tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9131289420618991795.post7706739035740254185..comments2023-06-17T08:53:42.643-04:00Comments on ShysterBall: The Tony Pena Talking PointsCraig Calcaterrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00190345915954808542noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9131289420618991795.post-19706189228933485152007-10-25T09:31:00.000-04:002007-10-25T09:31:00.000-04:00I thought Pena did quite a good job in Kansas City...I thought Pena did quite a good job in Kansas City for most of his tenure and he is very respected in the baseball community (as opposed to the sabermetric community or among fans). He is especially revered among Dominican players who see him as a leader, pioneer and mentor.<BR/><BR/>I agree that Pena's time in KC fell apart quite badly. By '05 he was a shadow of himself. The Yankees wouldn't do badly with Pena (he would certainly be a better choice than Girardi, whose rah-rah-fire-and-brimstone bullshit will cut no ice with a team of mid-30s veterans), especially if they saw him as a short-term hire to help their young players along while they look for a replacement among the elite managers in a year or two.<BR/><BR/>Of course, they'll never do that, because that would be prudent, and prudence isn't a word in the Bronx.Tybalthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12609530001755953035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9131289420618991795.post-49820698026916112232007-10-24T14:12:00.000-04:002007-10-24T14:12:00.000-04:00Since I posted this several emailers and BTF poste...Since I posted this several emailers and BTF posters have brought me around to the idea that Pena is probably wrong for several reasons, but I don't know if his experience in KC is a valid basis for that. He did make something close to chicken salard out of the chicken sh*t he was given in 2003, and that has to count for something.<BR/><BR/>Of course, quitting in 2005 amidst a sex scandal doesn't help him.Craig Calcaterrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00190345915954808542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9131289420618991795.post-37126269182881273362007-10-24T14:01:00.000-04:002007-10-24T14:01:00.000-04:00How about, "Pena's experience suggests that he suc...How about, "Pena's experience suggests that he sucks, while Mattingly might not suck"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9131289420618991795.post-70005573456358452902007-10-23T12:09:00.000-04:002007-10-23T12:09:00.000-04:00I think what's most encouraging to me is that all ...I think what's most encouraging to me is that all three of the Yankees' primary candidates have glaring weaknesses. Pena was pretty bad with K.C., and I'd like nothing more than the Yankees to start bunting their way into losses on a regular basis. Girardi could very well take an axe to the arms of Messers Hughes, Chaimberlain and Kennedy, and Mattingly could be as astute a baseball mind as Celine Dion for all we know. This sounds like fun.Dieselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02736353413710315191noreply@blogger.com