get what you earn.
It starts with showing up and earning it every single day.
No shortcuts...Just hard work.
(🎥@CBBonFOX )
"Three-batter minimum, get rid of it. Bigger bases, limiting throwovers, get rid of it. Runner on second base, get rid of it."
Joe Maddon wants to "get the real game back" but does believe the pitch clock and PitchCom were necessary changes.
Boss: Hey, do you have a second?
Employee: Yeah.
Boss: I have some good news. Your acting assignment as acting manager is finally coming to an end.
Employee: So is the good news that I got the position permanently now?
Boss: Oh no, I thought you got the email that said we were going in a different direction. We did hire somebody externally, and I am hoping that you wouldn't mind helping train her.
Employee: So you didn't hire me for the position that I've been acting in for nine months — you hired someone else externally — and now you want me to train them? No, I'm not doing that.
Boss: Oh, it's nothing against you. Number one, you're so good at your current role, and not only that, but she just has a little bit more experience, and it was just a better fit overall.
Employee: So being good at my current role is hindering my growth in the company?
Boss: No.
Employee: I'm not going to be training someone. If I'm not qualified for the position, then I'm not qualified to teach someone who's more qualified than me. I hope that makes sense.
Boss: OK.
Employee: (Starts drafting resignation email.)