Yes.

Spiegel was told that A.J. did not respect Robin Ventura and made it known behind the scenes to anyone who would listen. The example he brought up was that previously, only wives were allowed on the charter. However, Robin relaxed the rule to allow younger unmarried guys to bring their girlfriends. A.J. was the only one who had a problem with that and he apparently threw a hissy fit about it.

That is really interesting. Ventura should have had him bounced off the team right there. He sounds like a little bitch,which of course was proven when Mike Barret punched him and he did nothing.

He sounds like a little bitch,which of course was proven when Mike Barret punched him and he did nothing.

That just tells me that AJ is manager material.

Dude knows baseball like no other.

Does the players' opinion of Coach K matter? Of Bill Belichik? Of Tom Coughlin?

Dude knows baseball like no other.

Does the players' opinion of Coach K matter? Of Bill Belichik? Of Tom Coughlin?

See 2005 - he was the masterful manager of the in-game pitching staff.

It tells me that AJ is an asshole.

Yes.

Spiegel was told that A.J. did not respect Robin Ventura and made it known behind the scenes to anyone who would listen. The example he brought up was that previously, only wives were allowed on the charter. However, Robin relaxed the rule to allow younger unmarried guys to bring their girlfriends. A.J. was the only one who had a problem with that and he apparently threw a hissy fit about it.

Ventura beat the fuck out of Ryan. Watch the whole tape.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4j4ujBQY8s

He choked that punk until he was purple.

Watch Joe's video.

I did watch it. It is BS. There were like 20 guys in the scramble at that point. No way to really tell what is going on and who is doing what.

Robin got his ass kicked. He very well may have earned some respect from people around the league, but he still got his ass kicked.

Could players bring their mistresses along with their wives?

JORR & Ralph, the 2 biggest shit stirrers on this board going @ it over a 20 y.o. fight.

That might be part of A.J.'s beef. You've got all these broads that sit together and are half-ass friends. Now some dope decides that this trip he's gonna skip the old lady and bring the girlfriend. So the other guys have all kinds of questions to answer about "who is that girl???" Who knows? But allowing girlfriends on the flight potentially opens up that can of worms.

There is no doubt there is logic to his objection. However, you take that up with Robin in private not out in the open.

AJ was notorious for being a bully to rookies. The moment Flowers, or anyone else on any other team, played more than AJ he would have turned cancerous.

I'm not crying to see AJ gone. It was time. I just don't think Flowers is the answer. I don't think Hahn does either, but there doesn't seem to be much out there.