Wash Tested Positive for Cocaine
by jf55510 on Mar 17, 2010 12:34 PM CDT
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http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/baseball/mlb/03/17/washington/index.html?eref=sihp
Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington tested positive for cocaine during the 2009 season, SI.com has learned.
Washington, 57, has been subject to increased drug testing since his failed test, which was administered by Major League Baseball last July, and he has passed all of his subsequent tests. In deciding to support Washington and retain him as manager, the Rangers accepted his apology as heartfelt and also his explanation that this was a one-time transgression.
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No doubt about that
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"When you have a weapon on your shoulder like he has, you can be cool." RW on Perez
And the little bastard threw it for a swinging strike three in a 3-2 count. He’s blessed. And ballsy.
ha!
"Big whoop, wanna fight about it?"
by lost in space on Mar 17, 2010 12:46 PM CDT up reply actions
DAMN RIGHT YALL OWE ME AN APOLOGY!
YALL SHAMED ME INTO REMOVING IT YESTERDAY……
wasnt it Ryin A
who said he would be my coke whore if I was right?
Isn't hard to do cocaine with a 'stache like that?
You’d lose $100 in there.
"grilled cheese punches like a bitch" -Gdawg
"i feel like k-rod after a save." -by reagan on Jan 23, 2010, that glorious day Hicks was out of our lives.
I think a lot of guys in the late 70's and early 80's
figure out how to do coke with a stache
""It was a ball, dude," Davis said. "I don’t swing at balls anymore." -CD
Yes that was me.....:(
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
by Cecilio's Guante on Mar 17, 2010 12:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Cocaine is a powerful drug
"Big whoop, wanna fight about it?"
by lost in space on Mar 17, 2010 12:59 PM CDT up reply actions
Cocaine is a hell of a drug
baseBALLIN!
by kevzta on Mar 17, 2010 1:42 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Steve Buechele
you’re a moron
""It was a ball, dude," Davis said. "I don’t swing at balls anymore." -CD
like I was Moron about wash testing for coke?
yea I am an idiot
you're a moron
because you think a website owes you an apology for a rumor you got maybe 25% of . right.
And the all caps – you don’t seem very bright
""It was a ball, dude," Davis said. "I don’t swing at balls anymore." -CD
no
you know why it wasn’t reliable? for exactly the stuff he got wrong.
""It was a ball, dude," Davis said. "I don’t swing at balls anymore." -CD
Oh whatever, don't be so bitter
I will welcome any fanpost that gets a few thing wrong but accurately lets me know that my manager is doing coke
that’s gold
I'll wait for the real story less than a day later
that doesn’t look like it was presented by a 12 year old
""It was a ball, dude," Davis said. "I don’t swing at balls anymore." -CD
I'm not bitter
I just don’t want to congratulate someone for getting so wrong because he got the underlying rumor right. That is not good way to encourage accurate dissemination of news.
The fact that wash did coke is the story. But the Rangers reaction to is actually more important, which has more implications on the Rangers future
""It was a ball, dude," Davis said. "I don’t swing at balls anymore." -CD
you are bitter
you are acting like a little bitch
by blueballlefty on Mar 17, 2010 1:23 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
like journalistic accuracy and typos are over your head
""It was a ball, dude," Davis said. "I don’t swing at balls anymore." -CD
even if it was a misspelling
who cares. you really think you were going to get a profound answer? You’re that dumb? Or were you just being a dick?
""It was a ball, dude," Davis said. "I don’t swing at balls anymore." -CD
I got a good answer from Oracle....
That’s all I was looking for. I wanted to know if people really get those 2 words confused…..I get the whole there, their, they’re confusion that some people have. I didn’t think lose and loose fell under the same category but I’ve noticed that maybe it does. Now it was confirmed.
Because if you think the word “lose” is spelled “loose”, its not a typographical error to type it that way.
Fanatics - my webcomic
Yeah, it very well could've been a typo.
But I’ve seen tons of people that spell it “loose” every time. I was just wondering.
How old are you?
When are you going to figure English out?
by brettgardner on Mar 17, 2010 1:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Click the "up" button.
It’ll help you out in the future.
by brettgardner on Mar 17, 2010 2:02 PM CDT up reply actions
WoW!
Typical LSB DICK calling guys out for not speaking…..WRITING, proper English. It must make you grammar Nazis happy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The bloggerformelyknownasBigBaddBubbaJ
Honestly I pretty much always let it slide.
But it has been a question I’ve had for a long, long time so I couldn’t resist the opportunity to ask.
so bitter that i am trying to make him feel better below
""It was a ball, dude," Davis said. "I don’t swing at balls anymore." -CD
that's not how it happened either
""It was a ball, dude," Davis said. "I don’t swing at balls anymore." -CD
your ab03
you apoligized for the caps thing then I apologized for telling you to suck it…lmao
you're right**
/ab03
"grilled cheese punches like a bitch" -Gdawg
"i feel like k-rod after a save." -by reagan on Jan 23, 2010, that glorious day Hicks was out of our lives.
it's the classic problem with modern communication
people are willing to listen to and react to any tweet or blog post rumor they hear. The problem is that there is a lot of noise in that signal. Yeah, journalists are slow, but they are slow because they go to the effort to filter stories for false positives and dead end nonsense. They do it so we don’t have to.
I don’t ever believe stories that are compressed into 140 characters or posted quickly to beat everyone else. If it is a real story, then someone did their homework. That takes time, and I’ll wait for it.
Go Rice Owls!
and you got a bunch of shit wrong
he didn’t just fail the testing. he failed it last year. and there’s no impending manager change and the team didn’t just find out
""It was a ball, dude," Davis said. "I don’t swing at balls anymore." -CD
Well you got some of it right
crazy
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Mar 17, 2010 12:46 PM CDT up reply actions
ab03
you cansuck it…you had no clue about any of it and no you are bitter
Why did you reply to Dirk
and tell ab03 to suck it?
Strange.
"Big whoop, wanna fight about it?"
by lost in space on Mar 17, 2010 12:49 PM CDT up reply actions
Who cares
i know about it now. And I know what actually happened – which I think is more important.
Think about this. If you actually had a link to someone and posted the story you told, I’d be pretty pissed today knowing the actual facts, which don’t involve a ridiculous manager change
""It was a ball, dude," Davis said. "I don’t swing at balls anymore." -CD
dont worry I wont post anything again on here
I never did anyway but always enjoyed yalls comments and insights. The reason I did not have a link because the story wasnt ran yet and I did not want to screw over who told me in confidence.
Honestly, I wouldnt have said anything at all but it just seemed so crazy and off base.
but got the date wrong, and when the club knew, and what the club was going to do about it
""It was a ball, dude," Davis said. "I don’t swing at balls anymore." -CD
You must have a really shitty life.
by Drew062682 on Mar 17, 2010 1:06 PM CDT up reply actions 6 recs
because I care about an accurate story?
I actually have a pretty great life.
Let’s be clear: you’re mad at me because I’m making fun of Randy Galloway’s god son for breaking a story that Steve Buechele would become the manager of this team.
Yeah – remember that.
""It was a ball, dude," Davis said. "I don’t swing at balls anymore." -CD
I'm not mad at you at all.
Your comments amuse me and I was simply making a comment based on an observation. People with that much bitterness over something so unimportant typically have pretty shitty lives. I group you into that category.
you just asked in the most smarmy way possible
why somebody made a typo.
I guess you need to add yourself to some category you made up because you’re in college and think you know everything about everybody
""It was a ball, dude," Davis said. "I don’t swing at balls anymore." -CD
I don't believe that it was a typo.
There’s an alarming # of people out there who spell “lose” loose…that’s all. I was trying to figure out why. It seems like a very weird word to misspell. Not a typo.
Typo, jackass. Typo
People make sound typos all the time. Are you new to the internet?
""It was a ball, dude," Davis said. "I don’t swing at balls anymore." -CD
No, but you must be.
Because I’ve listerally seen over a thousand people spell “lose” as “loose” multiple times over and over. It’s how a lot of people spell it…..my guess is that he’s one of them.
I've seen literally a thousand people spell "the" "teh"
It’s a typo
""It was a ball, dude," Davis said. "I don’t swing at balls anymore." -CD
oh wow
so I was write about it being a sound typo. I’m sorry you didn’t know those exist
""It was a ball, dude," Davis said. "I don’t swing at balls anymore." -CD
Heh.
I hope you meant to put write instead of right. You two are fun to watch.
"grilled cheese punches like a bitch" -Gdawg
"i feel like k-rod after a save." -by reagan on Jan 23, 2010, that glorious day Hicks was out of our lives.
Hmmmm
I’m confused. If you don’t know the difference betweens the spellings of lose and loose then it’s not a typo, it’s misspelling. If you spell “lose” losee, then it’s probably just an accidental extra e at the end….but if you spell it loose b/c you think that is how “lose” is spelled then it’s not a typo.
Over a thousand people?
Really? Maybe stop reading so many damn things on the internets.
"We mean what we say and we say what we mean." -The Purke Family
by TagDon'tTweet on Mar 17, 2010 1:30 PM CDT up reply actions
wait
people still play internet poker? I guess you learn something new every day.
"We mean what we say and we say what we mean." -The Purke Family
by TagDon'tTweet on Mar 17, 2010 1:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Now we are stealing
catchphrases from Mike and Mike?
"We mean what we say and we say what we mean." -The Purke Family
by TagDon'tTweet on Mar 17, 2010 1:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Wait a second.
You’re going to defend a bunch of people spelling a simple word wrong? I’m not taking ab03’s side on everything, but dude. . .
My standard for this:
If you spell it that way once, or once in a while… typo. If you spell it that way EVERY TIME, it’s bad spelling. Sort of like how my ex-wife spells headache “headace” or feel “fell.”
and you really want to go here
do you get laid regularly?
""It was a ball, dude," Davis said. "I don’t swing at balls anymore." -CD
Haha
Well I’ve got 2 kids under the age of 18 months and my wife took a pregnancy last night to make sure that the birth control is working….so I’d say yes.
well
you’ve got two kids at home and I just got a girl at mine. I think I’m doing alright for myself
""It was a ball, dude," Davis said. "I don’t swing at balls anymore." -CD
give her a cleveland steamer, chicks dig the steamer.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
by Cecilio's Guante on Mar 17, 2010 1:34 PM CDT up reply actions
yea I really regret saying anything on here
should have just kept it to myself and my friends
Don't regret it.
ab03 is just a clown that needs to draw attention to himself by doing his best BrettGarden and Dirkatron impression.
They do impressions of me
And you’re quite the cocksucker aren’t you?
""It was a ball, dude," Davis said. "I don’t swing at balls anymore." -CD
Hmmm
You attack a guy for throwing up a post about a RUMOR, that he later took down because he admittedly didn’t have any link to a credible source. The story comes out as “breaking news” and while he wasn’t dead on (so far) he did hit the premise of the story right on. And then you go off and attack him for not having every detail correct, yet I’m the cocksucker b/c I defend him from pricks like you? Get over yourself, you’re not that important.
by Drew062682 on Mar 17, 2010 1:26 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
and am I not right about attacking him
he’s having regrets about doing it for exactly the reason he shouldn’t have done it. I shouldn’t have called him a moron and I apologize for that but I’m not wrong
""It was a ball, dude," Davis said. "I don’t swing at balls anymore." -CD
I disagree.
He’s not a journalist. He’s a fan that was bringing a rumor to the attention of several people that would find it interesting. I for one thought it was kinda cool that I knew about this before most everyone else. While I think he probably would’ve been better off not mentioning RG (which is what I think he regrets more than anything), I don’t think that it was wrong to post a rumor in the first place….even if it turns out that it’s not dead on.
Well we disagree
I think what’s coloring your opinion is that you didn’t believe it. Otherwise, you would have been pretty pissed thinking that RW was getting fired for Steve Buechele if that wasn’t the case.
But whatever.
""It was a ball, dude," Davis said. "I don’t swing at balls anymore." -CD
Nah
Because all-in-all I think that the manager position in baseball is vastly overrated. Take Clint Hurdle for example….here recently he led the Rockies on that insane end of the year winning streak and took them to the World Series….then last year he gets fired and Tracy takes over and does something farily similar though not quite as miraculous. Did Hurdle forget how to manage? In my opinion…no. It’s an overrated position.
Yep.
ab03 is just a clown that needs to draw attention to himself by doing his best BrettGarden and Dirkatron impression.
I regret making fun of you for all caps
you seem like a nice enough guy and I do feel bad you are having regrets. It is what it is. If it makes you feel any better, I doubt he’ll see this or care that much
Live and learn, I guess.
""It was a ball, dude," Davis said. "I don’t swing at balls anymore." -CD
oh guys its cool
I shouldnt have said what I said to you ab03.
I just dont want to get thrown under the bus about me leaking this if he gets in trouble
Do you have any idea why RG would sit on the story?
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Mar 17, 2010 1:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Half price boneless at Wing Stop, on Mondays and Tuesdays
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!
honestly I dont know
other than I am sure he was told off the record.
i just find it amazing that at least one local guy knew about it
and it’s Heyman that breaks the story.
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Mar 17, 2010 1:31 PM CDT up reply actions
Heyman probably had the leak from an MLB source
""It was a ball, dude," Davis said. "I don’t swing at balls anymore." -CD
Yeah gotta be
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Mar 17, 2010 1:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Maybe he asked RG for confirmation
but I would think RG knew before Heyman
""It was a ball, dude," Davis said. "I don’t swing at balls anymore." -CD
That bastard probably lurks LSB
And is just making it up on the fly because of the comments he read in the GDT yesterday.
Ready for some baseball.
I doubt he gets in trouble
And if he does, it is completely on him. He’s been in the business long enough to know that he can’t leak that stuff to anybody, even if it is a close family friend
""It was a ball, dude," Davis said. "I don’t swing at balls anymore." -CD
Which incidentally
is why I don’t think the leak was a big deal. I think he knew that it was going to come out and just wanted to tell somebody he knew before anybody else.
But in the future, you should probably keep your sources anonymous
""It was a ball, dude," Davis said. "I don’t swing at balls anymore." -CD
e-hugs
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
by Cecilio's Guante on Mar 17, 2010 1:34 PM CDT up reply actions
he still knew it before you dude
who cares if the time line facts were wrong. He still knew.
The bloggerformelyknownasBigBaddBubbaJ
Who was your source?
At least tell us if it was a local guy
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Mar 17, 2010 12:47 PM CDT up reply actions
yea it was a local guy
a guy you guys hate
yep
thats the guy! He is one of my dad’s good friends and my godfather
Can you give us some insight on what he said about Buechele
taking over?
'Waiting for a girl and she gets me into fights
Waiting for a girl we get drunk on Friday night'
Don't ever go away Walkerman.....I'm sure RG knows who you are bc I'm certain he'll get an email to this post.
Keep those brass balls forever kid.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
by Cecilio's Guante on Mar 17, 2010 1:09 PM CDT up reply actions
shit
thats another reason why I took that fanpost down because I probably wasnt suppose to say anything about it before it broke.
I may get some heat for that….
You sir,
are good in my book
"Big whoop, wanna fight about it?"
by lost in space on Mar 17, 2010 1:24 PM CDT up reply actions
don't sweat it
I’m willing to bet EG, RG, and all the other G’s knew about this, and they have their reasons for keeping a lid on it.
Now that it’s National, they’ll be allowed to give their take on it without negatively impacting their sources.
If RG is your source for your orig post — don’t sweat it. It doesn’t matter, and he shouldn’t care. If he does, let us know. We all can’t stand him anyway, so if he skullfucks you over this — you’ll have a place to bag on him here if you like.
No worries mate.
by elvis1isking on Mar 17, 2010 1:43 PM CDT up reply actions
just what I said yesterday ever so briefly
that Boo was going to replace him as manager.
I can only guess the Rangers thought this could be swept under the rug.
Therefore, no firing up to this point. Galloway hears it’s gonna be leaked, and the Rangers must make a decision.
Wow!
You were onto it man. Apologies, I jumped on the bandwagon yesterday.
'Waiting for a girl and she gets me into fights
Waiting for a girl we get drunk on Friday night'
I can't understand why he wouldn't break the story
it’s got to be because he wants to stay friendly with Nolan.
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Mar 17, 2010 1:11 PM CDT up reply actions
I think that's a plausible reason
"Big whoop, wanna fight about it?"
by lost in space on Mar 17, 2010 1:29 PM CDT up reply actions
I think the biggest story of this thread
is that Randy Galloway’s godson is among us.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
Or that someone actually thought
Randy Galloway should be someone’s godparent.
That’s pretty scary. And sad.
its cool
I don’t blame you for thinking I was full of shit and I had no link……
I do think Washington is out but we just do not know yet…..I mean like it or not he is the face of the franchise
Your typing is getting better as you spend time here.
At this rate, you’ll be Z by next week.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Mar 17, 2010 2:17 PM CDT up reply actions
x
you, ab03, and the rest of the gang need to shut up or take this offline. filling up the comments with you nonsense is dumb.
I completely freaked out when I saw the news.
Just because you were right. Do you know how often people who post things like you did are right? Once ever, so far.
like I said before
I dont blame anyone calling me full of it…I never post here and had no link
Good job man
you feeling like disclosing your source now?
JD’s like, "you want some fucking pitching? Here’s all the pitching you can stand. Now choke on it, bitches!"- RCCook
he already did...RG
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
by Cecilio's Guante on Mar 17, 2010 2:39 PM CDT up reply actions
I was just
about to post this. Somehow, this all makes so much sense
Rusty, the bed was very soft- Clark W. Griswold
by AndrusImpersonator on Mar 17, 2010 12:36 PM CDT reply actions
How so?
"Big whoop, wanna fight about it?"
by lost in space on Mar 17, 2010 12:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Well...
the bad decisions, the pacing back and forth in the dugout, the feverish pace at which he chewed seeds, and of course the blow on the end of his nose. Once a year testing and they nab his ass. Coke stays in your system for roughly 3 days. It was either horrible timing or he does blow constantly. Which leads me to my next point…what kind of person does coke when they’re fucking 57?
Rusty, the bed was very soft- Clark W. Griswold
by AndrusImpersonator on Mar 17, 2010 12:55 PM CDT up reply actions
cokeheads...
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
"I am one of the biggest Texas Ranger fans out there but I'm also one of the smartest. Deal with it."
-The Outlaw
Unfortunately
they would have fired him by now. Guess were stuck with Pablo Escobar for time being.
Rusty, the bed was very soft- Clark W. Griswold
by AndrusImpersonator on Mar 17, 2010 12:59 PM CDT up reply actions
Have you ever done cocaine? If not, I completely understand why you would think this:
the pacing back and forth in the dugout, the feverish pace at which he chewed seeds
"Big whoop, wanna fight about it?"
by lost in space on Mar 17, 2010 1:03 PM CDT up reply actions
"what kind of person does coke when they’re fucking 57?"
old dudes who know how to party. I’m sorry….it’s par-tay.
"Does this effectively hide my thunder?"
And one-time transgression, my ass
you don’t decide to start and experiment with cocaine when you’re 57
Amen.
Not sure he is the manager to have on Hamilton’s team.
"I don't condone steroids or any other type of growth hormones or anything else, but I could care less, and, for the most part, I don't think the fans give a (bleep). The people that care about it are the people that probably don't like baseball," - Jim Leyland
now Jerry Narron has 2 guys to babysit...
If the Rangers don't make the play-offs this year I'm gonna go all Epic Bearded Man on your ass.
Pretty sure that was the first thing that entered at least 75%
of this boards’ heads once this came out.
"Big whoop, wanna fight about it?"
by lost in space on Mar 17, 2010 12:51 PM CDT up reply actions
Yup yup
My first thought exactly; although maybe it’s a good thing for the both of them.
I don’t really give a shit as long as Hams play well, to be honest though.
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!
YUP our manager is a tweaker!
If the Rangers don't make the play-offs this year I'm gonna go all Epic Bearded Man on your ass.
A tweaker?
So you’re accusing of using meth, also?
"Thats all we got? One goddamned hit?" - Harry Doyle
"You cant say god damn on the radio."- Colorman Monte
"Ehhh, who cares...nobody's listening!"- Harry Doyle
by awillis111 on Mar 17, 2010 12:53 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
you can tweak out on coke or meth..
If the Rangers don't make the play-offs this year I'm gonna go all Epic Bearded Man on your ass.
Tweaking is for meth,
skitzing is for cocaine.
Just what I’ve heard =)
"Big whoop, wanna fight about it?"
by lost in space on Mar 17, 2010 1:07 PM CDT up reply actions
damn it!
i was in the process of writing my big fan post.
this is really really bad news. but i dont think he should loose his job. im just gonna say it. he shouldnt be fired for this
Fresh since 1822
If we weren't so close to start of season
I’d shitcan him.
"I don't condone steroids or any other type of growth hormones or anything else, but I could care less, and, for the most part, I don't think the fans give a (bleep). The people that care about it are the people that probably don't like baseball," - Jim Leyland
if he got a dui, or was caught having an affair
would you want to fire him? no probably not
Fresh since 1822
He's 57 years old, has no skins on the wall
and has never been known as all that intelligent nor have his teams been known for playing smart.
You fire his ass.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
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by Josey Wales on Mar 17, 2010 12:41 PM CDT up reply actions
this is funny.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
by Cecilio's Guante on Mar 17, 2010 12:56 PM CDT up reply actions
the rangers have been getting slowly but surely better
since he’s taken over. and i would be my bottom dollar that the majority of the players in that clubhouse have had a little bit of cocaine every now and then. so why not have a manager who understands addiction, who can actually relate to the players instead of some robot like buck showalter
Fresh since 1822
Next manager of the Texas Rangers
Tyrone Biggums. Can’t deny that he knows addiction!
Bobby Brown was unavailable due to scheduling issues.
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by Aquaman, Esq. on Mar 17, 2010 12:51 PM CDT up reply actions 12 recs
This made me laugh really hard,
thanks for that
"Big whoop, wanna fight about it?"
by lost in space on Mar 17, 2010 12:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Is this the 5 o'clock free crack giveaway?
We need to not always make hard work out of sex- Rick Carlisle.
plus one.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
by Cecilio's Guante on Mar 17, 2010 12:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Joe Roden
There’s something you don’t know about me: I smoke rocks.
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by Lord Humungus on Mar 17, 2010 12:57 PM CDT up reply actions
I miss Chappelle Show too
"Big whoop, wanna fight about it?"
by lost in space on Mar 17, 2010 1:51 PM CDT up reply actions
This makes me shake my head.
"grilled cheese punches like a bitch" -Gdawg
"i feel like k-rod after a save." -by reagan on Jan 23, 2010, that glorious day Hicks was out of our lives.
Yeah,
now he can bond with Hamilton over lines of Coke.
"I don't condone steroids or any other type of growth hormones or anything else, but I could care less, and, for the most part, I don't think the fans give a (bleep). The people that care about it are the people that probably don't like baseball," - Jim Leyland
yall are being way to simple about this
if you were addicted to drugs, and were looking for help, are you gonna go to the guy that has be sober tim his whole life, of the guy who has as many skeletons in his closet as you do. you want the guy who understands what your going through
Fresh since 1822
who is "yall" again?
"Big whoop, wanna fight about it?"
by lost in space on Mar 17, 2010 12:53 PM CDT up reply actions
I can’t argue with that. I wouldn’t be surprised at all if they fired him today.
Greetings from the Humungus, the Ruler of the Wasteland, the Ayatollah of Rock and Roll-A. I laugh at your puny plans.
by Lord Humungus on Mar 17, 2010 12:46 PM CDT up reply actions
because you don't fire your mgr for cocaine abuse
when nobody knew about it and you are trying to get the team sold and new investors put in place.
Jack Daddy
So I've noticed a lot over the past few years that the word lose is often spelled Loose by people.
Can you help me to understand how a commonly used 4 letter word and be misspelled so often since you’re an offender?
Heh
I’m a terrible speller.
Yesterday, I used personnel when I meant personal. Spell checker doesn’t catch that.
Lose/Loose is one I have trouble with, so I can sympathize.
Sweet/Sweat is one that I don’t get wrong, but I always have to give it a little extra thought.
by Oracle Galvez on Mar 17, 2010 1:28 PM CDT up reply actions
See
That’s all I was asking. I’m horrible at a lot of things, it was just a question. Thanks for answering it like a civil adult.
Honestly----
Only semi-mocking. It’s honestly an answer I’ve been seeking. Like I said…I understand the common misspelling that people screw up on….their, they’re, there, its, it’s, you’re, your….I just didn’t ever lump lose and loose into it. I was curious if people really struggled with that.
good catch DShep
"Big whoop, wanna fight about it?"
by lost in space on Mar 17, 2010 1:59 PM CDT up reply actions
What. The. Fuck.
"There's not a man alive who can whup me. I'm too fast. I'm too smart. I'm too pretty. I should be a postage stamp. That's the only way I'll ever get licked." --Muhammad Ali
is. Wash. doing
"Big whoop, wanna fight about it?"
by lost in space on Mar 17, 2010 12:53 PM CDT up reply actions
With. The. Rangers
"grilled cheese punches like a bitch" -Gdawg
"i feel like k-rod after a save." -by reagan on Jan 23, 2010, that glorious day Hicks was out of our lives.
Yeah, "It's Time"
Fire his ass.
You don’t just start using coke when you’re 57.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
hard to argue.
you dont get to be a positive example, a team leader, a den mother, manager of impressionable youth, and be 57 years old blow doing.
i guess they cant support Hambone to no end and then fire wash the first second it happens.
I can't help it. I’m an asshole.
-brettgardner on Jul 7, 2009 10:55 PM EDT
exactly
if it came out in the papers that hamiliton relasped or kinsler tested positive for cocaine would we all be demanding that they get cut. no! of course not.
Fresh since 1822
but its still the same thing
its the same firing. also. honestly would you be calling for wash’s firing if he got a dui or got caught having an affair…
Fresh since 1822
coke is a horrible horrible thing
it causes uspeakable evils all over the world, and has been a factor in the struggles in latin america, and poverty in the U.S.
but that doesn’t make it the holy grail of (bleeping)up. there are other things that society and our culture are just way more willing to accept, like alcohol and sex. which is why dude shouldnt get fired
Fresh since 1822
sex is completely unrelated to managing a baseball team
regular coke-use relates to his ability to manage a baseball team
I agree in a Libertarian sense,
but he’s gotta be canned. This story will hound him, and consequently, the whole team all year. He’s 57, and in charge of professional athletes.
Too much baggage to carry around all year.
'Waiting for a girl and she gets me into fights
Waiting for a girl we get drunk on Friday night'
That being said,
I hate to think what it does to him in the long run. Feel bad for the guy. We all have our issues.
'Waiting for a girl and she gets me into fights
Waiting for a girl we get drunk on Friday night'
well put
"Big whoop, wanna fight about it?"
by lost in space on Mar 17, 2010 1:09 PM CDT up reply actions
yup I'm afraid so Scoop...
me wonders WHO he was doing coke with? 57 year old dudes don’t usually do coke with their wives, stay tuned!
If the Rangers don't make the play-offs this year I'm gonna go all Epic Bearded Man on your ass.
Not true.
In my line of work I’ve come into contact with plenty of 50 something’s who got hooked on heroin during their 50’s after never trying it before.
It happens dude.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
by Cecilio's Guante on Mar 17, 2010 12:59 PM CDT up reply actions
Well, if it's not too late
maybe I can drive up to Plano and score some.
"I don't condone steroids or any other type of growth hormones or anything else, but I could care less, and, for the most part, I don't think the fans give a (bleep). The people that care about it are the people that probably don't like baseball," - Jim Leyland
This is correct.
I’ve seen cases where people even older have experimented with coke for the first time. It can get you at any age.
That said, since he has tested clean since, I seriously doubt he had a habit going. You don’t just quit cocaine cold turkey. Sounds like he was at a party or something and made a dumb decision.
"Ok, post your favorite moment of the Tom Hicks era
Mine is today when he sold the team." - t ball
Obvious to most here
And agree.
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"When you have a weapon on your shoulder like he has, you can be cool." RW on Perez
And the little bastard threw it for a swinging strike three in a 3-2 count. He’s blessed. And ballsy.
Warsh always reminded me of Richard Pryor
It all makes sense.
by Garcia on Mar 17, 2010 12:39 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
So the guy that posted this yesterday
might be onto something about Buechele as well.
'Waiting for a girl and she gets me into fights
Waiting for a girl we get drunk on Friday night'
god let's hope not
"Big whoop, wanna fight about it?"
by lost in space on Mar 17, 2010 12:54 PM CDT up reply actions
x
Major league managers, coaches and other clubhouse personnel have been subject to drug testing since 2008, when MLB adopted the measure as one of George Mitchell’s recommendations as part of his report regarding steroid and drug use in baseball.
He's not going to get fired.
If they were going to fire him, they would have done it last year when he actually tested. I would certainly like to hear an explanation, though.
"Don’t want to spend my night waiting in line unless it’s for more beer."
--EssBee, on LoneStarBall, Jan. 21, 2010
What explanation are you going to believe?
That he got out the lab coat, beakers, clipboard and bunsen burners and thought he’d experiment with a little coke for the first time when he was 57 years old!?!?
You fire his ass.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
by Josey Wales on Mar 17, 2010 12:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Why would you wait until it became a story to fire him?
I understand why you’d want them to, but there is no way
Funniest post you've ever made.
I can imagine Warsh with the lab coat on, tweaking away.
I am Jurickson Profar son of judeska and chesmond.. And I was born ready! ready to play baseball!!- Jurickson Profar 2/15/2010
by Aquaman, Esq. on Mar 17, 2010 12:45 PM CDT up reply actions
lol
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
by Cecilio's Guante on Mar 17, 2010 1:00 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm not saying he SHOULDN'T be fired.
I’m just saying that he won’t be, and that I just want to hear whatever explanation he has to offer.
"Don’t want to spend my night waiting in line unless it’s for more beer."
--EssBee, on LoneStarBall, Jan. 21, 2010
He said no explanation in the Heyman article because it would just sound like an excuse.
Then went on to cite anxiety as a potential explanation.
I am Jurickson Profar son of judeska and chesmond.. And I was born ready! ready to play baseball!!- Jurickson Profar 2/15/2010
by Aquaman, Esq. on Mar 17, 2010 12:46 PM CDT up reply actions
meh
"Big whoop, wanna fight about it?"
by lost in space on Mar 17, 2010 1:34 PM CDT up reply actions
the lab coat, bunsen burners and beakers
as it relates to “experimenting with coke” made me laugh a lot. Consider that joke stolen by me to use at work.
"Does this effectively hide my thunder?"
It's a thing for the Rangers
We make cokeheads loveable.
getting caught for coke
extremely difficult. doesn’t stay in the blood long at all
""It was a ball, dude," Davis said. "I don’t swing at balls anymore." -CD
48 hours apparently.
Greetings from the Humungus, the Ruler of the Wasteland, the Ayatollah of Rock and Roll-A. I laugh at your puny plans.
by Lord Humungus on Mar 17, 2010 12:46 PM CDT up reply actions
More like 72
"I don’t know how these SN blog authors get their gigs, but I’m frankly surprised SN tolerates AJM’s lack of effort." Tex34
Neftali Feliz says sit your 5 dollar ass down before he makes change...
by Brian Thomas on Mar 17, 2010 1:59 PM CDT up reply actions
talk about bad luck
failing the once a year drug test for a drug that clears the system in a few days
Not sure I follow you on "luck."
How about you not do cocaine?
I am Jurickson Profar son of judeska and chesmond.. And I was born ready! ready to play baseball!!- Jurickson Profar 2/15/2010
by Aquaman, Esq. on Mar 17, 2010 12:46 PM CDT up reply actions
Hmmm
Interesting…
There are three things in my life which I really love: God, my family, and baseball. The only problem - once baseball season starts, I change the order around a bit. ~Al Gallagher
by Suicide Prince on Mar 17, 2010 1:22 PM CDT up reply actions
haha
back luck? yeah. I’ll go with the laws of probability and say that he was doing it enough where it wasn’t just bad luck
""It was a ball, dude," Davis said. "I don’t swing at balls anymore." -CD
Wow, definitely a regular user
A) If managers are only tested once a year, probability says that RW was a regular user
B) Outpatient counseling
C) If he came forward about testing positive before the results came out, he must have used like the day before
whoa
wait, what??
Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.
ElectricOkra.com
Walkerman
Everybody owes you an apology.
Tell us some more about Buechele hiring.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
it's all caps Josey,
and he isn’t owed an apology. He shouldn’t have taken down the fanpost/shot.
"Big whoop, wanna fight about it?"
by lost in space on Mar 17, 2010 12:56 PM CDT up reply actions
yea I guess I shouldnt have taken the fanpost down
but I never post on here and everyone thought I was on coke and I did not want to cause a scene.
I apologize for the all caps thing I dont post regularly on any of these sites
What did he say anyways, I missed it before he took it down
"Support the Dutch Oven"
by RangerFloppy on Mar 17, 2010 1:01 PM CDT up reply actions
That Wash tested positive for blow
Was going to be fired for it, and that Buechele was going to replace him.
Ready for some baseball.
I was kidding about the apology
I was just being sarcastic…… The only reason why I even posted it was it was so crazy I did not think it could be right.
I would assume if Wash testing positive for coke was right then Boo as manager is correct then also. Its suprising because he hasnt even coached double A yet…has he?
Someone (T Rex?) mentioned he's on a fast track to an MLB management job a few days ago
Which makes some sense now
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!
This thread is blowing up with comments.
I am Jurickson Profar son of judeska and chesmond.. And I was born ready! ready to play baseball!!- Jurickson Profar 2/15/2010
Can anyone imagine how this transpired???
Holy shit… at that age he was playing Russian roulette…
Greetings from the Humungus, the Ruler of the Wasteland, the Ayatollah of Rock and Roll-A. I laugh at your puny plans.
Wow
My first reaction was “holy shit!” and then I thought a minute, and I wasn’t really that surprised.
"I think I'm going to name my new car Scooter, because it dominates on the road." - mikeyoungfuturehof, 9.10.09
"I’ve been a Rangers fan all my life and I can tell you there’s been plenty of fucking crying in baseball…" - WhipSmart, 6.3.08
Sports Center right now
bout to talk to SI writer about this story… tune to ESPN asap
PM Productions - My Work - Song of the Week - Clip of the Week
"Heres the thing... I made that tape special for today, my special Monday morning tape for you, SPECIAL!
Well it's fucking Monday afternoon you should get out of bed earlier!"
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by FormerLSBUser on Mar 17, 2010 12:47 PM CDT reply actions
So Heyman breaks this?
Did the local beat guys know about it and not report it?
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
I could see this.
"grilled cheese punches like a bitch" -Gdawg
"i feel like k-rod after a save." -by reagan on Jan 23, 2010, that glorious day Hicks was out of our lives.
Heyman is WALKERMAN
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
by Cecilio's Guante on Mar 17, 2010 1:03 PM CDT up reply actions
You might be on to something
"Big whoop, wanna fight about it?"
by lost in space on Mar 17, 2010 1:11 PM CDT up reply actions
dog-eared the chapter on nose candy
Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.
ElectricOkra.com
Tell Ted Price to get over there!
It was meant to be!
PM Productions - My Work - Song of the Week - Clip of the Week
"Heres the thing... I made that tape special for today, my special Monday morning tape for you, SPECIAL!
Well it's fucking Monday afternoon you should get out of bed earlier!"
John Cusack and Jack Black, High Fidelity
by FormerLSBUser on Mar 17, 2010 12:54 PM CDT up reply actions
if you were the head of a multimillion dollar corporation, wouldn't you want to know your managers weren't high on coke?
"Drinks are on me if Lewis posts >168IP and an era lower than 3.86." by RangerMad on Jan 20, 2010 12:36 PM PST
says the drug user
"He do what he do" - Ron Washington
by dustinvandeman on Mar 17, 2010 1:03 PM CDT up reply actions
says the drug user
"He do what he do" - Ron Washington
by dustinvandeman on Mar 17, 2010 1:03 PM CDT up reply actions
Idiot
"I don’t know how these SN blog authors get their gigs, but I’m frankly surprised SN tolerates AJM’s lack of effort." Tex34
Neftali Feliz says sit your 5 dollar ass down before he makes change...
by Brian Thomas on Mar 17, 2010 2:01 PM CDT up reply actions
I am drug tested annually
as a condition of my employment.
by txranfanted on Mar 17, 2010 12:55 PM CDT up reply actions
x
Major league managers, coaches and other clubhouse personnel have been subject to drug testing since 2008, when MLB adopted the measure as one of George Mitchell’s recommendations as part of his report regarding steroid and drug use in baseball.
Nice suit.
"grilled cheese punches like a bitch" -Gdawg
"i feel like k-rod after a save." -by reagan on Jan 23, 2010, that glorious day Hicks was out of our lives.
is that really Wash?
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
by Cecilio's Guante on Mar 17, 2010 1:05 PM CDT up reply actions
Ahahaha
That’s funny.
There are three things in my life which I really love: God, my family, and baseball. The only problem - once baseball season starts, I change the order around a bit. ~Al Gallagher
by Suicide Prince on Mar 17, 2010 1:29 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't really see any reason why he shouldn't have been fired for this
We need to not always make hard work out of sex- Rick Carlisle.
I know I'd be fired from my job if I tested positive for cocaine
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Mar 17, 2010 12:58 PM CDT up reply actions
In a vacuum, I agree
But it happened midseason as he was managing a contender. I imagine the FO didn’t want to upset the balance.
agreed.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
by Cecilio's Guante on Mar 17, 2010 1:05 PM CDT up reply actions
What I wouldn't give
to see Vic Mackey pull down a bust on Wash. :)
is a fan of Derek Freaking Holland!
I miss The Shield
"Big whoop, wanna fight about it?"
by lost in space on Mar 17, 2010 1:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Wow, this is nucking futs.
I don’t wanna see the guy lose his job, but holy shit.
She say she are the manager.
Maybe this explains why he doesnt seem to like Cruz and other irrational decisions
and I agree with others who say you dont just start Coke when you’re 57
it's going to be brutal.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
by Cecilio's Guante on Mar 17, 2010 1:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Yep, and the heckling
And the half-assed bloggers who’ll make constant shitty jokes about all the cokeheads in Texas.
And fuckin’ Danny Guts is going to get lumped in with Wash and Josh too.
And I preemptively hate Rev for the jokes I know he’s going to make.
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!
Or GMJ.
"grilled cheese punches like a bitch" -Gdawg
"i feel like k-rod after a save." -by reagan on Jan 23, 2010, that glorious day Hicks was out of our lives.
All good points
But I still say preemptive hate is the best course of action. We can hate them now or we can hate them in our own backyards.
HEY GUYS LOOK I KIND OF MADE A POLITICAL JOKE NOW NO ONE ELSE NEEDS TO PLEASE OK?
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!
just start photoshopping awful images to his wife's picture.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
by Cecilio's Guante on Mar 17, 2010 1:15 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh it's gonna
be a blood bath.
"Big whoop, wanna fight about it?"
by lost in space on Mar 17, 2010 1:15 PM CDT up reply actions
drugs are not normal things
you cant just say “oh he didn’t start today” yeah its not likely but you cant make statements like that
Fresh since 1822
hard to disagree with that
"Big whoop, wanna fight about it?"
by lost in space on Mar 17, 2010 1:16 PM CDT up reply actions
Common Side Effect of Cocaine-Use
1) Increased blood pressure
2) Increased energy
3) Paranoia
4) Death
5) Misjudging your 30/20 COF with plus defense
by BuckyB on Mar 17, 2010 2:51 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
bwa
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
by Cecilio's Guante on Mar 17, 2010 1:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Why don't you grow up and do coke like an adult.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
by slc ranger on Mar 17, 2010 1:03 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
So how does something like this get leaked?
And why wasn’t it reported when he actually tested positive?
"There's not a man alive who can whup me. I'm too fast. I'm too smart. I'm too pretty. I should be a postage stamp. That's the only way I'll ever get licked." --Muhammad Ali
I do like how he manned up about it
and called the FO ahead of time and let them know. I also like how he is continuing with voluntary drug testing. I mean I don’t agree with what he did at all, but it looks like he is doing everything he can to try to rectify the situation and clear his name the best he can.
"He do what he do" - Ron Washington
Washington, running around the desert
looking for strippers and cocaine.
"So we finish the 18th and he's gonna stiff me. And I say, 'Hey, Lama, hey, how about a little something, you know, for the effort, you know".
0% chance it was in powder form
"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro." - Hunter S. Thompson
Kinda what I was thinking earlier.
Say if he HAS been doing coke for a long while, most do not stick with powder for long if they get truly hooked.
They shoot or they smoke (freebase or crack)
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
by Cecilio's Guante on Mar 17, 2010 1:13 PM CDT up reply actions
If he was a real pro....
…..he’d shot it through his toes. That way it doesn’t leave track marks.
"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro." - Hunter S. Thompson
by Sexual Chili on Mar 17, 2010 1:20 PM CDT up reply actions
i shoot it in my scrotum
"Drinks are on me if Lewis posts >168IP and an era lower than 3.86." by RangerMad on Jan 20, 2010 12:36 PM PST
Nicely played, sir.
There are three things in my life which I really love: God, my family, and baseball. The only problem - once baseball season starts, I change the order around a bit. ~Al Gallagher
by Suicide Prince on Mar 17, 2010 1:31 PM CDT up reply actions
You are a filthy racist.
Just because he’s black you think he’s smokin rocks. Ronnie Dub is OG.
Ronnie Dub snorts his powder through a gold plated straw.
It’s Advil and beef in the Texas Rangers, you yankee bastard.
- Nolan Ryan
"Back on the scene with a gangsta lean" - Ron Washington
That’s a direct quote from his mouth!
"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro." - Hunter S. Thompson
by Sexual Chili on Mar 17, 2010 1:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Well that settles it
Racist piece of shit.
"I don’t know how these SN blog authors get their gigs, but I’m frankly surprised SN tolerates AJM’s lack of effort." Tex34
Neftali Feliz says sit your 5 dollar ass down before he makes change...
by Brian Thomas on Mar 17, 2010 2:03 PM CDT up reply actions
Is this one of those situations
where you can’t can a guy’s ass if he’s having a drug problem? Kinda like how the Ticket couldn’t fire Greggo until he went through rehab and the lawyers made sure they were safe to proceed?
Addicts are protected under the ADA.
to the best of my knowledge.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
by Cecilio's Guante on Mar 17, 2010 1:14 PM CDT up reply actions
remember when Quincy was cut by the Cowboys....
Jerry was walking a fine line because Quincy had just failed a drug test. They claimed that Quincy was let go based on performance on the field, but it was a really flimsy defense that would only work in the NFL where the owners have all the power.
Current thought:
If the Rangers fired Warsh last year, they would have had their asses sued for wrongful termination. The team was competing for a division title at the time—it would have been hard to claim the termination was based on performance….
But the game would change if he did indeed offer to resign
Which was reported to be the case, no?
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!
no idea
but the ticket just now was wondering if the Rangers horrible finances at the time may have helped saved him as it would have been hard to get the extra money to pay a a replacement.
Fanatics - my webcomic
Hurdle's sitting on the bench. Why not him?
"Drinks are on me if Lewis posts >168IP and an era lower than 3.86." by RangerMad on Jan 20, 2010 12:36 PM PST
I was wondering about the sale
In relation to the time of the test/failure, and the sale of the team with multiple bids being placed. At that time, having it become public knowledge that Wash failed a drug test might damage the image and hurt the value of the franchise.
by Oracle Galvez on Mar 17, 2010 1:21 PM CDT up reply actions
my thoughts upon hearing this news confirmed, in chronological order:
1) that one dude on LSB was all over this
2) shit.
3) Why did it have to be the black guy?
"Drinks are on me if Lewis posts >168IP and an era lower than 3.86." by RangerMad on Jan 20, 2010 12:36 PM PST
Rangers finally made the top headline on ESPN.com
"Drinks are on me if Lewis posts >168IP and an era lower than 3.86." by RangerMad on Jan 20, 2010 12:36 PM PST
by jam0152 on Mar 17, 2010 1:14 PM CDT reply actions 2 recs
do you guys think he is gonna be fired??
"Maybe, for you, paper should be more of a hobby"
-Michael Scott
From the DMN
A source said that Washington offered to resign shortly after the team had vied for a playoff berth during a critical three-game series against Boston. The Rangers stood by him then, and they will continue to do so now.
"Drinks are on me if Lewis posts >168IP and an era lower than 3.86." by RangerMad on Jan 20, 2010 12:36 PM PST
crazy...this is not good for the rangers
"Maybe, for you, paper should be more of a hobby"
-Michael Scott
2nd chances are cool
but they should have accepted his resignation
We need to not always make hard work out of sex- Rick Carlisle.
even if he should be fired
I don’t know how quickly, legally, you can fire an addict…see question above
So is it really his gut benching Cruz?
Or is it the Coke talking to him….
by death of the cool on Mar 17, 2010 1:17 PM CDT reply actions
Galloway article from 03/09/2010
http://www.star-telegram.com/2010/03/09/2027942/nolan-ryan-is-a-little-bit-jerry.html
I’d also suggest Steve Buechele, favorite Ranger of yesteryear and a North Arlington resident all these years (he never fled to Southlake as others did), is being fast-tracked to be a major league manager. Boo got back into baseball last season as the Class A manager at Bakersfield, and moves up to Frisco this season, a huge and prestigious jump.
(Sidenote: Don’t panic, Ron. Boo is a Nolanette, but if things go well in Arlington, then all is well. There are 29 others MLB jobs.)
There's the article I referenced earlier
Just had the wrong dinosaur
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!
Nolanette?
So Buechele is a woman now?
"He's not coming back. That chick was like, the Pele of anal."
-- Sterling Archer
Everyone on this thread has at one time or another thought
“Wash sure looks like he does or at least did a lot of coke.”
Every fucking one of us.
"Drinks are on me if Lewis posts >168IP and an era lower than 3.86." by RangerMad on Jan 20, 2010 12:36 PM PST
by jam0152 on Mar 17, 2010 1:18 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
This quote kind of broke my heart
“I don’t want this to be held over my head for the rest of my life and have this be the one thing that’s associated with my name,‘’ he said. "I made a terrible mistake and all I can do is pray that I am forgiven for it and don’t have to carry it for the rest of my life.’’
But
cocaine is so much fun.
It’s Advil and beef in the Texas Rangers, you yankee bastard.
- Nolan Ryan
And, from what I've heard,
it’s fun to do bad things.
There are three things in my life which I really love: God, my family, and baseball. The only problem - once baseball season starts, I change the order around a bit. ~Al Gallagher
by Suicide Prince on Mar 17, 2010 1:36 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh it is
"Big whoop, wanna fight about it?"
by lost in space on Mar 17, 2010 1:37 PM CDT up reply actions
no.. this won't be the one thing that i will remember you for.
you win us a pennant and i’ll forget all about it.
by kchorton on Mar 17, 2010 1:23 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'll remember him for his enchanting laugh
and the way he made me feel afterward
"Drinks are on me if Lewis posts >168IP and an era lower than 3.86." by RangerMad on Jan 20, 2010 12:36 PM PST
Depends,
was it an accident or are was it ignorance?
"Big whoop, wanna fight about it?"
by lost in space on Mar 17, 2010 2:00 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh, there are ways to find out.
I know the answer for the great loose controversy.
Fanatics - my webcomic
It must bee the education system.
(A weak attempt, I no.)
"grilled cheese punches like a bitch" -Gdawg
"i feel like k-rod after a save." -by reagan on Jan 23, 2010, that glorious day Hicks was out of our lives.
Thank ewe for seeing my weigh hudson.
"grilled cheese punches like a bitch" -Gdawg
"i feel like k-rod after a save." -by reagan on Jan 23, 2010, that glorious day Hicks was out of our lives.
Fourteen 8-balls, 346 40oz Schlitz, 14 oz Mexican Ditch Weed, and 93 wins.
It’s Advil and beef in the Texas Rangers, you yankee bastard.
- Nolan Ryan
after starting the season 6-18
Wash can’t take the hot seat any more. His binge begins the night before we start the Detroit series and Wash doesn’t show up to the ballpark the next day. After an extensive search, they find him hiding huddled naked in the trunk of his ’81 Buick LeSabre, with only his Kools and blow.
Wash’s termination quickly follows, giving way for the Rangers’ new manager, Keith Richards.
"Drinks are on me if Lewis posts >168IP and an era lower than 3.86." by RangerMad on Jan 20, 2010 12:36 PM PST
All i know is if we win the World Series this year.....
I want to be at THAT party…
by death of the cool on Mar 17, 2010 1:26 PM CDT reply actions 10 recs
Rec for you, sir
"We mean what we say and we say what we mean." -The Purke Family
by TagDon'tTweet on Mar 17, 2010 1:28 PM CDT up reply actions
well played.
"So we finish the 18th and he's gonna stiff me. And I say, 'Hey, Lama, hey, how about a little something, you know, for the effort, you know".
roflol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Well done sir!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1I can’t stop laughing.
The bloggerformelyknownasBigBaddBubbaJ
wow
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
by Cecilio's Guante on Mar 17, 2010 2:27 PM CDT up reply actions
That may be one of th efunniest things I ahv ever seen
JD’s like, "you want some fucking pitching? Here’s all the pitching you can stand. Now choke on it, bitches!"- RCCook
Wash
While I’m not at all happy to hear the news, I can understand why the Rangers didn’t fire him, given how he handled the situation.
It’s stupid on his part to have put himself in that situation in the first place, but he’s not the only current manager to have had issues with drugs and/or alcohol, and probably won’t be the last.
"He's not coming back. That chick was like, the Pele of anal."
-- Sterling Archer
damn your rationale thinking
"Big whoop, wanna fight about it?"
by lost in space on Mar 17, 2010 1:38 PM CDT up reply actions
trying too hard.
Do you think Washington had to go through ‘Da-ho to get some of Montana’s nose candy?
Taking my 10 year old daughter to her first Rangers spring training tomorrow
Kinda hoping no one there says anything that will require me to explain this to her. I’ll probably go with the “people are all imperfect” thing, but its just kinda disappointing. I’d be interested to know how Hamilton feels about the whole business.
We all have such high hopes (no pun intended) for this year, I’d hate to have this albatross tied around the team’s neck all season.
I think it's a great opportunity to talk about it.
10 seems like a good age to bring it up, b/c she’ll start hearing about it from her friends in a few years and it won’t be presented in the same way.
First place I ever had fried pickles...
It has a place in my corroded heart.
"Support the Dutch Oven"
by RangerFloppy on Mar 17, 2010 1:35 PM CDT up reply actions
spent many an evening in junior high and high school
at the one on Bowen.
misty, water-colored memories
Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.
ElectricOkra.com
there used to be more
or so I thought….
Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.
ElectricOkra.com
There used to be one in North Arlington off Collins near the ballpark
But I’m pretty sure it’s closed now
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Mar 17, 2010 1:39 PM CDT up reply actions
I went to Boles and Martin
Boles the first year it was open
yes, I’m old.
Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.
ElectricOkra.com
he doesn't own it anymore btw
investors bought it and as part of the deal they kept the name
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Mar 17, 2010 1:37 PM CDT up reply actions
That would be awesome
'Waiting for a girl and she gets me into fights
Waiting for a girl we get drunk on Friday night'
Valentine?
With that personality, I’d be surprised if he hasn’t done cocaine…
"He's not coming back. That chick was like, the Pele of anal."
-- Sterling Archer
Cocaine isn't as uncommon as most on here think,
not saying you think that, but I’m getting the jest through the entire board.
"Big whoop, wanna fight about it?"
by lost in space on Mar 17, 2010 1:40 PM CDT up reply actions
You would need
a shock collar on him to keep him from destroying all of these young arms.
by Brett Perryman on Mar 17, 2010 1:51 PM CDT up reply actions
I am astonded
but years ago I met a woman that did blow. In fact, she sold blow. We did coke one night and the next day my throat hurt like I had a cold and I didn’t want to do coke any more and I didn’t. That has been about 25 years ago.
I soloed in the Mile High Club!
Yeah
I’d bet there’s more than a few of us here who’ve tried it- about 3-4 times here, and no, I didn’t much care for it either. It made my throat really numb, and I threw up almost every time I did it.
"He's not coming back. That chick was like, the Pele of anal."
-- Sterling Archer
great story
"Big whoop, wanna fight about it?"
by lost in space on Mar 17, 2010 1:40 PM CDT up reply actions
X
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!
by Keynes on Mar 17, 2010 1:42 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
that is awesome.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
by Cecilio's Guante on Mar 17, 2010 1:43 PM CDT up reply actions
It needs to meme-ify itself here
I find it popping in my head from time to time
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!
Hercules, dude
The Marvel comics version, at least, who is super lame beyond the fact that he actually kinda looks like me.
In the face at least.
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!
pussy
jk
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
by Cecilio's Guante on Mar 17, 2010 1:42 PM CDT up reply actions
Alright...Enough...
This is the funniest thing I have heard in like 2 months, don’t ruin it by raining on the parade.
"Support the Dutch Oven"
Walk Off Walk
Has a pretty good story already, complete with Hamilton in a “School Of Washington” shirt
http://www.walkoffwalk.com/2010/03/ron-washington-admits-his-drug.html
respice adspice prospice
"University Of Washington"
my bad
respice adspice prospice
by FormerDriller on Mar 17, 2010 1:37 PM CDT up reply actions
wrong link foo.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
by Cecilio's Guante on Mar 17, 2010 1:43 PM CDT up reply actions
Wow, for once ESPN is showing this in a rather good light.
Talking up about how Wash went to the team BEFORE the results were even known to the team or anyone. Makes him look rather sympatheitc. (hope I spelled that right, don’t want the hammer brought down on me) : )
"grilled cheese punches like a bitch" -Gdawg
"i feel like k-rod after a save." -by reagan on Jan 23, 2010, that glorious day Hicks was out of our lives.
not even close
idiot :)
"Drinks are on me if Lewis posts >168IP and an era lower than 3.86." by RangerMad on Jan 20, 2010 12:36 PM PST
Ding ding ding
There are three things in my life which I really love: God, my family, and baseball. The only problem - once baseball season starts, I change the order around a bit. ~Al Gallagher
by Suicide Prince on Mar 17, 2010 1:40 PM CDT up reply actions
no
Josh hasn’t done coke since being on the team
""It was a ball, dude," Davis said. "I don’t swing at balls anymore." -CD
My response
had more to do with the fact that Hamilton is a recovering addict and, I would hope, Wash is in the same boat (recovering, that is).
I think the PR hit from standing behind one addict while separating yourself from the other would be one they would like to avoid. That being said, I recognize the difference between the two but, to be honest, kchorton’s comment was the first thing that popped into my head when I read Longhorn’s comment/question.
There are three things in my life which I really love: God, my family, and baseball. The only problem - once baseball season starts, I change the order around a bit. ~Al Gallagher
by Suicide Prince on Mar 17, 2010 1:51 PM CDT up reply actions
Actually...that's a tremendous point.
The Rangers have already established themselves as “We’re going to help our guys through their problems.” If they turn their back on Wash, that’s a double standard at best and accusatory racism at worst.
"Don’t want to spend my night waiting in line unless it’s for more beer."
--EssBee, on LoneStarBall, Jan. 21, 2010
Yep, that is a great point
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Mar 17, 2010 1:54 PM CDT up reply actions
Josh Hamilton
did something illegal on the Rangers?
I know when he did something illegal on the Drays, he was kicked off the team…
"Clearly, I've been wrong. VY is awesome." - AJM
i guess taking body shots of other women isn't illegal..
but, the fact that the rangers openly support his recovery process seems to merit the fact that they would support Wash’s coke fiend.
very good question
maybe because they were in the hunt when it happened?
""It was a ball, dude," Davis said. "I don’t swing at balls anymore." -CD
Wilson with a Ryan quote
http://twitter.com/JeffWilson_FWST/status/10632977495
Nolan Ryan: "We look at it as a family situation. Just because someone in your family makes a mistake, doesn’t mean you stop loving them.
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
Why didn't the Cardinals fire Tony LaRussa?
Arrested for DUI, spring training 2007, and later pled guilty.
And yet he still has his job.
"He's not coming back. That chick was like, the Pele of anal."
-- Sterling Archer
Skins on the wall
'Waiting for a girl and she gets me into fights
Waiting for a girl we get drunk on Friday night'
I am currently having this argument with my good friend who is a Cards fan (despite never living outside of North Texas)
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
by Cecilio's Guante on Mar 17, 2010 1:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Yep
Skins on the wall or no, LaRussa got behind the wheel of a car while drunk.
And then a month later, one of his players did the same thing, and killed himself.
"He's not coming back. That chick was like, the Pele of anal."
-- Sterling Archer
You're really asking that question, RC?!?!
There’s a big difference on so many levels.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
Agreed.
One is more socially acceptable and frequent than the other. How silly of RC to point out flaws in the way our nation treats drug abuse.
Uhhh...you know LaRussa was faded behind the wheel at a stop sign? Meaning he coulda killed a fucking family?
Wash was probably smoking stones grooving to Al Green.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"Baseball's all that's real" - JB
by Cecilio's Guante on Mar 17, 2010 2:07 PM CDT up reply actions
Raises hand...
Rev. Green makes it feel so right
'Waiting for a girl and she gets me into fights
Waiting for a girl we get drunk on Friday night'
How many Ranger fans drive home from a game with same amount of
alcohol in them that LaRussa had in him v how many Ranger fans do coke?
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
While I don't necessarily disagree with your point...
…that’s wholly irrelevant.
"Don’t want to spend my night waiting in line unless it’s for more beer."
--EssBee, on LoneStarBall, Jan. 21, 2010
Fans are more likely to accept somebody driving home
after 4-5 drinks than a 57 year old coke head manager, especially if the manager who drove home (barely) drunk has that many skins on the wall.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
And you gotta sell tix to the fan base, bg.
This is a horrific distraction at one of the worst possible times.
Only the ding dong mf’ing Texas Rangers would have a known cokehead as a manager….AND THEN BRING HIM BACK!!!!
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
Come on Josey
You really think there’s more than 10 people out there who will allow this to affect their decision to purchase tickets? Be serious.
Yeah, I do....especially if the team struggles in any form.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
Hmmm
Well if the team struggles, then sure. You’ll get the people saying here we go again….another over-hyped Rangers team that’s no good. It won’t have a thing to do with Ron Washington.
back in the day
there were a group of guys that would go do coke after a long night of drinking so they could drive the rest of us home…
Maybe if the Rangers fans did this they’d be more empathetic to Warsh’s coke nose.
by elvis1isking on Mar 17, 2010 2:16 PM CDT up reply actions
But you and your crew
weren’t managing a major league baseball team, Elvis.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
Surprised to see how naive you are about MLB teams
off the field.
Wouldn’t have thought that would be the case. Pretty funny to see though.
no
but we bought a hell of a lot of tickets to go watch them play.
You talked about fans accepting this or that…
I’m just saying perspective is a funny thing.
by elvis1isking on Mar 17, 2010 2:24 PM CDT up reply actions
OK
That’s beside the point, though.
LaRussa got behind the wheel of a car while drunk, and very well could have killed someone.
Wash did a few lines, and as far as we know, didn’t put himself in a position where he could have harmed others.
Forgive me if I don’t see the drug use as worse than the drunk driving just because of some idiotic pre-concieved societal notion that “drugs are bad,” except for the ones you drink.
And given that two active players- Josh Hancock and Nick Adenhart- have been killed in the past 3 years due to accidents involving alcohol, I’d think MLB would be taking drunk driving by the manager of one of its teams pretty damn seriously.
"He's not coming back. That chick was like, the Pele of anal."
-- Sterling Archer
I think the difference in Josey's assessment of the
two incidents is pretty obvious. No need to kid ourselves about that.
I think MLB takes drunk driving seriously
but a manager who does coke (and you know it’s not the first freaking time) is something completely different.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)
Yeah.
The former is a lot worse.
I’m sure you know why you view the two very differently in this particular case though. I realize you can’t acknowledge it as that’s part of the bit, but it’s pretty obvious what the big difference affecting your judgement of the situation is.
Yep
One is endangering others with his behavior, the other is only hurting himself.
The “drugs are worse than alcohol” argument isn’t going to find an audience with me. Way too much personal and familial experience with both to think one’s worse than the other.
"He's not coming back. That chick was like, the Pele of anal."
-- Sterling Archer
agreed
from personal experience, i can say that illegal drugs are a lot more self destructive than alcohol, at least when looking at it through who is endangered when one or the other is consumed
You hear about the "Electric Arms", they're all the rage.
"If the Rangers have marked improvement in 2010, I'm going to need to give JD credit." Josey Wales, Feb. 10, 2010 11:45 AM CST
So, because 100 people break a law
that makes it more okay to break the law than if one person breaks a separate law?
Jesus Christ, Josey, I hope you’re never on a jury.
But that law is more important than the other...!
"grilled cheese punches like a bitch" -Gdawg
"i feel like k-rod after a save." -by reagan on Jan 23, 2010, that glorious day Hicks was out of our lives.
There's a long history of alcohol abuse by really good managers
but not so much with dumbasses who do coke.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)