Figueroa fires self Willie and calls out team

[Guest Grote15]

Anybody see Figgy on Sportscenter..He buried the team as underachievers who can't beat bottom dwellers.

Holy Crap..He's done in the organization and Willie must be sick. Wow

[Elster88]

I did see SportsCenter. I did not see that.

[Guest Grote15]

Elster88 wrote: I did see SportsCenter. I did not see that.

It was the lead story at 6...Text is on CBS and ESPN .com

[Elster88]

I missed the beginning, but I don't see it on ESPN's MLB page, can you get a link?

[Guest Edgy DC]

Anybody find anything?

[stevejrogers]

I've looked at both ESPN and Sportsline, nothing even on Figueroa's DFA-ing.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I think cleon is taking the piss.

[Guest Kong76]

There's no freakin' way that Sportcenter's lead story tonight had anything
to do with Nelson and the Mets with all that's going on.

I get the feeling it's gonna be one of those nights here, maybe I'll go re-
arrange my sock drawer.

[Frayed Knot]

Particularly not as long as LeBron & Kobe still walk the earth.

[stevejrogers]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I think cleon is taking the piss.

Grote15 hasn't been nearly the always on the sunnyside pom-pom waver that good old cleonjones12 was!

[Guest AG/DC]

KC wrote: There's no freakin' way that Sportcenter's lead story tonight had anything to do with Nelson and the Mets with all that's going on. I get the feeling it's gonna be one of those nights here, maybe I'll go re- arrange my sock drawer.

You kidding? Get your baby dolled up and get yourself a $20 beer because you've got ringside seats tonight, baby!

I look forward to a future of piss taken by gosger18 and spahn21.

Wait. I actually don't. Scratch that.

[Guest Grote15]

According to Newsday, in response to National players cheering in the dugout, Nelson had this to say:


"They were cheerleading in the dugout like softball girls," Figueroa said. "I'm a professional like anybody else, so I take a huge offense to that. If that's what a last-place team needs to do to fire themselves up, so be it. I think they need to show a little more class and professionalism. They won tonight, but in the long run, they're still what they are ... For the manager and coaching staff to let that kind of stuff carry on, it's truly unprofessional. That's why they are who they are."


Memo to Nelson, if you don't like last place teams cheering when you're pitching, you might want to think about getting someone out. Maybe if they got to face you and your 5.12 ERA every night, they wouldn't be in last place. I'm not a Met fan, but I'm guess a lot Met fans are taking huge offense at the way you are pitching.


Baseball has a lot of unwritten rules, many of them I find retarded, so I did what any good blogger would do - I googled "unwritten rules" and baseball. Turns out, I got 164,000 results. Now I didn't go through all of them, but I'm guessing somewhere in there, cheering for your own team must be on a list of "unwritten" rules.....so at least Nelson has that going for him - which is nice.


However, Nelson might want to avoid the Asbury Park Press and their story today which says that his feel-good story fading away fast. If Nellie reads that, he might take his ball with him and storm off the playground

[Guest Grote15]

OK OK I got the newsday story backwards I apologize

Anybody for pizza?

[stevejrogers]

Well you did claim that it was also on ESPN.com's Main Page as well as CBS Sportsline.

Last time I checked April Fools day still was on April 1st.

[Guest Kong76]

So how does this support the whole Figgy on Sportscenter (allegedly a lead-
story even though there are basketball/hockey playoffs, some golf lady is
retiring, Patriot/spygate, and I'm probably forgetting something) burying the
team as underachievers who can't beat bottom dwellers thingy that kicked off the thread?

[Guest Kong76]

I ain't editing, I was referring to two posts up.

[Guest Grote15]

SteveJRogers wrote: Well you did claim that it was also on ESPN.com's Main Page as well as CBS Sportsline. Last time I checked April Fools day still was on April 1st.

Steve...I made an error ESPN showed the story I screwed it up and assumed it had to be on the wire

As Felix said when you assume you make an ass out of you and me

Only God is perfect....now go get your shinebox

[Elster88]

Grote15 wrote: Anybody see Figgy on Sportscenter..He buried the team as underachievers who can't beat bottom dwellers. Holy Crap..He's done in the organization and Willie must be sick. Wow

Grote15 wrote: According to Newsday, in response to National players cheering in the dugout, Nelson had this to say: "They were cheerleading in the dugout like softball girls," Figueroa said. "I'm a professional like anybody else, so I take a huge offense to that. If that's what a last-place team needs to do to fire themselves up, so be it. I think they need to show a little more class and professionalism. They won tonight, but in the long run, they're still what they are ... For the manager and coaching staff to let that kind of stuff carry on, it's truly unprofessional. That's why they are who they are."

I'm not sure what happened here.

[Fman99]

Someone should take this thread out behind the shed and put it down a la Old Yeller.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

We're in a posting slump.

[Willets Point]

WTF!

[Guest AG/DC]

I like how cleon gets the story 100% wrong but still lectures Figgy.

[DocTee]

]We're in a posting slump.

Maybe we should fire the mods to shake this thing up-- it's not too late to turn this season around. Either that or designate some posters to the Zephyrs board and call up some of their guys-- guys who "want it more", "have that killer instinct" and are willing to "do whatever it takes--but only one post at a time--to make the CPF a livelier, more intelligent place for discussion..."

[Centerfield]

I have a red flag in my locker. What does that mean?

[soupcan]

I start one questionable thread and my whole posting history is called into question?

Have you already forgotten 'Douchebag Neighbors'?

Who's unprofessional now?

Tell you what - you don't need to send me down, just give me my release and I'll be on my way.

Ingrates.

[Elster88]

I've got news for you Mr. DocTee. You haven't heard the last of me. You may think I'm shit now, but someday, you're going to be sorry you cut me. I'm gonna catch on somewhere else, and every time I post against you, I'm gonna stick it up... your fucking ASS