What can you say about this?

[Mets82]

Nationals bench Dukes after Little League-related tardy note - Big League S... - MLB - Yahoo! Sports

On one hand, its ridiculous for him to be fined because of charity work. BUT on the other hand this is the same guy ... Tampabay: Ballplayer's wife: He threatened me, kids


I dont know what to think.

 

[KCK_Halo]

Sorry Mets, I just saw this...

Dukes is a 1,000% headcase. The Nats are about in as unwoven a situation a team can be in without experiencing a personal loss. Is Marlon Byrd still playing for them? He's another wonderful example of a human specimen. All that team needs is Phsyco Bradley and Gary Sh%tfield and they'd REALLY be making some noise.

Bottom line is...I agree with Manny. Change is in the air there and something needs to be done NOW to tighten that ship up.

 

[Paul Wozniak]

What do you expect from a team that can't even spell it's name right?

 

[salsadancer7]

Sorry Mets, I just saw this...

Dukes is a 1,000% headcase. The Nats are about in as unwoven a situation a team can be in without experiencing a personal loss. Is Marlon Byrd still playing for them? He's another wonderful example of a human specimen. All that team needs is Phsyco Bradley and Gary Sh%tfield and they'd REALLY be making some noise.

Bottom line is...I agree with Manny. Change is in the air there and something needs to be done NOW to tighten that ship up.

I think it has to be a case by case basis and this one....the Manager is right AND wrong. YES, he should be fined AND bench for breaking team rules...AND as the stories says, Dukes HAS been on his best behavior and trying to make amends for his past...but threaten with re-assigntment....???!! That is stupid and shows you how f**ked up this organization is....

 

[hancox]

What do you expect from a team that can't even spell it's name right?

Ding ding ding.

The Nats are just awful and a clown shop franchise!

 

[Ramy]

Ding ding ding.

The Nats are just awful and a clown shop franchise!

I don't think they will be around much longer. The will be contracted with some other team.

 

[hancox]

OK, but which AL team?

Minnesota? Tampa?

 

[HD MM]

OK, but which AL team?

Minnesota? Tampa?

Minny's going no where. They have a new stadium opening next year.

 

[Ramy]

OK, but which AL team?

Minnesota? Tampa?

Kansas City

I really don't know.

 

[hancox]

Minny's going no where. They have a new stadium opening next year.

Well, if that's true, neither is Washington - they opened a new park last year.

 

[KCK_Halo]

I don't think they will be around much longer. The will be contracted with some other team.

Heard some serious chatter about Tampa moving up the road to Orlando once the Florida Marlins move into their new home and become the Miami Marlins. Then the Tampa Rays would become the Florida Rays.

 

[boomer69]

One would think that the Nationals have more pressing issues on it's plate than a player who was "tardy" coming from a chairity event!!!...

I agree, any team that would hire Jim Bowden as GM and give him free reign has to be the most screwed up organization in MLB, and near the top of the list in all of professional sports!!!,,,

 

[SabresRule]

any team that would hire Jim Bowden as GM and give him free reign has to be the most screwed up organization in MLB, and near the top of the list in all of professional sports!!!,,,

Ahead of the Lions?

 

[boomer69]

Ahead of the Lions?

What part of "near the top of the list in all of professional sports!!!" did you not understand???...

 

[salsadancer7]

I don't think they will be around much longer. The will be contracted with some other team.

I honestly believe getting rid of teams will never happen because of the faux revenue sharing thingy they have in place. At the current moment, I do not believe that there is a single team in the majors that is LOSING money. NOW that everyone is making money, it makes not sense to remove teams.

 

[cybok0]

I don't think they will be around much longer. The will be contracted with some other team.

They're not going anywhere. One thing I don't understand is why the AL west has four teams and the NL central has six.


They should either make Houston go to the AL west or make Milwaukee go back to the AL and move KC or Minnesota to the AL west.

 

[Paul Wozniak]

Ahead of the Lions?

Hey, the Lion's have spent 51 years "perfecting" this level of ineptitude. The "Nat's" are just starting out. I'll give them credit though, they're fast learners.

 

[Paul Wozniak]

I honestly believe getting rid of teams will never happen because of the faux revenue sharing thingy they have in place. At the current moment, I do not believe that there is a single team in the majors that is LOSING money. NOW that everyone is making money, it makes not sense to remove teams.

The Natinals aren't going anywhere.

 

[salsadancer7]

The Natinals aren't going anywhere.

Especially teams that just got new stadiums!:up

 

[Paul Wozniak]

What's their attendance like? if they were doing the same numbers the EXPO' s were doing, then I could understand, but I doubt the numbers are that low, and like you said - a new stadium is the BIG difference here.