Jacksonville Jimmies: 99-63 in S11, 1st in division, lost in NLCS
Bouncing back from only the second sub .500 season in franchise history during S10, the Jimmies nearly won 100 games in S11. Their answer to a 4 games to 1 loss in the NLCS? Um, silence apparently. No movement in the FA market, no trades, virtually the same player salaries as last season, it looks like the Jimmies are coming into S12 with the same game plan as last season, and hoping they get a few more bounces their way. Future HOF Neal is still behind the plate, and the rest of the league is hoping he takes a back-swing to the head. But some of the team's supporting cast left via free agency, so it will be interesting to see how the team does this year. Yovani Rojas made a brief appearance last season, and should be a mainstay in the rotation this year.
Batting: B
Pitching: B+
Fielding: C-
Prediction: 88-74, 1st in division
El Paso Mancos: 97-65 in S11, 2nd in division, wild card
After a couple of down seasons, bluegreyjay has this squad heading in the right direction. The Mancos got a good deal on future HOFer Roosevelt Brower, and bullpen help with Stone Diggins. Combine Brower with the bats of Ryan, Shea, Nakajima and Ashley, the Mancos are looking at a pretty potent offense. Pitching wise, they're in good shape too, as long as none of their starters get injured. Could this be the year that the Mancos win the division? It hasn't happened for this franchise since season 1, back when jubs won the WS.
Batting: A-
Pitching: B
Fielding: C
Prediction: 78-84, 3rd in division
Jackson Generals: 74-88 in S11, 3rd in division
It wasn't so much a splash, as it was a cannonball from the roof of the house into the pool, when the Generals signed Lance Morris to a max deal. A 40-40 guy playing a solid 2B or CF, he's the guy everyone in the South hoped wouldn't come to their division. The question is whether this one player is enough to turn around a franchise that has been steadily slipping since its WS appearance back in S5. They still have Wagner and Wilkerson to help out Morris, and their pitching is solid but lacking a true ace. Vladimir Vazquez is that ace, but he's still a year or two from the Bigs. Same goes for Scott Reames, who we won't see until S13 at the earliest.
Batting: B
Pitching: C+
Fielding: C
Prediction: 75-87, 4th in division
New Orleans Posse: 73-89 in S11, 4th in division
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43rTTI_0rpI
A decent start for dennis was followed by three painfully bad seasons, until the team finally got their shit together with a near .500 season and then a division championship in S10. A bit of a slip last season put them back below .500 again. One trade so far this season helped them bring in Mo Kydd to help Lowell, Yearwood, Oliver, and Gonzales. Pitching wise, they have plenty of SP-caliber guys, lots of depth in the stamina department. Will it be enough to get them back to the division lead? They're in one of the toughest divisions in the entire world, so.....
Batting: B+
Pitching: B+
Fielding: B+
Prediction: 80-82, 2nd in division
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Monday, December 27, 2010
NL East S12
St Louis Oxbows: 85-77 in S11, 1st in division
I had to google "oxbows" to figure out what the fuck this team name was. It brought me back to fifth grade, when I probably first heard the word in class. Can't imagine why I would forget a vocab word like that. jstnklly is running another big budget this year, with nearly $116M in player salaries right now, and room for a few more million if necessary. Other than the advanced scouting department, every other scout in the building was thrown out on their asses after S11, with the team running 0's across the board for college, high school, and international scouting. They instead chose to spend that money on David Canseco, who is likely their opening day 3B. Tex Lombardi was also a big winner in the FA market, getting a hair over $100M over the next five seasons. In order to make room for those guys, the Oxbows had to ditch Spahn's contract, so he and Hamilton went to Milwaukee for a shitty prospect and Brandon Carter. Big losers in that deal, St Louis is hoping Canseco and Lombardi can put up better numbers.
Batting: B+
Pitching: B+
Fielding: A-
Prediction: 81-81, 1st in the division
Durham Bulls: 73-89 in S11, 2nd in the division
I'd love to see a poll of which owners in all of HBD have had a team named the Durham Bulls during their time playing this game. I've probably had two or three teams named after the Bulls. Is there a more popular team name? Maybe the Yankees or the Red Sox? Well after four really bad seasons in a row, the Bulls started to play near .500 ball the last two seasons. Going after Bubba Coles this offseason was certainly a sign that the franchise wants to make some noise in their division. They also brought in Dean Bailey to help their bullpen, and despite his AARP card, he should contribute to those late innings. Trading for Brent Singleton also gives some help to the bullpen. Bud Perez is hoping for a good sophomore season, and everyone in Durham is excited about his potential, along with that of Alexander Kelley. This young team is pretty scary already, and they're only going to get better with age.
Batting: B+
Pitching: B-
Fielding: C+
Prediction: 80-82, 2nd in division
Baltimore Terrapins: 71-91 in S11, 3rd in division
Slip sliding away, these guys have moved further and further down the standings each of the last few years. A world series appearance in S8, they then couldn't make it out of the first round the next season, and missed the playoffs altogether in seasons 10 and 11. Slashing salary left and right, they come into opening day with only $45M committed to player salaries. They stayed out of the FA market, but made a trade with KC that netted them the much sought after Dick King, along with Rich Moore and Ralph James. Hello rebuild.
Batting: C
Pitching: C-
Fielding: C-
Prediction: 65-97, 3rd in division
Hartford Insurance Men: 62-100 in S11, 4th in division
The first 100 loss season since the days of hbdgirl and her tank jobs, last season was the low-light for this proud franchise, and I was really crossing my fingers that I would find a big time FA signing or a major trade that I might have missed. But alas, the Insurance Men are still resting their hopes on the supple shoulders of Alejandro Lee, who was recently quoted as saying "I can't wait to get the fuck out of here. Have you ever been to Hartford? It's a shit hole. My salary this season is enough that I could probably buy ten city blocks of this town, and all of the people living there. All I do is win silver slugger awards and MVP's, and these assholes can't get me any help. I love Vin, but he can't pitch everyday. Neil and Starr are gone. I wish they had traded me instead of Pizzaro, then maybe I'd have a world series under my belt." Sad, sad days in Hartford.
Batting: C
Pitching: C-
Fielding: D-
Prediction: 55-107, 4th in the division
I had to google "oxbows" to figure out what the fuck this team name was. It brought me back to fifth grade, when I probably first heard the word in class. Can't imagine why I would forget a vocab word like that. jstnklly is running another big budget this year, with nearly $116M in player salaries right now, and room for a few more million if necessary. Other than the advanced scouting department, every other scout in the building was thrown out on their asses after S11, with the team running 0's across the board for college, high school, and international scouting. They instead chose to spend that money on David Canseco, who is likely their opening day 3B. Tex Lombardi was also a big winner in the FA market, getting a hair over $100M over the next five seasons. In order to make room for those guys, the Oxbows had to ditch Spahn's contract, so he and Hamilton went to Milwaukee for a shitty prospect and Brandon Carter. Big losers in that deal, St Louis is hoping Canseco and Lombardi can put up better numbers.
Batting: B+
Pitching: B+
Fielding: A-
Prediction: 81-81, 1st in the division
Durham Bulls: 73-89 in S11, 2nd in the division
I'd love to see a poll of which owners in all of HBD have had a team named the Durham Bulls during their time playing this game. I've probably had two or three teams named after the Bulls. Is there a more popular team name? Maybe the Yankees or the Red Sox? Well after four really bad seasons in a row, the Bulls started to play near .500 ball the last two seasons. Going after Bubba Coles this offseason was certainly a sign that the franchise wants to make some noise in their division. They also brought in Dean Bailey to help their bullpen, and despite his AARP card, he should contribute to those late innings. Trading for Brent Singleton also gives some help to the bullpen. Bud Perez is hoping for a good sophomore season, and everyone in Durham is excited about his potential, along with that of Alexander Kelley. This young team is pretty scary already, and they're only going to get better with age.
Batting: B+
Pitching: B-
Fielding: C+
Prediction: 80-82, 2nd in division
Baltimore Terrapins: 71-91 in S11, 3rd in division
Slip sliding away, these guys have moved further and further down the standings each of the last few years. A world series appearance in S8, they then couldn't make it out of the first round the next season, and missed the playoffs altogether in seasons 10 and 11. Slashing salary left and right, they come into opening day with only $45M committed to player salaries. They stayed out of the FA market, but made a trade with KC that netted them the much sought after Dick King, along with Rich Moore and Ralph James. Hello rebuild.
Batting: C
Pitching: C-
Fielding: C-
Prediction: 65-97, 3rd in division
Hartford Insurance Men: 62-100 in S11, 4th in division
The first 100 loss season since the days of hbdgirl and her tank jobs, last season was the low-light for this proud franchise, and I was really crossing my fingers that I would find a big time FA signing or a major trade that I might have missed. But alas, the Insurance Men are still resting their hopes on the supple shoulders of Alejandro Lee, who was recently quoted as saying "I can't wait to get the fuck out of here. Have you ever been to Hartford? It's a shit hole. My salary this season is enough that I could probably buy ten city blocks of this town, and all of the people living there. All I do is win silver slugger awards and MVP's, and these assholes can't get me any help. I love Vin, but he can't pitch everyday. Neil and Starr are gone. I wish they had traded me instead of Pizzaro, then maybe I'd have a world series under my belt." Sad, sad days in Hartford.
Batting: C
Pitching: C-
Fielding: D-
Prediction: 55-107, 4th in the division
NL North S12
Philly Phanatics (83-79 in S11, 1st in the division)
The tenth season in a row that this franchise has run a $100M+ payroll, international scouts have stopped sending their resumes to Philadelphia, as they know it's a waste of money and paper and time at this point. The front office has fired more and more high school and college scouts over the years. Word on the street is that the high school scouting department is simply the owner's son, who sits in the mail room and reads Junior Baseball. The team's only "big" free agent signing was Vic Mota, who should see a fair amount of time at catcher this season, splitting time with Kaufman. Trading away Santiago Johnson hurts their firepower a little bit, but the primary goal of the trade he was involved in was to ditch some salary, as Philly dropped nearly $20M in salary, while only bringing back in about $8M. Crawford, Seneca, Blackley, and Treadway are still the team's leaders, with Matthews hoping to lend some help this season. The question is whether this addition-by-subtraction plan will work for the franchise.
Batting: C+
Pitching: C+
Fielding: C
Prediction: 78-84, 3rd in division
Iowa City Corn-ish Hens (80-82 in S11, 3rd in Division, no WC)
Back and forth, back and forth, this squad has alternated from 3rd to 1st to 3rd to 1st to 3rd over the last five seasons. So they should win the division this season, right? Signing Alfredo Mendoza was a good start, and at a bargain price of $6.25M each of the next four seasons, that ain't too bad. Meanwhile, the Hens were on the other side of that trade with Philly that netted them Santiago Johnson, Al Navarro, and Dixie Logan. They took on a bunch of salary, but got some really solid players. Their other big deal saw them bring Julian Mendez in to play 2B. On top of that, they still have Suh, Howry, and Bong. I might have just talked myself into picking them for their bi-annual division win.
Batting: B-
Pitching: B-
Fielding: A-
Prediction: 88-74, 1st in the division
Helena Homies (80-82 in S11, 2nd in the division, no WC)
Hey andersaa, your team is running on AI right now. After chadtv posted a 243-405 record in four seasons with this franchise, andersaa has since thrown up a 235-251 record in three seasons, which ain't too shabby when you look at what he had to work with. Running around $75M in payroll, he's not pussy-footing and throwing around lines like "I'm gonna rebuild from the ground up," which we all know is code for "I'm gonna trade away everyone making more than the minimum, so my team will suck, and I'm gonna tank the shit out of this squad all the way to the first overall pick." And what's he using that cash on? Slugger Art Walker was a Type B they signed this offseason. Chris Matthews isn't getting any younger, but he's a bargain at $10.4M over two seasons, and he'll still get the team 175 quality innings this season before probably going to the bullpen in S13. One of the biggest trades this season brought Dan Hernandez, Dizzy Allen, and Omar Valdez to Helena. Allen is a 40-40 guy who OPS's at 1.000+ and is a 4-time MVP who is a sure thing for the HOF. I wish he was still in the AL.
Batting: A-
Pitching: B
Fielding: C+
Prediction: 84-78, 2nd in division
Cincinnati Red Thumpers: (76-86 in S11, 4th in the division)
The lowest payroll in the division at about $47M as this is written, the squad actually has $79M allocated to salaries, so maybe they will try to make a play for a big trade as the season moves along. Or $30M will get moved into the prospect pile. Considering the allocations are exactly the same as last season, me thinks statman527 missed budgeting day. Despite the money available to signing players, Cincy chose to stay out of the FA market and made no trades, meaning the team is coming into S12 with basically the same roster as last season. When everyone else in your division makes major changes, and you don't, and you finished in last place the season before....that doesn't bode well. Benny Lewis makes his ML debut this season, and the rest of the roster is full of young guns (only two guys on the ML roster are 30 or older), so the future looks bright. But S12, not so much.
Batting: C-
Pitching: C
Fielding: B
Prediction: 75-87, 4th in the division
The tenth season in a row that this franchise has run a $100M+ payroll, international scouts have stopped sending their resumes to Philadelphia, as they know it's a waste of money and paper and time at this point. The front office has fired more and more high school and college scouts over the years. Word on the street is that the high school scouting department is simply the owner's son, who sits in the mail room and reads Junior Baseball. The team's only "big" free agent signing was Vic Mota, who should see a fair amount of time at catcher this season, splitting time with Kaufman. Trading away Santiago Johnson hurts their firepower a little bit, but the primary goal of the trade he was involved in was to ditch some salary, as Philly dropped nearly $20M in salary, while only bringing back in about $8M. Crawford, Seneca, Blackley, and Treadway are still the team's leaders, with Matthews hoping to lend some help this season. The question is whether this addition-by-subtraction plan will work for the franchise.
Batting: C+
Pitching: C+
Fielding: C
Prediction: 78-84, 3rd in division
Iowa City Corn-ish Hens (80-82 in S11, 3rd in Division, no WC)
Back and forth, back and forth, this squad has alternated from 3rd to 1st to 3rd to 1st to 3rd over the last five seasons. So they should win the division this season, right? Signing Alfredo Mendoza was a good start, and at a bargain price of $6.25M each of the next four seasons, that ain't too bad. Meanwhile, the Hens were on the other side of that trade with Philly that netted them Santiago Johnson, Al Navarro, and Dixie Logan. They took on a bunch of salary, but got some really solid players. Their other big deal saw them bring Julian Mendez in to play 2B. On top of that, they still have Suh, Howry, and Bong. I might have just talked myself into picking them for their bi-annual division win.
Batting: B-
Pitching: B-
Fielding: A-
Prediction: 88-74, 1st in the division
Helena Homies (80-82 in S11, 2nd in the division, no WC)
Hey andersaa, your team is running on AI right now. After chadtv posted a 243-405 record in four seasons with this franchise, andersaa has since thrown up a 235-251 record in three seasons, which ain't too shabby when you look at what he had to work with. Running around $75M in payroll, he's not pussy-footing and throwing around lines like "I'm gonna rebuild from the ground up," which we all know is code for "I'm gonna trade away everyone making more than the minimum, so my team will suck, and I'm gonna tank the shit out of this squad all the way to the first overall pick." And what's he using that cash on? Slugger Art Walker was a Type B they signed this offseason. Chris Matthews isn't getting any younger, but he's a bargain at $10.4M over two seasons, and he'll still get the team 175 quality innings this season before probably going to the bullpen in S13. One of the biggest trades this season brought Dan Hernandez, Dizzy Allen, and Omar Valdez to Helena. Allen is a 40-40 guy who OPS's at 1.000+ and is a 4-time MVP who is a sure thing for the HOF. I wish he was still in the AL.
Batting: A-
Pitching: B
Fielding: C+
Prediction: 84-78, 2nd in division
Cincinnati Red Thumpers: (76-86 in S11, 4th in the division)
The lowest payroll in the division at about $47M as this is written, the squad actually has $79M allocated to salaries, so maybe they will try to make a play for a big trade as the season moves along. Or $30M will get moved into the prospect pile. Considering the allocations are exactly the same as last season, me thinks statman527 missed budgeting day. Despite the money available to signing players, Cincy chose to stay out of the FA market and made no trades, meaning the team is coming into S12 with basically the same roster as last season. When everyone else in your division makes major changes, and you don't, and you finished in last place the season before....that doesn't bode well. Benny Lewis makes his ML debut this season, and the rest of the roster is full of young guns (only two guys on the ML roster are 30 or older), so the future looks bright. But S12, not so much.
Batting: C-
Pitching: C
Fielding: B
Prediction: 75-87, 4th in the division
Christmas and the start of S12
Here we go fucktards, yet another season of Sag's Swingers Memorial BPF World. Over this Christmas weekend, I was sitting on the couch, stroking my cock, while looking at the ratings for Buck and Jumbo and Humberto and Rico, and I thought about how lucky we are to play in this world with so many good owners and such little drama and such quick rollovers after I win the WS. Not everyone is as fortunate as we are. Did you know some worlds don't fill all of their ownership spots within the first 24 hours? I know, I was shocked too. Did you know there are some worlds that have allowed reigny to lose 100+ games for ten consecutive seasons? The horror! And did you know they have what are called "public leagues," where any idiot can join without a password?!? I hope you're sitting down while you read this. We are very fortunate to play in a world like this, and you should at least think about thanking your commish for keeping this world running as smoothly as it does. I won't thank him, but maybe you should. And on that note, here are some Christmas videos you should click on if you don't want the terrorists to win. If you've already seen them, watch them again, assholes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nbyej2_50Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GA3HPlMhOE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8gmARGvPlI
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afbLb8A6oSE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nbyej2_50Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GA3HPlMhOE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8gmARGvPlI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6GGAEP9A7A
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Monday, December 13, 2010
1 Winner, 31 Losers
A famous Ghostbuster once said "we came, we saw, we kicked its ass." The same words were yelled multiple times this weekend throughout the Sandias clubhouse and front office. Everyone from stud Buck Cain, to pitching great Jumbo Long, to the LoA hitting coach Phil Neal, to the mastermind who put the whole thing together.....njohnson78. And what was the "it" that they were referring to? The entire Sag's Swingers Memorial BPF world. We came, we saw, we kicked its ass.
Other than the brilliant owner who put the team together, who would the franchise most like to thank? Of course, all of the stepping stones, er, people, who helped this team along the way. mira, who let Alex Pizzaro come to town for a couple of prospects. AP hit .348 during the post-season, with 13 RBI's in 16 games. jstnklly traded Jumbo Long to us, in exchange for Oscar Hamilton and Jorge Sivilla, both of whom had good seasons for St Louis, but Jumbo won the Cy Young and went 4-0 in the post-season for the Sandias. Or if we want to go really far back, foolsgold traded Buck to us for three prospects. Buck didn't do much for us in the post-season, but his numbers in the regular season are what helped us get to the playoffs in the first place. In that same season, bbwinksdaddy traded Alarcon to us for Spahn. Humberto had a very solid regular and post-season for our squad. Spahn spent a good portion of the season receiving treatment for his herpes.
Everything else was done by the brilliant team owner. Bringing in Cairo and Mesa, acquiring some of the best coaches money can buy, using players in such a way that nobody was fatigued as the team entered the playoffs.....how this was his first WS win in this world, nobody can understand. But with virtually the entire roster returning next season, and all of them being a year more experienced, clearly Albuquerque is the early favorite to repeat in S12. How could they not be? With the combination of their hitting, pitching, fielding, coaching, and simply brilliant ownership.....the early Vegas line has them as 2-to-5 favorites. Milwaukee is a distant second, at 5-to-1 odds. Despite their talent, Vancouver's lack of luck combined with the jinx put on them by WIS, Vegas lists them as 275-to-1, dead last in the world. When one Vegas expert was asked, he said that "if reigny came in and took over one of the AL franchises, his odds would be 250-to-1." ouch.
Other than the brilliant owner who put the team together, who would the franchise most like to thank? Of course, all of the stepping stones, er, people, who helped this team along the way. mira, who let Alex Pizzaro come to town for a couple of prospects. AP hit .348 during the post-season, with 13 RBI's in 16 games. jstnklly traded Jumbo Long to us, in exchange for Oscar Hamilton and Jorge Sivilla, both of whom had good seasons for St Louis, but Jumbo won the Cy Young and went 4-0 in the post-season for the Sandias. Or if we want to go really far back, foolsgold traded Buck to us for three prospects. Buck didn't do much for us in the post-season, but his numbers in the regular season are what helped us get to the playoffs in the first place. In that same season, bbwinksdaddy traded Alarcon to us for Spahn. Humberto had a very solid regular and post-season for our squad. Spahn spent a good portion of the season receiving treatment for his herpes.
Everything else was done by the brilliant team owner. Bringing in Cairo and Mesa, acquiring some of the best coaches money can buy, using players in such a way that nobody was fatigued as the team entered the playoffs.....how this was his first WS win in this world, nobody can understand. But with virtually the entire roster returning next season, and all of them being a year more experienced, clearly Albuquerque is the early favorite to repeat in S12. How could they not be? With the combination of their hitting, pitching, fielding, coaching, and simply brilliant ownership.....the early Vegas line has them as 2-to-5 favorites. Milwaukee is a distant second, at 5-to-1 odds. Despite their talent, Vancouver's lack of luck combined with the jinx put on them by WIS, Vegas lists them as 275-to-1, dead last in the world. When one Vegas expert was asked, he said that "if reigny came in and took over one of the AL franchises, his odds would be 250-to-1." ouch.
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
She can eat all the crackers in bed she wants...
Coming tonight, a look at next seasons Free Agent class. You're going to love it!
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
My Issue
At least a handful of you dicks know that I coach high school rowing. Recently, I applied for a job with a fairly prestigious team in this area. Arguably the most historic team in the country, that kind of prestige. They're not as good as they were maybe a decade ago, and certainly not as good as they were 20 or 30 years ago, but they're still pretty good. Also interviewing were two of the assistant coaches from last year. We will call the chick MK, and the dude AZ. Both had two seasons of coaching experience. MK coached the second boat last year to a national championship. Think of the second boat as the JV team. So it would be like your JV volleyball team winning the state championship for their level, if such a thing exists. AZ won the state championship with his third level boat. If there was something between the freshman and JV level, that would be it. Think, retarded JV. That is the complete resume for each of them.
I've been coaching for six years, pretty much year-round for the last three or four years. I've coached high school, I've coached junior elite, I've coached adults, I've done pretty much everything but the college level. I am at this boathouse pretty much non-stop from March through November. MK and AZ show up in March and then leave when the high school season is over at the end of May. I know my way around a budget, I know how to rig boats, I know how to repair boats, I know all of the administrative shit.....I know what I'm fucking doing, this is not my first rodeo. All three of us interview about a month ago, and they hire me. Yay me.
Almost immediately, there is a backlash from some of the girls on this team, because they all like MK, and they are all impressed with her national championship from last spring. A few girls complain, and they get their parents to complain. Meanwhile, MK has a mentor, who also thinks she should have gotten the job. (Side note, at this point AZ realizes he doesn't know shit about shit, and had no business applying for the job, and is a non-factor. He will not be mentioned anymore.) So her mentor, as far as I can tell, basically has her sit back in a corner while he goes to bat for her. He calls every parent that he knows on the team, and he calls the booster club, and he calls the principal of the school. The athletic director and the principal basically tell all of these folks to go shit in their respective hats. "We've made our decision, parents and students do not get a say in the hiring process." Eventually, someone goes to HR and comes up with a few loopholes. One of the guys who sat on the interview panel knows me. He also knows the other two applicants, but people ignore that point. There was also no female representation on the panel. Who gives a shit? And supposedly they printed out MK's work resume, not her rowing resume. I think they should have stuck with her work resume, because her rowing resume is about two sentences long. So what does HR decide to do? They retract their offer to me for the head coach position, and they are opening it up again.
So now I have quit my old coaching job. I brought in an assistant coach, who also quit her old job. I have to apply all over again for this position, and go through the interview process again. I am not too happy. So what do I do here?
-Do I tell them to fuck off and just quit? This is turning into quite a headache, and the parents are still going to be pissed after I get hired again.
-Do I push through, get hired yet again, and fire MK and her mentor? (He is a very part-time asst coach.)
-Do I push through, get hired again, and demote MK down to the third or fourth level boats? Oh, and fire her mentor? That's pretty much a given at this point.
-Do I push through, get hired again, and let everything stay as it is, so as to keep everyone happy and show that I'm not vindictive and angry?
-Other?
I've been coaching for six years, pretty much year-round for the last three or four years. I've coached high school, I've coached junior elite, I've coached adults, I've done pretty much everything but the college level. I am at this boathouse pretty much non-stop from March through November. MK and AZ show up in March and then leave when the high school season is over at the end of May. I know my way around a budget, I know how to rig boats, I know how to repair boats, I know all of the administrative shit.....I know what I'm fucking doing, this is not my first rodeo. All three of us interview about a month ago, and they hire me. Yay me.
Almost immediately, there is a backlash from some of the girls on this team, because they all like MK, and they are all impressed with her national championship from last spring. A few girls complain, and they get their parents to complain. Meanwhile, MK has a mentor, who also thinks she should have gotten the job. (Side note, at this point AZ realizes he doesn't know shit about shit, and had no business applying for the job, and is a non-factor. He will not be mentioned anymore.) So her mentor, as far as I can tell, basically has her sit back in a corner while he goes to bat for her. He calls every parent that he knows on the team, and he calls the booster club, and he calls the principal of the school. The athletic director and the principal basically tell all of these folks to go shit in their respective hats. "We've made our decision, parents and students do not get a say in the hiring process." Eventually, someone goes to HR and comes up with a few loopholes. One of the guys who sat on the interview panel knows me. He also knows the other two applicants, but people ignore that point. There was also no female representation on the panel. Who gives a shit? And supposedly they printed out MK's work resume, not her rowing resume. I think they should have stuck with her work resume, because her rowing resume is about two sentences long. So what does HR decide to do? They retract their offer to me for the head coach position, and they are opening it up again.
So now I have quit my old coaching job. I brought in an assistant coach, who also quit her old job. I have to apply all over again for this position, and go through the interview process again. I am not too happy. So what do I do here?
-Do I tell them to fuck off and just quit? This is turning into quite a headache, and the parents are still going to be pissed after I get hired again.
-Do I push through, get hired yet again, and fire MK and her mentor? (He is a very part-time asst coach.)
-Do I push through, get hired again, and demote MK down to the third or fourth level boats? Oh, and fire her mentor? That's pretty much a given at this point.
-Do I push through, get hired again, and let everything stay as it is, so as to keep everyone happy and show that I'm not vindictive and angry?
-Other?
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
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