Post by Fish Troll on Mar 27, 2009 10:22:58 GMT -5
Hair-brained policy raises Hanley's ire
Dave Hyde | Sports Columnist
March 27, 2009
FORT LAUDERDALE
Hanley Ramirez, the lone Marlin with five stars to his resume, walked through Thursday morning's clubhouse with a message written across his chest in Sharpie.
"I'm sick of this s---," it read.
He was serious. "I'm angry," he said.
A quiet day of spring was turning loud.
"I want to be traded," Ramirez soon said.
No, he doesn't. Not really. And by the end of this column the temperature will cool down. But it's never good when your best player entered Thursday's game batting .091 for the spring and blamed it on some silly organizational decrees.
For a while, Hanley vs. Marlins Get your Marlins Tickets now! sounded like The Mane Event of spring. Ramirez, see, used to wear his hair in cornrows.
"I had to cut it," he said.
He also had to take off the jewelry dangling from his neck while playing.
"It's incredible," he said an hour later in the dugout, still angry. "We're big-leaguers."
For some hair-brained reason, the Marlins have adopted a new fashion statement that reads: It's the 1950s! Short hair was in. Jewelry was out. These changes came despite having the same front office since 2002. And the same manager from last season. What, they signed Sal "The Barber" Maglie over the winter?
"We want to look professional," manager Fredie Gonzalez said. "Nice and neat."
Poor Freddie. He can't be behind this decision. He's got bullpen issues. He's got a question at first base. Opening Day is coming. And now he has a superstar with a Supercuts complex?
Dave Hyde | Sports Columnist
March 27, 2009
FORT LAUDERDALE
Hanley Ramirez, the lone Marlin with five stars to his resume, walked through Thursday morning's clubhouse with a message written across his chest in Sharpie.
"I'm sick of this s---," it read.
He was serious. "I'm angry," he said.
A quiet day of spring was turning loud.
"I want to be traded," Ramirez soon said.
No, he doesn't. Not really. And by the end of this column the temperature will cool down. But it's never good when your best player entered Thursday's game batting .091 for the spring and blamed it on some silly organizational decrees.
For a while, Hanley vs. Marlins Get your Marlins Tickets now! sounded like The Mane Event of spring. Ramirez, see, used to wear his hair in cornrows.
"I had to cut it," he said.
He also had to take off the jewelry dangling from his neck while playing.
"It's incredible," he said an hour later in the dugout, still angry. "We're big-leaguers."
For some hair-brained reason, the Marlins have adopted a new fashion statement that reads: It's the 1950s! Short hair was in. Jewelry was out. These changes came despite having the same front office since 2002. And the same manager from last season. What, they signed Sal "The Barber" Maglie over the winter?
"We want to look professional," manager Fredie Gonzalez said. "Nice and neat."
Poor Freddie. He can't be behind this decision. He's got bullpen issues. He's got a question at first base. Opening Day is coming. And now he has a superstar with a Supercuts complex?
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